beastie wrote:
You're going to have to alter your example, Bob, and include the fact that if the individual were to use his/her own name, he/she could be placing not only him or herself, but also his or her family, in jeopardy.
So, rape is justified when a woman chooses to go jogging alone? Bank robbery is justified when one chooses to deposit his funds in a bank? Crank and obscene phone calls are justified if a man decides against an unlisted number?
Yes, I may be putting myself in jeopardy by using my name in all my letters, my emails, and internet posts, but you are the one choosing to do the damage. Who is in the wrong?
Bob, this doesn't even make sense. How in the world do you leap to justifying rape because a woman is jogging alone from my statement?
I'm saying that the reason people post anonymously on the internet is usually due to safety issues, not due to wanting to hide behind a mask. When I first started posting on the internet, I used my real name, too. Then I got a phone call from a total stranger on the net and freaked out over how much information anyone could look up about me if they wanted to- a single woman with three children. I have never used my real name again.
I wrote a letter when I left the church explaining exactly why I left, and gave it to my bishop and my family. I signed my real name. They know it all. I'm not ashamed of what I say about the LDS church, and I certainly do not believe I've said anything so vicious to you that you are justified - using your real name - calling me a sociopath or deliberately deceptive.
I post anonymously on the internet because I don't want some nut looking up information about me, and potentially my family.
by the way, I'm genuinely curious. Just what have I said to you that justifies you calling me a sociopath, and deliberately deceptive?