Subj : Re: Echo Rules
To : Kurt Weiske
From : Dan Clough
Date : Tue Sep 10 2024 07:55 pm
-=> Kurt Weiske wrote to Bj�rn Felten <=-
-=> Bj�rn 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.
