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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 5:55 AM
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Sheesh. I posted using two of the three fake email addresses you list and now I'm childish and afraid of discussion? I told you, I hate email. I won't respond to it. Period. In addition, it is possible though very unlikely that my political views could get me in some trouble with my boss. I see no need to risk his finding out. So if I see something that I want to comment on and have to post an email address to get access to post, I post an obviously fake one. That way nobody wastes their time.
And how have I wrecked havoc? This is not to say that anonymous trolls don't cause problems. But I think it is obvious that I'm not trolling. Maybe you should implement something where a real email address is needed to confirm that you are a human being but that email address is hidden. /. has my real email address but they don't display it. But since it is that important to you I'll stop posting.
Posted by: JDC at March 31, 2004 10:41 AM