On 3/30/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm <macgyvermagic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
It has been shown in the past that vandals and trolls
have no problem with
harrassing users in the real world.
And it's a shame too as there is very little that can happen to you on
a website[1] that would warrant going after someone in meatspace. Yet
we have friutcakes who will make trouble for someone in real life
because they can't get their POV into [[Article]]
I think the choice should be left to the account
owner, but I would lean
towards using pseudonyms to avoid real world harrasment.
In a position of trust the foundation can ask for a real name, but there's
no real need for them to be known to the public.
But if said fruitcake knew that the foundation had the real names, it
wouldn't be difficult to use a bullshit John Doe lawsuit for the sole
reason of getting this information in discovery. I believe that's how
the RIAA initially turns IP addresses into names for later lawsuits.
1. A possible exception to this in WP would be a BLP issue.