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Anonymous Chockstone users 25-Jul-2003 At 12:31:41 PM V

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On 25/07/2003 A5iswhereitsat wrote:
>Does it really matter if someone knows your name & email address?

To you -- apparently not.

>I have not received any junk mail etc since being a registered Chockstone
>user, and am proud to be a climber, so am not concerned who knows it.

Yep, and I like the idea of email addresses only being visible to other members.

>Likewise it does not worry me if 'they' (evil cyberspace corporations/people),
>know whether I like this or that, or did this or that. How do they filter
>it anyway, ... I could be bullshitting something chronic!

It's kind of annoying having a record of everything you've said attached to your name though. I've seen a few flame wars on rec.climbing get out of hand, and people start Googling and dredging up 3-year-old posts out of context. In some cases it gets quite personal.

>I find the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, as I have received correspondence
>arising from Chockstone forum issues from members following up certain
>things, and have appreciated the ability to be able to do this.

I can respect that, but for some people perhaps the perceived disadvantages outweigh the advantages. Or perhaps they're just shy.

I was a bit disappointed in another thread to see people using the privilege of anonymity to abuse others. But it's good to be able to speak my mind without anyone forming preconcieved notions based on my identity. You can probably guess someone's identity if you know them anyhow...