Author: Shep
Date: 07:51:06 06/07/99
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On June 07, 1999 at 06:12:03, Harald Faber wrote: >1) I think it is neither too hard nor inacceptable to ONCE send ID proof. >2) there are certainly guys hiding their identity for special dubious reasons. > >I suspect they will be the ones shouting loudest at my "idea". ad 1) How exactly should this proof be accomplished? I mean, many people can do miracles with a scanner, a laser printer and a xerox machine. They can ID themselves as the Pope with no problems! :-) And I personally couldn't tell a Pakistani passport from a ticket to Disneyworld (apologies to any Pakistani reading this :-) anyway. I doubt this would keep anyone but the dullest abusers outside. And there are many clever abusers around, unfortunately... ;-( ad 2) Just for the record: this is not a valid argument in a discussion. I bet there are many people who are not willing to have their rooms videotaped by the police for dubious reasons. So if I advocated installing a webcam in your bedroom, the ones shouting the loudest... see where this kind of reasoning is getting you? I'm not so much into people hiding their identity either, but I don't see so many cases of abuse on CCC that this kind of action seems necessary, especially considering the work involved. --- Shep (who is not actually very "anonymous" ;-)
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