Posted by zenhussy on June 25, 2004, at 15:37:26
In reply to Dr. Bob this is not what you told me at all » Dr. Bob, posted by yoshimi on June 25, 2004, at 5:45:23
> When I posted my real name and wanted it deleted you refused.
> YoshimiYoshimi,
I can't post any commentary as I'm not usually within civility laws here but I can say that these links from the archives shed some light into the mystery that is the Bob.
My e-mail is over at open if you wish to contact me so that I can comment without fear of a year banishment.
It seems there isn't consistent protection of privacy after reading these links but that is merely *my* opinion.
--zh***November 13, 2000
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20001031/msgs/2606.html
excerpt from post: > Just wanted to let everybody know that I won't be posting anymore, ever again, on the net using my real name. Last night, my husband showed up all upset because a friend gave him a floppy with all my various posts to this site. Some were not even ones I made but were by someone with a similar name. So be careful in posting!I'm really very sorry about this. :-(
You have to give a name and an email address when you register, but:
1. The name doesn't have to be your real name.
2. The email address has to be a valid email address, but you don't have to give it when you post.In other words, you don't have to make your real name or your email address public.
Sorry again, but the price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Bob***January 26, 2001
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20001124/msgs/330.html***January 27, 2001
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20001124/msgs/360.html
excerpt from post: > Although you did use single letters to denote posters, the illustration of the frames format shows [zh edited name of poster as the link shows enough]'s screen name in full, and I am wondering if this was intentional or not.Here's the deal. I wanted to include a screen shot, a picture is worth a thousand words, etc. But a real screen shot has the name of the poster. If I edit the web page, it's no longer authentic.
The answer (or one answer, anyway) is to use the actual web page, but to black out in an obvious way the name of the poster. But I just didn't think of that then.
***April 17, 2003
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20030404/msgs/219971.html
excerpt from post: > I don't think people should be allowed to post information of any sort about other posters which has not appeared on the board all ready. There is no way to verify anyone's identity or the truth of these posts.Plenty of unverified information of other types is posted...
> I think it is a violation of the anonymity and privacy that helps make the board possible.
If it's something the person doesn't want shared, I agree, that's an issue, but to assume they don't want anything shared, I don't know...
Bob***December 30, 2003
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20031120/msgs/294666.html
excerpt from post: April 8, 2002: >Every now and then it appears that you've deleted a post. Is this actually what's happening, or have I misinterpreted it? If it is, how do you decide when a post needs to be deleted?It actually is happening. But there may also be times when you're misinterpreting. :-)
The main reason I delete posts is when they seem to me particularly disruptive. Or if I've already asked for a thread to be redirected...
BobNovember 26, 2002: I understand what you're saying, but I don't like to delete posts. Partly because this way "offers the advantages of clarifying the limits for others, modeling conflict resolution, diminishing any paranoia about activity "behind the scenes," and allowing others to contribute to the process" (from that CyberPsychology article).
Bob***June 3, 2004
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20040602/msgs/353483.html
excerpt from post: This site is not currently considered research. Still, I may publish case studies on this web site or in a book or an academic journal. If I do, I may include example posts. I would, however, try to leave out identifying information.
poster:zenhussy
thread:358897
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20040527/msgs/360383.html