To All You People Who Think

On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:43:19 -0000, D. Spencer Hines wrote:

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...

I heard you. I understand keeping your e-mail address anonymous, but not
your name.

Good Point...

That's what people should do...

Use...

1. Real Name
2. Phony Email Address

How do you vet a "real name"? If I posted as Lewis Ellison, would that make
my posts more "trustable" than if I posted as Josey Wales, Harry Callahan,
or Matthew Quiqley?

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

Anyone who posts with just a first name shouldn't be trusted at all.

D. Spencer Hines
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
Vires et Honor
Veni, Vidi, Calcitravi Asinum

"NormanM" wrote in message
...

On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:43:19 -0000, D. Spencer Hines wrote:

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...

I heard you. I understand keeping your e-mail address anonymous, but not
your name.

Good Point...

That's what people should do...

Use...

1. Real Name
2. Phony Email Address

How do you vet a "real name"? If I posted as Lewis Ellison, would that
make my posts more "trustable" than if I posted as Josey Wales, Harry
Callahan, or Matthew Quiqley?

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

Norman

I do not think it is important to be able to vet a name. When somebody
speaks to you clearly using a false name you ask yourself why is he
concealing his identity? Why is he not prepared to be accountable for
his words and actions? It undermines the sense of being able to trust
the other person. It does not matter whether that feeling is justified.
Those sheltering in anonymity give off that aura!

--



Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


NormanM wrote:
On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:43:19 -0000, D. Spencer Hines wrote:

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...

I heard you. I understand keeping your e-mail address anonymous,
but not your name.

Good Point...

That's what people should do...

Use...

1. Real Name
2. Phony Email Address

How do you vet a "real name"? If I posted as Lewis Ellison, would
that make my posts more "trustable" than if I posted as Josey Wales,
Harry Callahan, or Matthew Quiqley?

That's a little dated.


--



Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



D. Spencer Hines wrote:
Anyone who posts with just a first name shouldn't be trusted at all.

D. Spencer Hines
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
Vires et Honor
Veni, Vidi, Calcitravi Asinum

"NormanM" wrote in message
...

On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:43:19 -0000, D. Spencer Hines wrote:

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...

I heard you. I understand keeping your e-mail address anonymous,
but not your name.

Good Point...

That's what people should do...

Use...

1. Real Name
2. Phony Email Address

How do you vet a "real name"? If I posted as Lewis Ellison, would
that make my posts more "trustable" than if I posted as Josey Wales,
Harry Callahan, or Matthew Quiqley?

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

"NormanM" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:43:19 -0000, D. Spencer Hines wrote:

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...

I heard you. I understand keeping your e-mail address anonymous, but not
your name.

Good Point...

That's what people should do...

Use...

1. Real Name
2. Phony Email Address

How do you vet a "real name"? If I posted as Lewis Ellison, would that
make
my posts more "trustable" than if I posted as Josey Wales, Harry Callahan,
or Matthew Quiqley?

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum



The poster in question used these /four/ display names:

"t"

76

person234

and

peron234.

This does not include the impersonation of myself that makes five.

I do not care if anyone uses their exact name, or an alias or nickname, but
don't keep changing it. Just my opinion.
--
~Bruce

On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:03:46 -0000, D. Spencer Hines wrote:

Anyone who posts with just a first name shouldn't be trusted at all.

Nor should anyone so pompous as to throw in a faux Latin signature be
trusted.

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:09:26 -0000, Gerry wrote:

I do not think it is important to be able to vet a name. When somebody
speaks to you clearly using a false name you ask yourself why is he
concealing his identity? Why is he not prepared to be accountable for
his words and actions? It undermines the sense of being able to trust
the other person. It does not matter whether that feeling is justified.
Those sheltering in anonymity give off that aura!

All Usenet posts are inherently "anonymous". Whether using a seemingly real
name, such as Lewis Ellison, or even Robert Feeple (I suspect an Internet
search on the last would be interesting), or a clearly false name, such as
"Mickey Mouse", "Donald Duck", or even Josey Wales (that is a character
portrayed by actor Clint Eastwood, as is Harry Callahan), you have no way to
gauge the trustability of poster, other than the veracity of the words he
has posted.

I know a guy who posts under the nym of, "Rev. Beergoggles". His words are
eminently more trustable than those of a certain "D. Spencer Hines".

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:32:21 -0800, NormanM
wrote:

On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:03:46 -0000, D. Spencer Hines wrote:

Anyone who posts with just a first name shouldn't be trusted at all.

Nor should anyone so pompous as to throw in a faux Latin signature be
trusted.


And the ironic thing is that this message was posted by DSH,
a man (?) who has used the alias "Julia294" in this very group:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...c5d5fd4b04ad5f

James
James
(BrE with a distinctly septentrional flavour)

Bruce

There are a few that make my my hair bristle. Mickey or Minnie Mouse are
inoffensive but some are chosen to project an unpleasant / offensive
personality. Surely you are not indifferent to the connotations that
come with a name?

--



Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Bruce Hagen wrote:
"NormanM" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:43:19 -0000, D. Spencer Hines wrote:

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...

I heard you. I understand keeping your e-mail address anonymous,
but not your name.

Good Point...

That's what people should do...

Use...

1. Real Name
2. Phony Email Address

How do you vet a "real name"? If I posted as Lewis Ellison, would
that make
my posts more "trustable" than if I posted as Josey Wales, Harry
Callahan, or Matthew Quiqley?

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum



The poster in question used these /four/ display names:

"t"

76

person234

and

peron234.

This does not include the impersonation of myself that makes five.

I do not care if anyone uses their exact name, or an alias or
nickname, but don't keep changing it. Just my opinion.

Norman

Content of messages is important but certain names project the type of
personality of the person choosing the name.

--



Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NormanM wrote:
On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:09:26 -0000, Gerry wrote:

I do not think it is important to be able to vet a name. When
somebody speaks to you clearly using a false name you ask yourself
why is he concealing his identity? Why is he not prepared to be
accountable for his words and actions? It undermines the sense of
being able to trust the other person. It does not matter whether
that feeling is justified. Those sheltering in anonymity give off
that aura!

All Usenet posts are inherently "anonymous". Whether using a
seemingly real name, such as Lewis Ellison, or even Robert Feeple (I
suspect an Internet search on the last would be interesting), or a
clearly false name, such as "Mickey Mouse", "Donald Duck", or even
Josey Wales (that is a character portrayed by actor Clint Eastwood,
as is Harry Callahan), you have no way to gauge the trustability of
poster, other than the veracity of the words he has posted.

I know a guy who posts under the nym of, "Rev. Beergoggles". His
words are eminently more trustable than those of a certain "D.
Spencer Hines".