Morality and truthfulness in the forums.

[Morgan]

I appreciate the intentions of the OP, but I reserve the right to privacy.

Giving out one's real name provides anyone at all with the ability to gather information about oneself. Fear or no fear, I do not feel it necessary to disclose to a bunch of strangers in a forum my career, the high school I attended, where I live, etc.

So, Morgan is shall be

My real name is on the round table, and if you Goggle my real name it takes up about three quarters of the full page - here then - Heather Dolheguy.

[Esteban]

I'm Esteban Danilo Villanova Montenegro from Chile. greetings to all.

[Frank Samuel]

hey my name is Frank Samuel and no I'm not keen on pictures. Not my thing.
Even with my babies and family, just not my thing. I learn to look beyond the picture . My pictures are stored in my mind. I let my wife take the pictures.

[Shellie]

I have a vicious and vindictive ex-husband who is a pathological narcissist. He doesn't need to know what I am up to.

Oh... he is also an Islamofascist from a certain "rogue/terrorist" country, and feels death is the punishment for apostasy.

[Mori]

As much as I have tried to remember, my real name has eluded me. During the time before current a name was irrelevant. If a name was relevant I would have remembered what it was. I do not understand the question.

[nodrog]

But in order for any of us to really trust one another we need let go, stop hiding behind the “username” and reveal ourselves to the world.

Hmmmm... trust has to be earned. Honesty does not. I can be honest without you knowing my real name.

If I was a member of some special task force commanded with identifying dissidents to the NWO, one of the first places I would go is the internet and forums that provide user information and where dissonant views are expressed. I would then make a list of the names, especially those with websites and RL addresses. I would then go through the list looking for cross references to phone books or websites. Depending on my brief, I would "profile" the list and determine who, by the evidence, are those that might pose a threat to the NWO.

On that basis I would say that transparency in these times and in this context is naive. There are enemies of truth, goodness and purity. Sometimes truth must be concealed. Even God does it.

I rest my case.



Regards, nodrog.

[TranceAm]

"If I was a member of some special task force commanded with identifying dissidents to the NWO, one of the first places I would go is the internet and forums that provide user information and where dissonant views are expressed."

That is so yester millenium..

I would make my echelon and carnivore black boxes operating in the ISP for Total Information Awareness, scan each and every TCP/IP packet and analyse if there were forbidden/trigger words.. If any flag comes up positive, It would trigger that all communication be copied to a field officer who would take the descision to monitor ALL communication from that IP... Mostly for future references, after all laws change, and sometime they change something in the past lawful, to unlawful

The adresses of emails, IRC channels, HTTP adresses would only be used to register the network of individuals, and gather new IP adresses to be monitored a la McCarthy.

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Edit : Hi Officer.. At least You every time get something interesting to read.... And you can not, just can not unread thoughts... :P

btw, who gave us the internet, and why exactly? ;-)

[nodrog]

Originally Posted by TranceAm

...That is so yester millenium..

Thanks for the update. I guess I am a bit behind the ball... (like I need to get in front of it).

I should point out however, that in my hypothetical example, it is not about listening so much as compiling a list with RL names addresses photos to forward to a "clean up crew". Yes, such details would be available via your method, but I am not concerned with how so much as what information may be garnered.

I think you understand my meaning. It is already understood I think, that "listening" is already taking place. My concern is not that people are listening because I have nothing I want to hide from them. Only that once a decision is made to eliminate opposition, personal details such as name etc become important. If I had that job, this forum might be a "good" place to start if I and everyone were to adopt the practice such as might be inferred from this thread.

Gosh, I've watched enough movies.



Regards, nodrog.

[DeeZe]

Actually, all of my friends call me DeeZe. I've had the nickname for over 5 years now.

The name I was given at birth is Robert Bourgeau.

Peace and love,
(:-DeeZe

[Chris Parson]

i'm into using my real name. and i appreciate it when others do as well. but i understand why some might feel the need to protect themselves and those near them.