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martyb
on Friday November 27 2015, @12:01AM
from the names-are-complex--there-are-real-and-imaginary-ones dept.
from the names-are-complex--there-are-real-and-imaginary-ones dept.
The Montana Standard always collected real names from people in their comments section, but until recently allowed them to post under a screen name.
Their new policy is to display the real name.
They will also display the real names of all people who posted pseudonymous comments before the policy changed. This is bad news for anyone who had a good reason to use a nom de plume.
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Newspaper Retroactively Imposes Real-Name Policy for Comments
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History repeats itself -- the first time as a tragi-comedy, the second
time as bedroom farce.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 27 2015, @03:13AM
Ah, so now we know that you, Anonymous Coward, are actually not either a 97 year-old Afghan woman or an 86 year-old Filipino man. This narrows things down considerably. Thank you for your cooperation, citizen!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 27 2015, @03:46AM
When I sign up for a website (like this one) I use a junk email address registered with a junk name.
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 27 2015, @06:44AM
I always use my real name.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 27 2015, @07:05AM
is that so, Mr. Anonymous Coward