Klarinet Archive - Posting 000170.txt from 2010/09

From: Tim Roberts <timr@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Internet anonymity
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:30:35 -0400

Jennifer Jones wrote:
> I thought there was supposed to be a thing about anonymity with the
> web.

I don't know who told you that, but it's complete fiction, and always
has been. Besides, this is not "the web". This is a mailing list.

> Obviously, one is free to use one's own identity, but a lot of
> people make up internet personalities.

Many do, but that doesn't make it right, or socially acceptable in every
situation.

> Do we really need to know who we are speaking to?

That depends entirely on the customs and traditions of the venue. This
is not CB radio or some high school slam site, where we choose avatars
and handles so we can sling insults at each other anonymously. This is
a mailing list for the exchange of academic and technical information on
a topic of serious interest. The tradition here is the use of real
names and identities. There are people here who truly are
world-renowned experts in their field. They have an incredible depth of
experience to offer, but their advice depends on knowing a little about
the askers of the questions.

--
Tim Roberts, timr@-----.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

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