Theos-Talk Archives (February 2006 Message tt00733)

Dear Marie,

The concern that was originally raised, was whether it was an abuse of 
the list to use pseudonyms for the purpose of trolling.  I have been 
involved in helping to monitor a couple of discussion boards (not this 
one) and have become aware that this issue has been of more than a 
passing concern for other discussion board moderators as well.  In other 
words, it really is a serious issue because trolls ruin it for others 
who would like to use these boards for real communication and sharing.  
I personally believe that using pseudonyms for the purpose of trolling 
is an abuse, and sense that most of the participants on this board feel 
the same way. The use of "nicknames" etc. is of course, a time honored 
standard practice on discussion boards, and I'm not aware of anyone 
objecting to this.

I also look forward to Daniel's return.

Best wishes,
Jerry




MarieMAJ41@aol.com wrote:

> Dear friends, I have beeen reading the messages  back and forth  about the 
> alleged pseudo-names that Mr. Caldwell has supposedly taken.  Assuming for a 
> moment for that to be true [of which I have no idea whether it is  so or not], 
> did Mr. Caldwell commit a sin? Was this somehow a grievous ethical  mistake? If 
> so, then all e-mail addys should only be composed of the actual  names of 
> users, and not the rather quaint names that we have all seen. Also, all  e-mail 
> correspondence should then have to be signed using the complete name  and 
> mailing address of the person writing, should it not?
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> Is it just me? I am having trouble understanding just why taking a pseudo  
> name on a list would be such a grievous break with internet etiquette.  Is there 
> a list of rules that I have somehow  missed?
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> I for one miss Daniel Caldwell's excellent contributions to this  list.
> Marie
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