Real Names

[John Beaman]

We need a serious discussion about Ed West's recent post on using real names instead of pseudonyms. This is, by far, the best Luftwaffe/Allied Board on the 'net, and we need to act like adults. There was a time when IDs needed to be shielded, but not anymore. I think this will cut down on spurrious postings and flame wars.

Also, some of the ID attachments and signatures are becoming silly.

So, let's have a nice discussion about this.

Thanks!

[JMSmith]

hi john,

i quite agree with you, real name are far better. ( this coming from sagindragin!) AKA JMSmith

[Pilot]

In general internet practice suggest nickname. This allow in many case better comunication. This board suggest using of real name. It is on everyone's choice how he will represent it self. Does real name help anything? Or make thing better? When I publish article I use real name.

[robert_schulte]

What is so wrong with real names, when even highly respected authors, who are members of this forum are using them?

Robert

[Andy Fletcher]

Originally Posted by Pilot

In general internet practice suggest nickname. This allow in many case better comunication. This board suggest using of real name. It is on everyone's choice how he will represent it self. Does real name help anything? Or make thing better? When I publish article I use real name.

Hi Pilot,

Just as a matter of interest why don't you publish articles using your nickname.

My own view is it doesn't really matter whether you use your real name or a nickname as it's the quality and nature of the post itself that matters. People will soon realise if someone is asking serious questions or just trying to cause trouble. If someone is just trying to start an argument then people can just avoid the discussion. There is nothing stopping people registering under false names anyway - if some one is posting as John Smith or Smith123 what's the difference, neither may bear any relation to their real name.

Best Regards

Andy Fletcher

[Pilot]

Dear Robert Schulte, there is no problem with real name. But before anybody state that who is adult he have to use real name I would like to turn some back in the moment of creation of this web protocols. Not very early when the DARPA had made internet but in the moment when the boards was make to make people life better. Have you note that when you register for account of log into the forum on one label is writen "username"? Not First name and Second name? Well we in real life don't have username, we have real name. But the best part of our life is label with username! Do you have girlffriend or wife? Or children. I have and I am sure that most here are family people. Also we have friends. And all of them call us by our nicknames or in interenet termiunology "user name". My daghter just learn to speak and he try to call me as my wife and it sound like Seyo... soon she will be year two. Creators of the php, asp, pearl and other servers protocols and forums think on this and in effort to make family and friendly atmosphere they are include you to register by your nick and this make one friendly internet comunity. Also this allow to anybody to present it's own personal mark. Is somebody is well educated researcher and ultimate person for Italian aviation it is normal if he register him self by nick "Folgore", "Veltro" or "Saggitario". Internet is the place of the wide freedom. If anybody like to register by it's real name he is free to do this. If anybody want to register in order to the internet rules and use nickname it is also good. And do you know that writting in BLOCK CAPITALS mean that you are scream and shout on somebody!? This mean that nickname [or username] Falcon is good and FALCON is not good. I am moderator for a many years and my first web site I have upload in year 2000. Also I am in contact and cooperation with people who are built in the development and design and I am informed about many of facts. Think what you want and do what you want. Anyway I will be on this board maximum one week and all of this is does not matter to me. Hope that boss of this place will allow me to say final goodbuy to all of you Srecko Bradic or Pilot or Rahan or Abdul Abdel Hamed el kacin or Public Enemy or Svecko Bradre or or or... you can call me as you want

[Ruy Horta]

USERNAME or LOGIN ID does not equal your signature, period...

It is IMHO the principle that some people find it very difficult to disclose their real names - as signatory, as login, or whatever - while they argue with people who do share their identity and in some cases their reputation.

In a way this is a debate about the very essence of TOCH!

IMHO respect starts with trust.

No name, shows a lack trust and often (leads to) a lack of respect.

I may differ from my fellow moderators on the general subject, that I am not against nicknames, but only if I know the men / women behind them. Once that's clear, you can have an even discourse.

I've started a public poll, I envite active members to participate.

[Dénes Bernád]

I firmly support the use of real names on this research board. That's the least one can expect.

It often happens that someone asks a questions then signs the post as 'JohnDoe', or 'Adolf Galland', for example. Obviously, I don't bother spending time on answering such anonymous posts, if he/she doesn't even take responsibility of his/her own name...

[Peter D Evans]

I actually think that the use of sensible nicknames can work, as long as there is a section within the individual’s public profile where a real name can be added.

To play devils advocate, if a message board were to insist on the use of real names when members join, who can be sure that the individual uses their real name? It would just be as easy for me to have joined using Richard Smith, but does that make the questions or answers I post any more relevant than if I were to use my real name?

Cheers,

Peter D Evans
LEMB Administrator

[sveahk]

Actually,I don't mind changing to my real name, it's not a big deal. My nickname was chosen at a time way back, when it was almost like a fashion to post a more or less cool pseudonym - "sveahk" means I'm from Sweden and hk means Hans Krensler, perhaps not a very inventive one, still it stuck...
So, a practical question Ruy, I just edit my User name and everything else stays the same...right?

Hans