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From: edhall@randvax.UUCP (Ed Hall)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: The need for anonymous postings
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Date: Sat, 10-Nov-84 04:27:06 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov 10 04:27:06 1984
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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