Re: [Foundation-l] Ring of Gyges

2010-11-30 Thread Michael Peel
On 30 Nov 2010, at 23:53, George Herbert wrote: > Two, nearly all WP users use pseudonymity rather than real names, and > for most people not having their real name attached anywhere gives > them a sense of anonymous empowerment similar to the truly anonymous > trolls seen elsewhere. We see a lo

Re: [Foundation-l] Ring of Gyges

2010-11-30 Thread emijrp
Hi; Most of the vandals are anonymous. But most of the anonymous are not vandals. Those who use anonymity for bad purposes are cowards. And anonymity is not modern or an invention of the Internet age. Writers have used it during centuries[1], for publishing contain anonymously or under pseudonyms

Re: [Foundation-l] Ring of Gyges

2010-11-30 Thread George Herbert
On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Ryan Lomonaco wrote: > On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 6:26 PM, David Gerard wrote: > >> For added self-referentiality, you can't read this article unless you >> identify yourself to the NYT. >> > > I was able to read the article without registering - it's worth noting th

Re: [Foundation-l] Ring of Gyges

2010-11-30 Thread Ryan Lomonaco
On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 6:26 PM, David Gerard wrote: > For added self-referentiality, you can't read this article unless you > identify yourself to the NYT. > I was able to read the article without registering - it's worth noting that the NY Times has a rather interesting version of a paywall, w

Re: [Foundation-l] Ring of Gyges

2010-11-30 Thread David Gerard
On 30 November 2010 22:53, Fred Bauder wrote: > https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/opinion/30zhuo.html For added self-referentiality, you can't read this article unless you identify yourself to the NYT. - d. ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation

Re: [Foundation-l] Ring of Gyges

2010-11-30 Thread Michael Peel
On 30 Nov 2010, at 22:53, Fred Bauder wrote: > https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/opinion/30zhuo.html > > Fred > > User:Fred Bauder Unfortunately, comments are disabled/absent, which makes it rather difficult to add my own (non-trolling) thoughts... It's well worth reading this for a general

[Foundation-l] Ring of Gyges

2010-11-30 Thread Fred Bauder
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/opinion/30zhuo.html Fred User:Fred Bauder ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l