On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Udhay Shankar N <ud...@pobox.com> wrote: > I had an offlist conversation with a silklist member that got me > thinking. Following the contretemps last year about multiple people > ostensibly using a single email account, and what this does to the > notion of identity online [1], this member was of the opinion that > pseudonyms such as "." or even "lawnun" should be discouraged on the > list. I wasn't so sure, as I don't see why, for example, the string > "From: Udhay Shankar N" is necessarily tied to the identity on my > passport [2] - or even why this should matter, given that there is > really no such thing as non-anonymous posting online. [3]. > > Lots more can be said about identity and anonymity, and no doubt will > be said. One thing, however, struck me (given the core silklist > principle of assuming goodwill). Might it not be a good idea to ask > folks, including those who post as punctuation marks and Tolkien > characters (yes, I'm looking at you, gandalf) to (re) introduce > themselves, in the interest of letting the monkeyhouse know a little > more about you?
Oh and for those who missed it, i introduced myself twice :) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/silk-list/message/24196 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/silk-list/message/24172 -- .
