Posted by Spoc on March 31, 2005, at 0:43:07
In reply to Re: switching between names, posted by Dr. Bob on March 30, 2005, at 22:44:41
> > if no exception was needed at all, why couldn't it be worked out that Phillipa and her husband could have separate names in use from the same computer?
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> That's two people, not one person, but are you suggesting that they could they just make an announcement each time?
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Yes; I had been wondering why, if two names being linked to the same computer has indeed always been a little-known "legal" possibility, it didn't come up when she/they were going to bat for being able to have their own names.
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> Do you think there should be a rule (in general) against switching back and forth?
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> Bob
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It's probably hard for people to picture very many current Babblers abusing things somehow, but realistically it seems like over time, things could get hairy... When it becomes more known that there is this new loophole to play with.BUT, on the other hand, I guess anyone seen posting on Admin frequently to announce switches, even if not revealing both names at once, would in a way be "alerting" people to the possibility that he/she in fact has more than one identity going, so "buyer beware" in the future... But then again, not everyone reads Admin...
Would there be a system to reconcile whether people really *were* announcing the switch each time, or might that requirement in effect end up falling by the wayside or being spottily checked?
Myself, I do perfectly understand the anonymity objective though, it does seem like it would be nice for people to have a way to do that.
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