I don't give my last name, but it's hardly difficult to figure out who I am with just a little searching. Also, the Internet handle I use is pretty unique. I was the first person to ever use it and one of only 3 that I know of who uses it even to this day, so there is no anonymity there.
I have shot my mouth off on this list a few times over the years and said some things I probably wouldn't have said in hindsight, but am I afraid of any of it? Not really. Am I embarrassed about it? Not really. If I have something on my mind I know will probably cause a fuss, 9 times out of 10, I will simply keep my mouth shut. As for that 10% of the time .... Not to pick on Sam, but several weeks back, I said that it is very frustrating to watch him argue. To be honest, it drives me nuts. I hardly ever agree with anything he has to say and find his style of debate annoying at best. I didn't mean it as an insult to him, it's just a fact. Would I still work with him, given the chance? Sure. Would he work with me? I hope so. This isn't a very serious example, but the point is, if someone is going to take you to task professionally for something you say 'privately', then you probably don't want a professional relationship with them anyway. I am mostly with Adam on this one; If you can't say it with enough confidence to stick your name to it, then why bother? Then again, perhaps I am simply naive. And 'Vivec', you have been...comfortable here since day one ;) PT ----- Shooting his mouth off, for a better tomorrow. PT PS: I would love to have the guts to run for office and have someone bring up something I said online in the past just so I could look them in the eye and ask, "So? What's your point?" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vivec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 11:17 AM Subject: Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll > you remember the last thread you made this demand on, it ended > prematurely. > > I for one, value my privacy. people know me on this list because I've > been here since it got going. > > I have changed my handle, so perhaps any new lurkers may not have > known, but its been slipped enough times > that even they may know my name/nickname at this point. > > There are a lot of contentious issues raised on this list, and if one > is honest with one's views, it could be detrimental. > My own views almost always seem to run contrary to the general > opinions on this list, and this is especially since the majority > representation on the list is American. > > For example maybe if I were to run for public office someone could > scour the internet and see my views on various items and use it > against me. > Who knows? Some people don't have these concerns and thus can be > completely open. > > One of the things about the Internet is that it affords a certain > amount of anonymity, > which can be both a good and a bad thing in allowing people to express > their views. > > I am seriously opposed to some of Gruss Grott's statements, many of > which I find to be offensive and racist, elitist, and in some cases > contrary for the sake of being so. Almost every racially polarised > discussion on this list has been either started or propagated by him, > including recent discussions. > > I personally talk off the cuff here, I don't sit and revise and review > what I say to ensure that it is all nice and politically correct. At > times I am downright silly. I'm quite open, as to my personality (my > posts reflect what I would do were I really speaking to you, or a > close facsimile ^_^ ) but I by no means think that this should be the > norm, or even that it is a good thing in my favor. But *shrug* I've > been a part of CF-Community for so long that I feel...comfortable > here. :) > > So anonymity and the auspices under which this list is managed can > both be used to promote and facilitate discussion, as well as have the > effect of turning people away or allowing divisive commentary. That > neutrality has for the most part been kept on the list, and in general > it is probably a good thing. > > I don't think that everyone should be forced to expose their true > identities, if only because this is an open list and the fact of the > matter is that people are bastards and what you say can come back at > you in the future. > > For what it is worth, off list Gruss Grott did send me a short email > about himself. > I can't recall if he had his real name in it though. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:252348 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
