On Fri, 15 Jun 2007, Alex Pilosov wrote:
MLC suggests to change the AUP to:
7. Postings to the list must be made using real, identifiable first and
last names, rather than aliases.
I'd like community feedback on this.
I (still) think that this is bollocks. What matters isn't "real,
identifiable first and last names", but "a consistent identifier associated
with consistent behaviour over time".
Do I care who Aleph1[0] really is? Nope. Do I care that Aleph1 has a
consistent pattern of behaviour, and can be reliably found as such? Yes.
Beyond that - how do you decided what a "real, identifiable first and
last name" is? Are we using baby name books? Is "Moonunit Zappa" any
more (or less) valid than "John Smith" or "Fook Yu" ?
Bah.
cheers!
[0] Yes, I know the name on one set of their gov't ID, at least - does
it matter? No.
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