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Subject:	Re: member id's: simple numbers or something more?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general
Date:	Sun, 4 Jul 1999 15:19:48 GMT
Reply-To:	lpieniazek@novera.NOMORESPAMcom
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Need to read more but seems to me that any mechanistic scheme needs an escape clause. if we go with letter IDs, then have the automation be relatively harsh and inflexible, but allow appeal. I know, I know, you don't want to be the decider, because that means that you may be charged as being subjective. But you know what, life is in some ways subjective and not always completely fair. I think you may be straining at gnats if you try to make this perfect. Set up a policy, then allow exceptions on appeal. Offload the decision onto a board of faithful stalwarts (I volunteer for same) done by email. Just make sure I can have lar if we go with character based IDs. :-) > p.s. To anyone who reads this post and feels I've really gone out to the > looney farm this time, well, all I can say is that I actually find this > topic endlessly fascinating! :-) well, ya, you have. But if you weren't as anal as you are this place wouldn't be half as nifty as it is. So keep on. -- Larry Pieniazek larryp@novera.com http://my.voyager.net/lar - - - Web Application Integration! http://www.novera.com fund Lugnet(tm): http://www.ebates.com/ Member ref: lar, 1/2 $$ to lugnet. NOTE: I have left CTP, effective 18 June 99, and my CTP email will not work after then. Please switch to my Novera ID.

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		Re: member id's: simple numbers or something more?
(...) That sounds like a great idea. (...) We could do that. BTW, what do you mean by "appeal"? Someone recevies a "didn't pass" message and voluntarily says "Hey, I'd like to appeal that decision?" That's kind of neat, because, perhaps ultimately (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)

		Re: member id's: simple numbers or something more?
Larry Pieniazek wrote (...) "I want dvbnik" "that doesn't appeal to me" Moz (25 years ago, 5-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)

		Re: member id's: simple numbers or something more?
(...) I was basically goig to write the same note, but wanted to read through the thread first. I should have figured Larry would come up with this answer. I too would volunteer for such a duty (and not be offended if you didn't want me). (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)

		Re: member id's: simple numbers or something more?
Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <377F7B94.54831B27@v...er.net>... (...) <snip!> Todd, Maybe I've been watching too much "Law and Order", but... I understand your reluctance to shoulder the huge (!) burden of policing the member name space for (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)

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		member id's: simple numbers or something more?
(...) Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm. Awright, maybe it's worth taking a major 180 here and taking a closer look at non-numeric member-id's (i.e., usernames). Personally, I think usernames are nothing but a major source of headaches once a user population grows (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)

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