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Anonymity, Accountability and Identity From: Dave Briggs Date: 2007 Jun 19 11:52 UTC Short link
I wonder if the best solution is a pseudonym user name, with the
ability to have ones real name made available in a profile page,
possibly only viewable by community members.
On 6/19/07, Smith, Ella <E.Smith@napier.ac.uk> wrote: > Hi, > Reading back through these posts, it's interesting to see a very good > argument for participants using pseudonyms matched by equally good > arguments for participants to be very public about their identity. > What's especially interesting is the similarity of the contexts - 2 > independent local community forums. (Though I can see that they're > different under the surface!) > > I'd be really interested to hear of people's experience of this > identity/anonymity question within other contexts. > > For example - Local Issues Forums (UK link: > http://www.e-democracy.org/uk/) ask all participants to use their own > names. How well did this aspect cross the Atlantic? > > Also, I'd be interested to hear from those of you who've been involved > in forums in particularly sensitive contexts - possibly some of the > Irish e-consultations http://www.e-consultation.org/ might have > required a specific approach. > > -Ella > > Ella Smith > > International Teledemocracy Centre > Napier University > 10 Colinton Road > Edinburgh, EH10 5DT > > Telephone: +44 (0) 131 455 2392 Fax: +44 (0) 131 455 2282 > Email: <email obscured> > > http://itc.napier.ac.uk > > > > This message is intended for the addressee(s) only and should not be read, > copied or disclosed to anyone else outwith the University without the > permission of the sender. > It is your responsibility to ensure that this message and any attachments > are scanned for viruses or other defects. Napier University does not accept > liability for any loss > or damage which may result from this email or any attachment, or for errors > or omissions arising after it was sent. Email is not a secure medium. Email > entering the > University's system is subject to routine monitoring and filtering by the > University. > > Member profile for Ella: > http://groups.dowire.org/main/contacts/smithella > > > ----------------------------------------- > > Group home for UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange: > http://groups.dowire.org/main/groups/ukie > > Replies go to members of UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange with all posts > on this topic here: > http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/ > > For digest version or to leave UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange, > email <email obscured> > with "digest on" or "unsubscribe" in the *subject*. > > UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange is hosted by Democracies Online - > http://dowire.org. > -- Dave Briggs
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