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- From: jkp@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala)
- Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
- Subject: Re: WELL anonymity policy
- Message-ID: <1993Jan5.120157.6068@nntp.hut.fi>
- Date: 5 Jan 93 12:01:57 GMT
- References: <1993Jan3.230620.27916@nntp.hut.fi> <1993Jan4.161132.28288@eff.org> <1993Jan4.194622.2669@nntp.hut.fi> <1993Jan4.224620.6980@eff.org>
- Sender: usenet@nntp.hut.fi (Usenet pseudouser id)
- Reply-To: jkp@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala)
- Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
- Lines: 35
- In-Reply-To: mnemonic@eff.org (Mike Godwin)
- Nntp-Posting-Host: lusmu.cs.hut.fi
-
- In article <1993Jan4.224620.6980@eff.org>, mnemonic@eff (Mike Godwin) writes:
- >>It's not an accusation targeted against anyone, it's an observation
- >>about the newsgroup in general. I don't think it's important to
- >>discuss publicly _who_ is doing what in a matter like this, but
- >>instead to be aware of the problem and discuss ways of how to solve
- >>it.
- >
- >But how can we solve a problem if you aren't specific about what the
- >problem is?
-
- Who is "we" here? I was talking about the newsgroup in general.
- Perhaps I wasn't clear enough and you're thinking about the EFF.
-
- In any case, I think email is more appropriate than the public forum
- for pointing out the details (involving personal issues) what someone
- thinks is the problem.
-
- >I don't see how it can be discussed, except in the vaguest and most
- >abstract terms, without being particular. How can Jack solve the problem
- >of his nastiness to Jill when he's not even sure he's being the one
- >discussed, and he's given no clue as to what in particular about his
- >posting was objectionable?
-
- When discussing ethical principles on a public forum, I think it's
- much more productive to discuss them in general terms and fictionary
- examples everyone can be equally familiar with than with real
- personalities.
-
- >Are there other fields in which problem-solving is done without any
- >mention of the particulars of the problem?
-
- Wise-ass cracks like the above two lines are a good example of what I
- was talking about.
-
- //Jyrki
-