Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>]

Petr,

You'll have to take my word that I'm not working for the NSA, FBI, IRS, or any data collecting agency. It's policy at B-Hebrew for members posting to the list to include their first and last name. We don't ask for any credit card details, street addresses, or next of kin—just the name you use in public. It's a courtesy to others to know with whom they are dealing.

PS – How do we know YOU are not working for the NSA?

GEORGE ATHAS

Co-Moderator, B-Hebrew

Sydney, Australia

From: Petr Tomasek <tomasek AT etf.cuni.cz>
Date: Wednesday, 4 September 2013 7:54 PM
To: George Athas <george.athas AT moore.edu.au>
Cc: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] ALL MEMBERS: Sign your posts

On Tue, Sep 03, 2013 at 12:00:44PM +0000, George Athas wrote:

Please remember, each post MUST be signed with your FIRST AND LAST NAMES. This is not optional.

We also encourage you to add any institutional affiliation you have and/or your geographical location, but that's optional.

We thank you for your cooperation.

This has been a community service announcement.

GEORGE ATHAS

Co-Moderator, B-Hebrew

Sydney, Australia

I wonder whether you are paid by the NSA to help them collect

personal data and opinions of list members...

(Ok, this is a little provocation but anyway I think that

it's perfectly legitimate to wish not to reveal the real

names in public email lists...)

Petr Tomasek