Author: Henrik Dinesen
Date: 13:20:42 01/17/06
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On January 17, 2006 at 16:09:50, Rolf Tueschen wrote: >On January 17, 2006 at 15:59:29, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>On January 17, 2006 at 15:41:27, Robert Hollay wrote: >> >>>On January 17, 2006 at 14:46:39, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>> >>>>It's a mess that is not easy to stop, other than we could give Tim the full-time >>>>job of blocking them one by one as they are created... >>>> >>>>Bob >>> >>> Would it be a hard task not to allow them posting automatically after creating, >>>only after mods (or one of the mods) have verified them? >>> I mean, there could be some sort of a "status" field, which would allow only >>>read-only access right after creating the account. >> >>People all over the world have different sorts of names. >>The current system relies on people being sensible. >>On the other hand, it is already one strike if you violate the charter by >>signing up under an obvious alias. >>So if they start acting like a whinging twit, all the easier to ban them. >> >>IMO-YMMV. > > >I dont know if you knew, but I was a child prodigy in recognizing artificial >names. Today I'm even more experienced. At least for me it's very easy to say. Well, me too ;): At least I was certain "Pro Deo" wasn't Ed. It was surely not Ed's style in any way, nor hes topics. Other cases is clearly more difficult, but using the time here trying spot "fake" people isn't entertaing. In most cases those who takes nicks after their heroes is very young or a bit immature. In most cases. Regards Henrik
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