Re: [ga] Proof of Identification

[Patrick Greenwell <patrick@stealthgeeks.net>]

On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Mark C. Langston wrote:

> 
> In the interest of putting an end to these shenanigans, I withdraw
> my preivous conditions for submitting my driver's license.  I'll be
> happy to do it immediately on request.

Using the "web-of-trust" concept(which is really an excellent idea), I
don't see why this would be necessary in your case. Myself and several
other saw you and heard you speak when you went up to the mike at one of
the Names Council meetings held in San Jose. I'd vouch for the veracity of
your existence. Many others not present at that meeting have met me in the
past, and as such know that I am a real person too.

If a successful attempt to eliminate frauds such as the multiple
personalities of Jeff Williams is to be made, I am not confident that
simply faxing a license will be sufficient given the ease with which
documents can be digitally manipulated, and the difficulty in recognizing
such manipulation due to the lack of granularity inherient in a fax. If
anyone doubts that someone would bother to go to such effort consider the
vast quantities of time Jeff has dedicated to inflicting his fantasy world
on all of us for so long, including the effort involved in signing up with
several providers and carrying on conversations with himself. Mailings
would at least minimize the number of personalities someone could claim.  

Everyone is being forced to play the electronic version of "Keystone
Cops." At some point, people are going to have to decide when they have
had enough....