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Message # 48235.7.1.1 Subject: Re:Anthony, I hear you, but... Date: Thu 30/12/10 12:45:14 GMT Name: AnthonyX Email: anthonyx@jowc.net |
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I know. I have several email accounts, some of which exist to create a degree of anonymity - enough for my own level of comfort. If someone had the wherewithall and/or the authority to do so, they could track you through an anonymous email account anyway, so attempts at privacy/anonymity are all a matter of degree. The people who most want/need anonymity may not feel that an anonymous email account is adequate privacy protection, no matter what you might say to them. These are the people who would disappear from here if it changed to a system like the styx forum.
I don't need to be convinced of anything here... I can put up with a certain amount of spam if this forum remains as-is, and I don't mind registering an email address to get a login/password if things change. It's the folks most concerned about their privacy who need to be sold or else be lost from here if a login mechanism is implemented. Either way, they should at least be considered.
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In reply to Message (48235.7.1) Anthony, I hear you, but...
By FountainFrolic - Thu 30/12/10 11:02:46 GMT Asking someone to associate an email address is not asking them to give up anonymity in this day and age. You don't have to use an email account that you use for anything else in your life. Set up a free one as something like AnonWetlook at any of the many free email services available - gmail, yahoo, aol, msn, etc etc. If anyone things doing THAT is giving up too much privacy, then I think we should just do without them in the interests of keeping the trolls out and keeping the forum usable for the majority. |
In reply to Message (48235.7) Re:Attn Leomoonin, Nigel, Spam Patrol: Time for a change
By AnthonyX - anthonyx@jowc.net Thu 30/12/10 10:02:37 GMT The spamming is a nuisance, and will always be a problem while the forum does not require a login. If this forum were converted to require membership/login, yes the spamming would go away. The most important concern with such a change is that the forum would become less inclusive. People who can freely express themselves on this open forum would have to accept a degree of traceability connecting an email account to their forum membership. Some people may consider it too much of a loss of confidentiality or privacy, so may feel excluded if they have to sign up to use this forum. Personally, I don't think it's a big deal. I would guess that most of the people who post here would not be put off by a need to sign up, but there will always be some who will only participate if they are confident of their anonymity. Unfortunately it's that same anonymity which is also exploted by the spammers. So, are you asking Nigel to make a policy change, moving away from "as inclusive as possible" so that we can reduce the spam?
I'm not advocating a position here, just making sure the issue is clear and that we are all aware of what has been said before.
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In reply to Message (48235) Attn Leomoonin, Nigel, Spam Patrol: Time for a change
By wetwhiteandblue - Thu 30/12/10 08:53:45 GMT This has gone on too long and it will continue to get worse. I suggest that this forum becomes a "sign up" membership forum with username and password. The password should be an assigned one from the forum and unchangeable by the user. I think this will be a better control for people like "anonymous" constantly spamming the forum. I do understand it'll be tedious to get a system working here, but I think it's worth the consideration.
Comments anyone?
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