Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-30 Thread Dana
;P On Jan 30, 2008 6:44 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > actually, I think I wanna be Dana now and hang out in the new house. > > > On Jan 30, 2008 7:35 PM, Dinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Too late, now I'm Erika. Or, wait, maybe I'm Gruss? > > > > Damnit, see what person

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-30 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
actually, I think I wanna be Dana now and hang out in the new house. On Jan 30, 2008 7:35 PM, Dinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Too late, now I'm Erika. Or, wait, maybe I'm Gruss? > > Damnit, see what person switching can lead too? > > On Jan 30, 2008 5:40 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-30 Thread Dinner
Too late, now I'm Erika. Or, wait, maybe I'm Gruss? Damnit, see what person switching can lead too? On Jan 30, 2008 5:40 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > oKAY then. You can be Erika this time. I'll be Dinner. ~| Adobe® Col

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-30 Thread Dana
this > > > > time. > > > > > > > > I only kid because I care :) > > > > > > > > - Original Message - > > > > From: "Sam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "CF-Community" > > &g

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-30 Thread Dinner
On Jan 30, 2008 12:40 PM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Denny wrote: > > In Real Life I sound much more like Julie Andrews. > > > > Which brings up a good point: list anonymity means you have plausible > deniability of association. Which is extremely important, in an era where the gove

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> Denny wrote: > In Real Life I sound much more like Julie Andrews. > Which brings up a good point: list anonymity means you have plausible deniability of association. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-30 Thread Dinner
On Jan 29, 2008 6:20 PM, Matt Quackenbush <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Funny, you don't look or sound much like Julie Andrews. ;-) How do you know that? My anonymity has been borken!!! Those .wav files were from when I was really wasted tho, so you gotta cut me some slack. In Real Life I soun

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-30 Thread Loathe
not in the face, not in the face Cameron Childress wrote: > The spoon. > > There is no spoon. > > Erika L. Walker wrote: >> Damit it, who the hell am I?! >> > > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-30 Thread Erika L. Walker
Crap. I live in Diagon Alley. They told me that was Drury lane. Why am I always picked on! On 1/30/08, Todd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You are the muffin man? Do you know yourself? Do you? Do you live on > Drury Lane? DO YOU?!? > > ~~~

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-30 Thread Todd
You are the muffin man? Do you know yourself? Do you? Do you live on Drury Lane? DO YOU?!? - Original Message - From: "Erika L. Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 10:37 AM Subject: Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-C

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-30 Thread Jerry Barnes
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Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-30 Thread Erika L. Walker
Well fine! No muffins for you. :P On 1/30/08, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > just another wannabe..move it to the back sista! Dana's up next. > > On Jan 30, 2008 9:20 AM, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Damit it, who the hell am I?! > > ~

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-30 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
just another wannabe..move it to the back sista! Dana's up next. On Jan 30, 2008 9:20 AM, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Damit it, who the hell am I?! > > On 1/29/08, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Damn it... you said *I* could be Erika this week ;) > > > > On Jan 29,

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-30 Thread Erika L. Walker
AHHH! I thought I was Douglas Adams. Now I get it. I think ... On 1/30/08, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Eri-k-a wrote: > > Damit it, who the hell am I?! > > > > You're Eri-k-a dammit! You're Eri-k-a. ~| Adobe® C

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-30 Thread Cameron Childress
The spoon. There is no spoon. Erika L. Walker wrote: > Damit it, who the hell am I?! > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;16

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> Eri-k-a wrote: > Damit it, who the hell am I?! > You're Eri-k-a dammit! You're Eri-k-a. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;16

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-30 Thread Erika L. Walker
you mean I can fly? /looks around for a ladder ... On 1/30/08, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Batman.. > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial h

RE: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-30 Thread Scott Stewart
anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll) Damit it, who the hell am I?! On 1/29/08, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Damn it... you said *I* could be Erika this week ;) > > On Jan 29, 2008 1:44 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > ok, I

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-30 Thread Erika L. Walker
Damit it, who the hell am I?! On 1/29/08, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Damn it... you said *I* could be Erika this week ;) > > On Jan 29, 2008 1:44 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > ok, I'll just go ahead and let down my guard...I'm Erika. > > > >

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-30 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
n't like your style of debate. Really. No, I mean it this time. > > > > > > I only kid because I care :) > > > > > > - Original Message ----- > > > From: "Sam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Communi

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Vivec
FARRR a long long way to ruuun!! On Jan 29, 2008 9:08 PM, Dinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A name is just a thing, I call myself. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get t

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Dana
Sam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" > > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 2:26 PM > > Subject: Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll) > > > > > > > Yeah I get it. You told us already. > > > > > > I

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Paul Ihrig
i usually post under my name. but if it is a work type of thing i use an alias, so i either don't get laughed of talk due to being slow. or i want to say some thing that may get me shit canned.. but its pretty pointless since i often forget to use same name when i hit reply ~~

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Matt Quackenbush
On Jan 29, 2008 7:08 PM, Dinner wrote: > His Real Name, or just a "stable name"? > His real name. > I doubt it really matters. > > If you've got skills, you've got skillz. > In the grand scheme of things, I agree. I was just presenting another argument to make people get all up in arms about

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Dinner
On Jan 29, 2008 2:58 PM, Matt Quackenbush <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Then there's another side of that argument. I know someone who was recently > sought out and hired specifically because of his involvement with lists and > blogs, and had his name not been out there in the open, he most assured

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Matt Quackenbush
Then there's another side of that argument. I know someone who was recently sought out and hired specifically because of his involvement with lists and blogs, and had his name not been out there in the open, he most assuredly would not have been contacted. ~~~

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Vivec
Really? So you wouldn't be more likely to hire that admin assistant after looking at her Suicide Girls page? >:-) On Jan 29, 2008 5:29 PM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That may very well be. They wouldn't be anyone that I would want to work > for...

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Erika L. Walker
Whilst I agree WHOLEHEARTEDLY with you, some people have the luxury of being picky. For others, where perhaps getting a job is a bit harder, there's no reason to stack the deck any further against them ... On 1/29/08, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That may very well be. They wouldn'

RE: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Scott Stewart
: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 4:28 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll) Devil's advocate: perhaps there were one or more interviews you weren't invited to because Googling was the first stage of their vetting process. Respectfully, Adam Phill

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Crow T. Robot
Yep, my point exactly. I'd never know, but I would be decriminated against. Which is why I use an alias - not as a shield to hide my identity to you all - but to not make waves in the wrong seas. On Jan 29, 2008 3:22 PM, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Very true, but perhaps another an

RE: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Adam Churvis
[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 4:07 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll) > > I'm also leaning this way because it's *never* come up in an interview, > or > in any conversations with employers.

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Bruce Sorge
Very true, but perhaps another angle is that the prospective employer would dig up information about you, then go through the motions of interviewing you, and then later politely told you that they found someone more qualified. Not much you can do about that I think. Bruce -- Throttle Jockey

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Crow T. Robot
ell) > > -Original Message- > From: Crow T. Robot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 4:03 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll) > > On Jan 29, 2008 2:56 PM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PR

RE: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Scott Stewart
w T. Robot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 4:03 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll) On Jan 29, 2008 2:56 PM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As far as being googled, I'm not sure that I

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Crow T. Robot
On Jan 29, 2008 2:56 PM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As far as being googled, I'm not sure that I really care. If a potential > employer is going to base a decision on an opinion that I've expressed on > a > mailing list, or message board somewhere, I'm not sure that they'd be > s

RE: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Scott Stewart
I know this is late in the thread... but on most boards, mailing lists, etc. I post under my own name, there's a couple that I don't but it's more because I don’t really care what the folks on the particular board think of me. Even then, my name is usually in my signature.. I've been known to shoo

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
ime. > > I only kid because I care :) > > - Original Message - > From: "Sam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 2:26 PM > Subject: Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll) > >

RE: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Adam Churvis
tance. Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis President Productivity Enhancement > -Original Message- > From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 3:01 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidenti

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Todd
nt: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 2:26 PM Subject: Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll) > Yeah I get it. You told us already. > > I don't choose co-workers based on personal views but I would be > concerned with your inability to move past this. :) > > >

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Cameron Childress
I post under my real full name with full knowledge that what I say is probably being archived somewhere. Everyone here has to understand that there is no way MD can prevent someone from archiving this list and making it public. Having said that, I don't really have any problem with someone pos

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Erika L. Walker
+1 :) I gave up a long long time ago about hiding behind any onscreen identity. I am who I am and if you don't like, tough pigs! Those that have met me in person should know that I'm the same person I "communicate" on these lists. At least I would hope they do. There are some things I might not b

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
> 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.

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Robert Munn
I tend to chop off my sig. on threads/messages that are clearly personal discussion/viewpoint threads (as much of this list tends to be) rather than professional ones to make clear that my opinions are personal and have nothing to do with professional business. As for knowing/working with someone

Re: List anonymity (Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll)

2008-01-29 Thread Sam
Yeah I get it. You told us already. I don't choose co-workers based on personal views but I would be concerned with your inability to move past this. :) On Jan 29, 2008 11:03 AM, Todd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not to pick on Sam, but several weeks back, I said that it is very > frustrating to