Anonymity vs Privacy on the Net54baseball

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Agree with Dave, most everyone knows everybody. I see no real need....I think it could create more potential issues vs. correct or avoid potential issues.

Just my two cents.

John

Actually Leon you of all people should understand the no real need for last names. All it takes is someone with a silly axe to grind and a website to make your full name synonymous with whatever tripe they would like to spread. And for what or over what a disagreement of opinion or point of view on a baseball card board. You have our numbers and details if someone pulls something really illegal I think you can hand that over to the right people...

That axe-grinder is now in jail as far as I know...or at least in a crapload of trouble that's probably going to put him there.

[chaddurbin]

same sentiment as "b.i.j.o.e.m".

[M's_Fan]

I understand everyone's concern about "taking responsibility" for comments, but I have serious concerns with the requiring members to disclose their names for the following reasons:

(1) Many collectors with high-end collections (I wish that included me) and even low-end collections do not want to post their personal information on the board which could be viewed by potential theives, and

(2) I have read that identity thieves mine personal data from forums to build a profile for identity theft.

You may disagree with this but these fears do exist and such a rule would deter a significant amount of people from participating on the board (including me).

[wonkaticket]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

That axe-grinder is now in jail as far as I know...or at least in a crapload of trouble that's probably going to put him there.

I have heard....rumors of that…

That is one of the reasons I was always just Wonka until recently Leon wanted my last name added which most everyone knew already...

In the end I will always stand beside what I type here. But I ended up on the axe grinders site because somebody forwarded my name and business email with my company info. Next thing you know my company is popping up on Google linked to a web rant page filled with anti-Semitic babble….luckily I work in the entertainment business where there are very few Jews so no big deal.

That’s why for the most part happy to be Wonka or John.

Dan & Leon so what is the deal now? Not that it matters now but for the new guys full name or no…give me the reader’s digest on this.

John

[Leon]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Dan & Leon so what is the deal now? Not that it matters now but for the new guys full name or no…give me the reader’s digest on this.

John

So I/we can get out from under the gun of having to monitor the site 7x24, and be involved in way too many threads I/we don't want to be involved in, the rule will be changing. There will still be 0 "total" anonymity as the moderators will have every members contact info. That info will remain private unless someone asks for it who is involved in a discussion with the unknown (to the board) member. Hopefully that will satisfy almost everyone. I will probably put in a caveat that says if someone goes ballistic their name may still be made public, at the moderators discretion. That might help with folks that want to go off the deep end without fear of being known publicly. The goal is to keep privacy, when needed, but also to keep accountability. So the short answer is, you can take your name off your sig line if you want to, John. regards

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by Leon

So I/we can get out from under the gun of having to monitor the site 7x24, and be involved in way too many threads I/we don't want to be involved in, the rule will be changing. There will still be 0 "total" anonymity as the moderators will have every members contact info. That info will remain private unless someone asks for it who is involved in a discussion with the unknown (to the board) member. Hopefully that will satisfy almost everyone. I will probably put in a caveat that says if someone goes ballistic their name may still be made public, at the moderators discretion. That might help with folks that want to go off the deep end without fear of being known publicly. The goal is to keep privacy, when needed, but also to keep accountability. So the short answer is, you can take your name off your sig line if you want to, John. regards

If our name and/or contact information is requested by someone and given to him or her, can we expect to be notified by a moderator?

Thanks.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

If our name and/or contact information is requested by someone and given to him or her, can we expect to be notified by a moderator?

Thanks.

Yes, I will be happy to let folks know when someone inquires about them. It's a two way street.