[TYPO3-hci] OT: Realnames? (was: Re: HCI list post statistics)

[Michael Stucki]

Hi Christopher & Kasper,

just to make this clear: Although I am the list admin my comments are not
ultimate decisions. I/we have never excluded anyone from a mailing list
because he didn't want to follow the mailing list rules. [1]

Personally I don't like short names for two reasons: They make it difficult
to memorize a person, and they are not unique. I think your name provides a
good example for this, there are many Christophers, so I can only guess if
this is a different person than you...

I have given up discussing about realnames with Joey, and probably I didn't
even start discussing this with you ever ;-) After all, I'm very happy that
both of you are so active contributors on our mailing lists that this is
probably worth ignoring the lack of a realname.

But on the other side, I still find it stubborn that you seem not willing to
change it since you (both) are the only one(s) in thousands...

- michael

[1] The only exception are people who use auto-responders, of course.

> Hi Christopher
> 
> While "JoH" is kind of unique, "Christopher" is not. Should any other
> guy named "Christopher" not require the same right as you then? It
> doesn't matter if you posted for four years, I want to know who you
> are when browsing the list. _Everyone_ else in the TYPO3 community
> has agreed to this, you should too. Protection of privacy? Come on...!
> 
> However, I have now put Michael Stucki in copy since he has authority
> to decide if you "must" to it to be on the list, if he says you have
> to, you have to. Otherwise you can decide for yourself if you wish to
> meet my wish.
> 
> According to the http://typo3.org/community/mailing-lists/mailing-
> list-rules-guidelines/ page this is what is said about name (under
> suggestions):
> 
> "Names - please use your real name - we're a friendly list that likes
> to know whom we're talking!"
> 
> 
> - kasper
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Oct 11, 2006, at 18:55 , Christopher wrote:
> 
>> Kasper Skårhøj wrote:
>>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>> (@"Christopher" - please add your last name, I believe its against
>>> our
>>> rules to be anonymous and you are _not_ the only Christopher
>>> around. For
>>> "JoH" its different due to his year-long participation in the
>>> community)
>>
>> Kasper, I've been posting to the lists--usually answering
>> questions--for
>> almost /four years/ without using a last name. My surname is easy
>> enough
>> to discover if you're truly interested (and is always included in
>> off-list messages).
>>
>> Protecting one's privacy is difficult enough on the internet so IMO a
>> community rule /requiring/ participants to divulge more personal
>> information than is strictly necessary is a bad rule.
>>
>>
>> -Christopher
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> 
> - kasper
> 
> "Necessity is the mother of invention"
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