Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Kirk Lowery <Kirk AT GrovesCenter.org>]

Petr,

A little history: b-hebrew has had a lot of flame wars through the years. What we found was that anonymous posting allows people to hide from their responsibility to honor our rules and encourages disrespectful discourse. The posting of full names makes for a much more pleasant forum. As for the NSA and that ilk, they've got you any time they want you, names on posts or not. :-(

Kirk Lowery
Co-Moderator, B-Hebrew

On Wed, 2013-09-04 at 13:25 +0000, George Athas wrote:
>     Petr,
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>     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.
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>     PS – How do we know YOU are not working for the NSA?
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>     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
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>     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.
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> >         
> >     
> >         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
> >     
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>     I wonder whether you are paid by the NSA to help them collect
>     personal data and opinions of list members...
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>     (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
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Blessings,
Kirk
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Kirk E. Lowery, PhD
President & Senior Research Fellow
The J. Alan Groves Center for Advanced Biblical Research
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