Subj : Re: Echo Rules
To   : Kurt Weiske
From : Dan Clough
Date : Tue Sep 10 2024 07:55 pm

-=> Kurt Weiske wrote to Björn Felten <=-

 -=> Björn Felten wrote to Reverend Shaft <=-

 BF>     Well, Randall Schad, as you may have seen by now, not even the Z1C
 BF> (yes, that's the guy who just told you that Fidonet is so small and
 BF> insignificant it doesn't matter anymore) abides by the real name rule.

 KW> That's quite a stretch.

Indeed it is.  In fact, it's an absolute lie, as that's not what was 
said, at all.  Standard procedure for Lee^H^H^H Beeeeorn.

 BF>    Once upon a time, every echo distributed on the Fidonet had to abide
 BF> by the real name rule. Local echoes were, of course, exempt from this
 BF> rule.

 KW>  I've seen echoes that allow aliases/handles/whathaveyou, as long as
 KW> you included your real name in your signature.

I have seen that too.

 KW>  The arguments for "real names" are many and suspect at best, unless
 KW>  you're checking government-issued IDs or otherwise confirming
 KW> identity.
 KW>  And who would trust a BBS sysop to store that information safely and
 KW>  securely? The argument that "real names" begets good behavior online
 KW> don't
 KW>  account for the fact that most "real names" aren't confirmed, and that
 KW>  people can be assholes without hiding behind an alias. We've certainly
 KW>  seen our share of them on Fidonet and elsewhere online.

All good points.  Another point here is that since most users/posters 
these days are also Sysops, it's just a matter of cross-checking the 
Origin Line/Node number to the nodelist to get the "real name".  I'm 
assuming that "most" sysop names in the nodelist are real, I know.


.... Gone crazy, be back later, please leave message.
=== MultiMail/Linux v0.52
--- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux
 * Origin: Palantir * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL * (1:135/115)

.