Comments on: Why anonymity on the Internet is bad. http://www.timcourtney.net/2007/07/28/why-anonymity-on-the-internet-is-bad/ Enthusiastic technologist and aspiring pilot. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:21:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Tim Courtney http://www.timcourtney.net/2007/07/28/why-anonymity-on-the-internet-is-bad/#comment-10 Tim Courtney Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:15:23 +0000 http://www.timcourtney.net/2007/07/28/why-anonymity-on-the-internet-is-bad/#comment-10 <p>Not sure if you're aware, but your posts on Brothers' Brick are appearing as Dunechaser (your WP login?) on your posts and on the RSS. You can change the WP settings to display your real name if you like. I do notice that the About Us pages note your real name, and in that case it's probably enough, cause that way people can find out who you are if they want to.</p> <p>I think crap would still happen online if people used real names -- but a lot less of it would. Real names isn't a cure-all, but it's a big step. At least, for people who care about building and maintaining a reputation.</p> Not sure if you’re aware, but your posts on Brothers’ Brick are appearing as Dunechaser (your WP login?) on your posts and on the RSS. You can change the WP settings to display your real name if you like. I do notice that the About Us pages note your real name, and in that case it’s probably enough, cause that way people can find out who you are if they want to.

I think crap would still happen online if people used real names — but a lot less of it would. Real names isn’t a cure-all, but it’s a big step. At least, for people who care about building and maintaining a reputation.

]]> By: Andrew Becraft http://www.timcourtney.net/2007/07/28/why-anonymity-on-the-internet-is-bad/#comment-9 Andrew Becraft Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:11:09 +0000 http://www.timcourtney.net/2007/07/28/why-anonymity-on-the-internet-is-bad/#comment-9 I couldn't agree more. There's so much crap that goes on online that probably wouldn't if people chose to use their real names (or an equivalent identity). Personally, I've been trying to get rid of "Dunechaser" for several years now... I couldn’t agree more. There’s so much crap that goes on online that probably wouldn’t if people chose to use their real names (or an equivalent identity). Personally, I’ve been trying to get rid of “Dunechaser” for several years now…

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