On 11/1/2010 1:40 PM, I am Tosk wrote:
In ,
says...
I think you are right, and I'm thinking about just giving up on this as
a place to post about and read about boats in an atmosphere of
fellowship, good will and relaxation.
There's no question that these "ID spoofers" as you call them want
nothing more than the complete destruction of this newsgroup. Perhaps if
their actual identifies were posted here, they'd have an incentive to
leave.
Sounds like you may need a more structured arena, this is google groups,
and part of the beauty of usenet is the freedom to speak anonymously
without fear of retribution... Outing someones real id is just a way to
stifle free speech and intimidate. It's the same as stalking or
threatening someones family in my opinon...
I don't see any group advantage to allowing a few slobs to assume the
identities of other posters or to insult other posters while hiding
behind a cloak of anonymity. The stalking, as it were, is being done by
those spoofers and insulters who cannot control themselves and behave.
In the circumstances under discussion, free speech is not the issue.