Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site randvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!randvax!edhall From: edhall@randvax.UUCP (Ed Hall) Newsgroups: net.news.group Subject: Re: The need for anonymous postings Message-ID: <2100@randvax.UUCP> Date: Sat, 10-Nov-84 04:27:06 EST Article-I.D.: randvax.2100 Posted: Sat Nov 10 04:27:06 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Nov-84 11:37:35 EST References: <2079@ucla-cs.ARPA> Organization: Rand Corp., Santa Monica Lines: 17 Agreed; one very good reason for anonymous postings is the ability to make sensitive self-revelations. Another, perhaps less-justifiable one is a posting from someone whose does not want their employer/ administrator to know about it. In both cases anonymous postings can contribute to freedom of speach without any malicious intent or effect whatever. However, I like the idea of having some identified person make the actual posting to avoid complete irresponsibility. This could be a moderator (it's already happened) or some other sponsor (and once again, this has happened many times). But I don't like at all the idea of completely unidentified postings. Comments? -Ed Hall decvax!randvax!edhall