 Posted 4/3/2008 8:51:49 PM
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MrsStapp (4/3/2008)
I'm not sure if you mean real first name/last name, but thats something I am just not willing to do...EVER! You can have my first name, which mostly everyone knows (Staci) but I dont use my entire real name online....besides, it's going to be "Stapp" one day anyway....just as soon as I figure out how to get thejudge to marry a couple when one of themis tied up. 
MrsStapp, your first name and or last name "nom de plume" is absolutely acceptable, as it differentiates you from everyone else. Absolutely... no problem!!!!
We have some juvenile delinquents in the membership who think it's funny to put null characters in the entry box for firstname and lastname. Evidently, the DA system will accept these invisible entries. So, at the moment of this writing, we have at least four users/members with the same "blank" "blank" name.
Again, to reiterate, there is no problem with aliases. I do have a problem with null entries, because several have chosen this invisible identity. And, it is confusion through obfuscation.
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Posted 4/3/2008 8:57:15 PM
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Fair point Mrs Stapp.
I'd guess it tells a story about how much that person wishes anonimity - there may be lots more who wish such and it ought to be respected and maybe even some change in the system to allow "Total Anonimity."
Perhaps it should be a member only option?
If you want the rainbow - you gotta put up with the rain.
A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel sooooo good! 
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Posted 4/3/2008 9:59:07 PM
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They can be anonymous a they want to be with a nom-de-plume. Just not blanks. We do not even need to know their real names. They just need to be identifiable. Blanks for more than one member does not work. A symbol....go the Prince route if you want....but something other blanks would be just fine. Chris does it. We all know who he is. I am suprised the system let more than one blank blank go through. Shouldn't it have registered that there was already someone with that name?
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Posted 4/3/2008 10:01:43 PM
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Hmmm....Guess not....even allowed me to change my name to another member. Perhaps this is something Eric should look into.
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Posted 4/3/2008 10:05:40 PM
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Posted 4/3/2008 10:51:49 PM
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Fair enough about taking someone elses identity - agree that ought not to be possible.
However, provided Eric can confirm that "Blank IDs" are indeed different people via IP checks and E-mail address checks then why not? What's the big importance of knowing a voter? Or an Award Winner indeed?
Maybe instead of leaving the name space blank..... Eric could insert a default "Unique ID Verified" field as a replacement?
If you want the rainbow - you gotta put up with the rain.
A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel sooooo good!
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Posted 4/4/2008 5:34:50 AM
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Posted 4/4/2008 6:20:12 AM
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| First off it's fairly easy to enter a number of blank letters as the computer will accept the ascii symbol of any valid hex code. Among those codes would be non printable control codes. I have spent some time thinking about a valid reason for having a Blank - Blank username and I just can't. No society that I know of allows nonidentification (hey it's a new word). Try to get a passport without an identifiable name and I'm sure you will find the road pretty rocky. Truth be told, the whole concept that someone is entitled to anonymity escapes me. What we are entitled to is participation under the rules set forth by the system administration, nothing more and nothing less. The question is if those rules, like them are not, are so restrictive that we CHOOSE not to participate. We are entitled to nothing. My favorite teacher in school told us that "Our rights end where someone else's begin" while I don't accept that as a hard and fast rule I do believe that it is a honorable principal to hold to in our daily lives. In this case I believe that total anonymity is detrimental to the DA community irregardless of the behavior of the person that chose that path. When that anonymity creates an environment that breeds suspicion and discord the rights of the community should prevail. While the concept of the right's of the community vs. the rights of the individual may not always be applicable to a given situation it should always be considered as a factor holding considerable weight in searching for a wise decision.
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Posted 4/4/2008 9:15:20 AM
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