Let's say that as a part of this lawsuit, WeJo is forced to post every single person's name next to every single post ever made (presuming this was possible). Would you be ashamed? Proud?
So instead of "X_Fit_The_Real_1" it would say "Anthony Johnson"
I know I'd feel kind of bad about some of my posts, and I try to to be civil and nice on here. I was thinking about this on my run today.
Thinking Man on Runs wrote: Let's say that as a part of this lawsuit, WeJo is forced to post every single person's name next to every single post ever made (presuming this was possible). Would you be ashamed? Proud?
Ashamed and embarrassed. Despite my efforts not to get too out of line with my posts, I've written some incredibly stupid things on this board over the years...using a wide variety of handles. Hypocritically, many of my posts have even railed on gutless anonymity.
Nobody would use it. So no, I wouldn't like it, because it would be empty.
It would be a serious message board with no trolls and no drug accusations. We could have interesting and meaningful discussions.
It is my real name, always has been, so I guess I wouldn't feel any different than usual.
there are a lot of people with my name, so I wouldn't care much.
It would like a party without alcohol.
Anthony Johnson wrote:
It would like a party without alcohol.
Perfect analogy
Being embarrassed by the sheer volume of posts that would bear their name might be the biggest fear for the 12 hour a day lurkers.
I basically troll the trolls, taunt the brojos, and diss on the racists and flat earthers. I am not always nice but not like the above, so whatever.
No credible judge will issue that ruling. Stop worrying.
No one is pure. Those who think they have posted only "nicey" comments will learn that someone disagrees with their opinion about how nicey they are.
It isn't possible to trace every posters' real name. My setup is good enough to keep Google search from knowing my true base location. If Google can't figure it out, the brojos certainly can't.
I've made some posts that maybe push the limit from time to time. Have used several names over the many years of posting, mainly to avoid stalkers. I wouldn't mind it if they went public. Except for the obvious legal privacy issues being violated. Actually most probably wouldn't know me or care who I am anyway. I haven't posted anything on-line that I hadn't also said to certain people in person. I'm not ashamed of my opinions or my posts/words. If someone dont like it, fuk em. If you need a friend, buy a dog.
I have posted some smartass comments but nothing too bad also I have never started a troll thread.
I've posted some stupid stuff over the years, but can't help thinking that those we're discussing might just be reading here. Some of the stuff they read about themselves must be demoralizing, though I hope they just laugh it off. But I can't claim sainthood either.
Can you read Chinese?
Well it doesn,'t matter to Nike Shanghai World HQ anyways.
I admit have been inititiating posts on Rupp, Hasay, UO, TTUSA, Farah, Alberto, Cain, Osaka, Symmonds, Wheating, etc.
But wechat, twitter, and facebook is where our efforts are these days.
I'm amazed that the trolls here don't realize how they are jeopardizing their future.
Everything you post on the internet... EVERYTHING... stays somewhere on the internet FOREVER. Thus, nothing is really anonymous. The technology already exists. The FBI, NSA, etc. can already do it.
Privacy laws might protect you today, but forget what privacy laws say today. That could change. Imagine if a job interviewer, a jury, or a nosey reporter could see everything you post "anonymously" on the Internet. I think people should be a lot more careful about what they type online.
It would be like commenting on a Letsrun Facebook page.
You're not going to get the same kind of conversations as this anonymous board.
fisky wrote:
Privacy laws might protect you today, but forget what privacy laws say today. That could change. Imagine if a job interviewer, a jury, or a nosey reporter could see everything you post "anonymously" on the Internet. I think people should be a lot more careful about what they type online.
"Privacy laws" aren't what protects anonymity. It's the forum software that does. All the laws in the world aren't going to recover who posted what on this webforum let alone 10 years ago. You know nothing about computers.
Maybe you should figure out how to make chocolate milk before pretending to know technology.