Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84 chuqui version 1.7 9/23/84; site nsc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!nsc!chuqui From: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) Newsgroups: net.news Subject: Re: Anonymous Postings Message-ID: <3148@nsc.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-Aug-85 11:21:44 EDT Article-I.D.: nsc.3148 Posted: Tue Aug 20 11:21:44 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 03:12:40 EDT References: <331@SCIRTP.UUCP> Reply-To: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) Distribution: net Organization: Uncle Chuqui's Lemming Farm Lines: 27 In article <331@SCIRTP.UUCP> ned@SCIRTP.UUCP (Ned Robie) writes: >Although anonymous posting is generally frowned upon (and is practically >impossible anyway), there are occasions when it is appropriate. >For instance: personal information that would contribute to discussions >but could prove detrimental to the author if his/her identity is revealed. This was one of the functions served by the late, unlamented mod.singles. Moderated groups are a great place for something like this, because the moderator is a public and known place and hopefully trusted enough by the readership not to misuse the trusts needed to ask someone else to post something for them. I think it worked pretty well as far as it went -- I'm sorry mod.singles didn't catch on. Two things to keep in mind: anyone who posts something anonymously takes on the liability of that posting, so they should use caution about what they are getting themselves into. Since there is no way to follow back to the real source, the poster would be the one most likely to get stuck with the flames (and possible lawsuits). Also, the person wishing something posted anonymously has to trust the poster that they won't do something really assinine like pass the mail on un-anonymously, hand copies to friends, or generally snicker behind their hand... -- Chuq Von Rospach nsc!chuqui@decwrl.ARPA {decwrl,hplabs,ihnp4}!nsc!chuqui Son, you're mixing ponderables again