16 Dec
2011
16 Dec
'11
2:37 p.m.
On 12/16/2011 04:59, C Anthony Risinger wrote:
i mean, people don't act the same way with their own family vs. the internet allows for obscene levels of anonymity that simply *cannot* exist in traditional/direct communication
We are humans so it's not bad if we misbehave, act like trolls etc.. Sometimes I have to misbehave, act like a troll etc., BUT I welcome that on Linux mailing lists it's common to do this using the real name. Way of behaving is not to fake an identity. The Internet anonymity is grotesque, it's like talking to a chatbot like ELIZA (Weizenbaum is one of my idols :). Did you note that most Linux users use their real names :)? This is more important for me than thinking about top and bottom posting rules. Cheers! Ralf