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There are all sorts of different ways that websites that allow comments have dealt with trollish behavior over the years, but I think the BBC's new policy is the first I've seen in which the organization threatens that it may contact your boss or your school (found via Frank Fisher).
The new policy has a short section on "offensive or inappropriate content on BBC websites" where it says the following:
Offensive or inappropriate content on BBC websites
If you post or send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content anywhere on or to BBC websites or otherwise engage in any disruptive behaviour on any BBC service, the BBC may use your personal information to stop such behaviour.
Where the BBC reasonably believes that you are or may be in breach of any applicable laws (e.g. because content you have posted may be defamatory), the BBC may use your personal information to inform relevant third parties such as your employer, school email/internet provider or law enforcement agencies about the content and your behaviour.
To be fair, it does seem to limit this to cases where it believes you've violated the law, but even so, it seems like a stretch to argue that the BBC should be calling your boss to tell on you for being a [troll], even if you break the law.
Source: TechDirt
(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Friday May 19 2017, @02:41AM (12 children)
In the 80's and early 90's, days of usenet. Didn't understand why people didn't use their real names online, and it suddenly clicked.
It clicked so suddenly I had to get a username Right Fricken Now. Snotnose came to mind. Now I'm snotnose everywhere. And I'm not the only one, there are 3-4 other folks who go by snotnose. Fortunately we don't intersect in our interests, unfortunately it's easy to find out one is a sk8er dude and one is a minister. Still, potential boss googles me and they won't find anything they can tie to me. Cuz they don't know I'm snotnose.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 19 2017, @02:51AM (2 children)
Michael David Crawford uses his real name and Michael David Crawford can do no wrong. Michael David Crawford recovers from homelessness and long term unemployment in a world where unemployment is a death sentence. Michael David Crawford is a living miracle of blockbuster proportions. Michael David Crawford will have a movie made about his life starring Michael David Crawford as Michael David Crawford.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Friday May 19 2017, @03:00AM (1 child)
Fuck yeah. Michael David Crawford ROCKS.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by http on Friday May 19 2017, @05:21PM
Just remember, a homeless guy with mental health issues has more posts worth reading than you have.
I browse at -1 when I have mod points. It's unsettling.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 19 2017, @02:53AM (4 children)
Yes, I do know who you are, but I hired you anyway. It amuses me to keep you around.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Snotnose on Friday May 19 2017, @03:02AM (3 children)
I wish. Made the mistake of leaving a good job a few years back to join a startup, which went tits up a year later. Haven't been able to get an interview since then, let alone a job. Even chopped 10-15 years off my resume, nobody responds to my "um, u got a job, I would be really good at it, so, we good?" emails.
I did not plan to retire in my 50s, but that seems to be what I've done.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 19 2017, @04:44AM (1 child)
Ain't no jobs when you're over 30. Unless you're Michael-fucking-David-fucking-Crawford-fuck-yeah.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 19 2017, @06:30AM
Wub a lubba dub dub!
(Score: 2, Informative) by anubi on Friday May 19 2017, @07:54AM
I did not want to retire either... but we do have a Gawd-awful surplus of STEM people in the workplace right now due to all the aerospace companies which are no longer around.
Which has highly depressed how much organizations value us.
One organization I was dealing with seemed to have no problem paying $600 hour for attorney. I was not valued at even ten percent of that.
I was to be the one creating the content. The attorney was retained to protect the content. Geez.
Before I say too much on this, things for me could be far far far worse.... I could be thousands of dollars in student debt with a newly minted engineering degree right now.
Forced to work for peanuts as my training is so specialized I am only useful to certain corporations. Corporations which now have their pick of thousands of job applicants and they can pick the ones with the least expectations which makes for a good bonus for the hiring manager.
I had the choice to turn down those low-ball offers and accept pasture way before my time.
( Jumping up and down and throwing things.... "I am fed up with Cucumber! I want Grape!" )
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]
(Score: 2) by AthanasiusKircher on Friday May 19 2017, @02:56AM (1 child)
Yes, I learned that lesson pretty early too -- for me, it was someone posting emails on his website without permission, emails I had sent him just as casual comments on his site and not meant for public consumption. (This was back in the early days of the web when people just put up personal websites on whatever topic, and they'd have their email address prominently listed for comments/discussion.) You can still find those emails archived around -- the internet never forgot. It was nothing too embarrassing, but it was enough to make me realize I needed to be careful where I used my name when dealing on the internet.
I don't seem to have any competition for my username. Well, there was another guy, but he's been dead for over 300 years, so I don't think he's a problem. Most places I just go by Athanasius when that username is available -- there is occasional competition there (as there was on Slashdot, hence why I use my full name here).
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 19 2017, @03:50AM
The internet was so slow 300 years ago that his emails are still *SENDING*........
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Refugee from beyond on Friday May 19 2017, @06:55AM
Not good enough. All your nicknames must be different and they must not link to each other in any way.
Instantly better soylentnews: replace background on article and comment titles with #973131.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 23 2017, @01:37AM
Pseudonymty FTW!