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Subject:	Re: Darth Joules' alias (was: Re: Won't you give me one more try?)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.admin.general
Date:	Fri, 15 Feb 2002 00:42:15 GMT
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Tanya: I am not disagreeing with your understanding of the TOS, but let me just throw in that I wish I had never used my real name to use lugnet. It's no real panic, but I am almost positive my full name and email address was collected from lugnet by spammers. It is this one thing that has spoiled me on the lugnet experience. I blame no one, but I just wanted to point out that if I had it to do over again y'all would know me as Winston Smith with an email address of not@bloody_likely.net! In sympathy for persons like Darth, I think the TOS should be changed to reflect the privacy concerns/realities of the internet. -- Hop-Frog

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		Re: Darth Joules' alias (was: Re: Won't you give me one more try?)
(...) Massive confusion: what difference does it make whether or not spammers have your full name? They'll cheerfully send you mail even if they don't know your name. (I should know---I'm currently getting spam at all my addresses (including the (...) (23 years ago, 15-Feb-02, to lugnet.admin.general)

		Re: Darth Joules' alias (was: Re: Won't you give me one more try?)
I would feel much less comfortable around Lugnet without knowing people's names - I guess I am a very visual person and a name gives me a peg to hang a mental image on of the people whose posts I am reading and to which I am replying. I am not (...) (23 years ago, 15-Feb-02, to lugnet.admin.general)

		Re: Darth Joules' alias (was: Re: Won't you give me one more try?)
Hi Richard! (...) To be frank (err, to be Shiri)... Aww, c'mon, gimme a break. Honestly, Richard; the one thing that makes lugnet so special and friendly and personal is the use of our real life names; the knowledge that people are here with honest (...) (23 years ago, 15-Feb-02, to lugnet.admin.general)

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		Darth Joules' alias (was: Re: Won't you give me one more try?)
Darth Joules - I hate to be the voice of "the rules", but you are supposed to be using your real name, not an alias, unless that alias is understood to be a nickname or such and we all know what your real name is. I know this was discussed with you (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.admin.general)

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