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March 31, 2004

More on names

I will relent - partially - on my feelings about using false names. At least Patriot Boy leaves his URL, and it is not a fake one. So there is a way to have a discussion with him. I apologize for being obstinate about that.

However, leaving a fake email address that looks like this: blah@blah.edu, or this: stillfake@email.com, or this: jesussaysyousuck@hotmail.com is childish and indicates to me that you are afraid of discussion and hide behind a fake name to wreak havoc about the blogosphere just because you can.

Michele of A Small Victory also dislikes anonymous comments:

I am also making it impossible to leave anonymous comments - in a way. Sure, you can still be a jerk and leave a fake name and email address to go along with your insulting drivel, but at least I'll know I took a few precious seconds of your time to make you write something in those fields.

Posted by Beth at March 31, 2004 05:55 AM