Re: st: Identities on Statalist

[Jeph Herrin <junk@spandrel.net>]

I'll just note that one can use whatever rubbishy
email address one likes to reduce the potential for
spam (see this posting) while at the same time and
at no increased risk of same use your real name in
your email client for identification (see this
posting).

cheers,
Jeph



n j cox wrote:
> Clive Nicholas suggested
>
> "Please note that posting under aliases to Statalist is a rather
> rubbish idea."
>
> I have various comments:
>
> 1. There are no official rules or even suggestions in the FAQ about what 
> identifiers or names you use on Statalist. Mostly, that's your business.
>
> 2. Many people are sensitive to the fact that an internet presence 
> attracts even more spam, and so use what cunning they can to reduce 
> that, and good luck to them.
>
> 3. On occasion I have seen names like "statalist" or similar being
> used. I think we need to ask you to avoid names like that. Presumably
> such people are adopting such an identity purely for membership of this
> list, and have other choices available to them. I am going to suggest
> that we have this convention: people are asked to avoid any name
> that includes "Stata" or any obvious variant on that. The risk of
> confusion is small, but it is not zero, hence the request.
>
> 4. I've stumbled across stuff on the internet in which it appears
> that everyone has an alias and gets high on hurling poorly written 
> insults at each other. Statalist is pretty much the other end of the
> spectrum, manifestly, and is serious (without being solemn). Also, all 
> the most active and authoritative members of the list use their own 
> names and have identifiable roots. If you choose to be different, that's 
> your choice, but people might start making assumptions, usually 
> unconsciously, about how much you deserve an answer. In short, you
> lose nothing and may gain something by saying who you really are and 
> where you are based. This doesn't mean you must write from an 
> institutional address, but it does mean that the mood is positive
> about stating affiliations.
>
> Nick
> n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk
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