King Crimson wrote:pleck_saddler wrote:King Crimson wrote:Not hard, but not necessary. We all have a right to privacy and anonymity on here (with a username such as King Crimson, I can hardly suggest otherwise, and I'm guessing that all those on this thread - yourself, Cully, tape, Exile, WN, WM, cyclo, Sheff - aren't using our real names).
Multiple usernames can lead to issues such as this (i.e. where one poster becomes attributed with the posts of another), but again - according to the site set-up, as defined by the owner - multiple usernames are fine. They can be funny, can allow posters freedom to post in a 'different' way, and they also allow posters who've 'burned their bridges' as it were, a fresh start, but they can lead to issues about identity (as is the case here).
Would be gutted if my mom had called me pleck_saddler but point taken .
Why not ban the ISP ?
That is possible, as i quite know :shock:
Users can be banned in several ways - including by IP (but this can be got round by people who know how (not me), and can result in 'innocent' users being banned as 'collateral damage' - AOL users are susceptible to this in particular from my limited understanding).
For my own part, I think if people focus on the content of posts rather than the author of them, they are much more likely to treat people in an even-handed way. 'Claire' was making a point - whether you agree with 'her' or not - and rather than focusing on the validity or otherwise, we begin a new scene from 'the hunchback of Notre Dame' as the baying hordes, after 'recognising the style', grab their flaming torches and set off in pursuit of a monster.
More's the point, what has Claire done that requires a ban?
I think mods should treat posts from people that do actually exist and are known by others with more credence than some one-off nonsense from a made up name. It can't be that hard to store some kind of mental log of who actually exists and the made up names of a few nutters. This is why the status of these rogue posters is repeatedly raised. It's all very well modding the odd swear word for the protection of the few under 8s, but the only real distress is caused by pseudo-posters that are free to post anything without significant action by mods (as long as they don't swear).
CR has taken the time to post in a pretty annoying attack on what Willy Nilly has posted. Thanks CR, but please do one until you stop hiding in anonimity. Until then your input is utterly worthless.