Subj : RE: Echo Rules
To   : Lee Lofaso
From : Terry Roati
Date : Sat Sep 14 2024 11:18 am

On Sep 14, 2024 01:33am, Lee Lofaso wrote to Terry Roati:

Hi Lee,

LL> So please explain why so many Sysops have a fetish about "real"
LL> names?

Each Sysop speaks for themselves.

LL> Then why do you support the idea that Sysops should force others
LL> to abide by "real names only" rules in Fidonet? Since, by your own
LL> admission, "Sysops can't agree on a few simple changes ..."

I don't support or force users to use real names, I actually suggest users to
log onto my system using an alias. What other Sysops do is nothing to do with
me.

LL> Fidonet has no policy in regards to what names folks want to call
LL> themselves - anywhere on this planet or in this universe.

Yep your right, however Moderators of some Fidonet echos request that a user
use a Real Name (Echo Rule), many light years ago, a Moderator could request a
user who refused to use a real name could have access to that removed and it
used to happen. There is no chance of this happening any longer for this and
or most any other reason.

Yet most online forums have rules and if a user doesn't follow then the
Moderator can cut off write access.

So it is up to each Sysop to decide if a user on their system can use an
alias.



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