I have no issue with signing in to post.
My devalued $.02 worth. I personally think we all should post using our real names. I don't usually get into this debate when it comes up because I don't like being forced to do so, I prefer to set an example voluntarily. I also refuse to go to sites that require me to register just to look, that requirement is not in the spirit of an open Internet. Signing posts is not a credibility issue as I see it. Even though I invariably post over my real name, scrupulously try to respond with known facts, actual experience or observation and try to qualify my remarks when expressing an opinion, I am capable of posting an incredibly idiotic comment, so no one should ever take my advice without question. Everyone ought to verify all advice before following it in every case anyway. I find checking an answer can be easier than finding it first, so these lists are beneficial even to the skeptical among us. I believe, as others have previously alluded to, that accountability is the more significant issue. I observed long ago that once I began displaying a vanity tag with my name on it on my automobile, I felt more compelled to drive with a bit more courtesy and refrain from single digit salutes when cut off. While I no longer display such a tag, the sense of accountability has become more ingrained and I try to reflect on that consideration before raising the digit when tempted. I think that such accountability often engenders more consistent displays of courtesy and respect in other venues as well. For many, protecting the reputation of a screen name produces a similar effect, but I suspect perhaps to a slightly lesser degree. As to the security issues, the younger generations seem to accept such openness as the norm and as a matter of course. Perhaps the better response for us cautious old fogeys is to adopt that openness, but help to find better and more reliable ways of "behavioral modification" for those would exploit and violate the trust inherent in that openness. Regards
My devalued $.02 worth. I personally think we all should post using our real names. I don't usually get into this debate when it comes up because I don't like being forced to do so, I prefer to set an example voluntarily. I also refuse to go to sites that require me to register just to look, that requirement is not in the spirit of an open Internet. Signing posts is not a credibility issue as I see it. Even though I invariably post over my real name, scrupulously try to respond with known facts, actual experience or observation and try to qualify my remarks when expressing an opinion, I am capable of posting an incredibly idiotic comment, so no one should ever take my advice without question. Everyone ought to verify all advice before following it in every case anyway. I find checking an answer can be easier than finding it first, so these lists are beneficial even to the skeptical among us. I believe, as others have previously alluded to, that accountability is the more significant issue. I observed long ago that once I began displaying a vanity tag with my name on it on my automobile, I felt more compelled to drive with a bit more courtesy and refrain from single digit salutes when cut off. While I no longer display such a tag, the sense of accountability has become more ingrained and I try to reflect on that consideration before raising the digit when tempted. I think that such accountability often engenders more consistent displays of courtesy and respect in other venues as well. For many, protecting the reputation of a screen name produces a similar effect, but I suspect perhaps to a slightly lesser degree. As to the security issues, the younger generations seem to accept such openness as the norm and as a matter of course. Perhaps the better response for us cautious old fogeys is to adopt that openness, but help to find better and more reliable ways of "behavioral modification" for those would exploit and violate the trust inherent in that openness. Regards
