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Washingtonpost.com Wants Identities of Posters
mytrip recommends a News.com account of a panel discussion in which the Washington Post's online executive editor Jim Brady argued against anonymity on his site. He's welcome to try to carve out a space for civilized discourse, but it seems that he can't help alienating the Net-savvy whenever he opens his mouth to speak of it. "... he would like to see a technology that could identify people who violate site standards — and if need be — automatically kick them off for good. ... Brady also lamented that closing user accounts doesn't keep bad eggs off a site. They just come back and create new ones ... Brady believes that in the next five years people will be required to identify themselves in some way at many sites. 'I don't know whether we do it with a credit card number, a driver's license or passport ...'"
We all know that the best Slashdot comments come from anonymous cowards, right? This guy is nuts to require registration!
One user = one login. It is the stuff of internet legend.
God spoke to me.
He can simply require anyone who wants an account on his site to present themselves at his office with three pieces of photo ID and a completed application form. He can then interview them, check their references, and decide whether or not they are acceptable.
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When did they stop making shit up?
"The average reporter we talk to is 27 years old......They literally know nothing." - Ben Rhodes
Sure they will! But from now on everything will be attributed to "DeepThroat69".
"Flag on the moon. How did it get there?"
Kind of insightful, actually, when you think about the topic.
Why don't they just have two forums: one anonymous, and one that requires a dna sample. Let people use whichever they prefer.