That's a good idea. Maybe it could be required for people to fill out the "real name" section of their profile so everyone on the board can have the ability know who a poster is, but at the same time it would protect the people that want to be anonymous outside of the board from popping up on search engines.

I see no value to having one's real name (complete name) posted after each submission. A simple first name, with a following initial for their last names perhaps, but not a full name. I personally have no problem with anyone on this board knowing who I am, where I live, cell #, blah, blah, but I'm sure there are posters who prefer some semblance of privacy and that should be respected, regardless of their rationale.

After all, Leon has everyone's real stuff, what is to gain by exposing personal data? Today's cyberworld is whacky enough without aiding the nuttys. If a poster go postal, I'm sure Leon could easily nuke them in about a half nanosecond.

As for Leon, somehow "peasant" does seem to fit your persona, something like "Beldar the all-knowing", or "High Priest of NET54" perhaps. :)

I really am Al.

I can see both sides. I have no issue with it as long as the poster is honoring the decorum of the site. I don't necessarily need to know who everyone is. Would it be nice, sure but absent troll-like behavior NBD to me.

To Leon...

A BIG OOPS!! My post about "peasant" fitting your persona was in error, I meant to type doesn't fit your persona. Sorry for the bad post, no harm intended, I type too fast sometimes and need to slow down and re-read what I'm about to post.

Al

verdict....staying the way it is...
 

The ending totals on the anonymity poll were: (Should we allow anonymity?)

<TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt1 width="75%">Yes </TD><TD class=alt2 noWrap>http://www.net54baseball.com/images/polls/bar2-l.gifhttp://www.net54baseball.com/images/polls/bar2.gifhttp://www.net54baseball.com/images/polls/bar2-r.gifhttp://www.net54baseball.com/clear.gif </TD><TD class=alt1 title=Votes noWrap align=middle width="12%">38</TD><TD class=alt2 noWrap align=right width="13%">22.35%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 width="75%">No </TD><TD class=alt2 noWrap>http://www.net54baseball.com/images/polls/bar3-l.gifhttp://www.net54baseball.com/images/polls/bar3-r.gifhttp://www.net54baseball.com/clear.gif </TD><TD class=alt1 title=Votes noWrap align=middle width="12%">96</TD><TD class=alt2 noWrap align=right width="13%">56.47%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 width="75%">Yes, but names should be shown in full, elsewhere in contacts, but not required in threads </TD><TD class=alt2 noWrap>http://www.net54baseball.com/images/polls/bar4-l.gifhttp://www.net54baseball.com/images/polls/bar4-r.gifhttp://www.net54baseball.com/clear.gif </TD><TD class=alt1 title=Votes noWrap align=middle width="12%">36</TD><TD class=alt2 noWrap align=right width="13%">21.18%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tfoot align=middle colSpan=4>







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