For various privacy reasons, many feel unwilling to disclose their full name
- including myself, especially when archived birding-aus messages by a
particular person appear in Google when his/her name is searched for. I'm
quite happy to use my first name and initial, however, which I hope is
sufficient to prove my authenticity. If anyone really needs to know my full
name, they can correspond with me personally.
I do, agree however that invented names are annoying and somewhat
unacceptable. Any number of larrikins can sign up to birding-aus with a
ridiculous invented name and report hoax sightings. But then again, I don't
think this occurs often on birding-aus anyhow, and one can always invent an
authentic-sounding pseudonym.
Regan.
From: "Gemfyre" <>
To: "Alan Morris" <>,<>
Subject: Re: [BIRDING-AUS] Un-named Observers
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 06:26:26 +0800
I've noticed in this group actual names are the done thing. I find in most
areas of the net using a nick is more common for security reasons - perhaps
old habits die hard for this person? I am known as Gemfyre or Cosmos
everywhere else on the internet, I only reveal my name to people I feel I
can trust.
Belinda (or Gemfyre - Cosmos is reserved for My Little Pony related stuff)
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