Originally Posted by
Check Essential
Some of the last few posts have made me cringe.
I'm just a nobody and I don't have any power, not a moderator or anything like that but I have a humble suggestion about the philosophy on here regarding people's identity.
I think its important to keep up at least the pretense of anonymity on here.
I know its a pretty thin fig leaf sometimes but I would urge people not to post stuff that would identify individuals with their screen names. If somebody wants to out themselves then that is fine, but I don't think someone else should out them.
On a related note, I think its silly to use some of the initials the way we do. For instance, why say that the President of ALPA is "LM"? That's just dumb. The elected officials and even committee guys sign up for those positions fully expecting to be publicly criticised or praised or whatever. It comes with the territory. I think we should go ahead and say their names.
If I want to say that Lee Moak or Kingsley Roberts is a bum then it should be OK to say it. They ran for public office. They are big boys. They can take it.
What I don't think we should do is identify who is who by associating them with their anonymous screen name on this board.
I don't want to know who any of you guys are.
Sorry for the rant. just my 2 cents.
I think Boomer is a bum. Just sayin'. He should out himself at least by PM to the interested parties.
But I agree with what you said in priciple. I don't want to know who Timbo is...at least not on here.
And that anonymous acl65 where did he come from? Who the H,E, double toothpicks is Buzzpat?
Heck the rest, I don't care about either. You can tell when the MEC guys come on here, but it isn't important to know who they are. In fact, sometimes its more fun to duel with them anonymously. If Slow and Alfa are back on the line, great, but I dont dislike them even though often I disagree with them. Flying Delta jets is a good job with good folks.
Anonymity is good for everyone here.
Except Boomer.