Re: [ga] how to deal with liars?

[Marc Schneiders <marc@fuchsia.bijt.net>]

On Thu, 16 May 2002, at 12:34 [=GMT+0200], Thomas Roessler wrote:

> How should we deal with someone who purposefully misrepresents his
> identity, and participates in this list on a very active basis?

Depends. If somebody likes to hides his true identity, assuming another
one, that is quite different from purporting to be another existing
person. So what are we talking about? Are we not free to moniker
ourselves? Identity on the Net is a tricky business, not like mathematics.

> Should such an individual be permanently blocked from posting?

I do not see, how you could do that. You can block an email address, I
assume, but no more.

> Should such an individual also be blocked from receiving the GA list
> through e-mail?

Even criminals are allowed to receive snailmail. So why? And isn't the
list archived anyway?


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