Forum improvement suggestion

[Anonymous]

Hi all,
It was suggested to me by a regular , contributing member of LDF that it might be a good idea to require the posters to include their name when posting. The thought behind this is to avoid some of the things that have been happening on another forum.

I believe this could be accomplished easily enough by members modifying their profile to include their name. In a minute I’ll post instructions on how to do that.

I’m in favor of the suggestion, as putting a name on a post will tend to keep people following good netiquette- only posting what you’re willing to say to someone face to face.

Please use this post to weigh in yea or nay. If this change is made , the board has the abiliy to email all its members to notify them of the change and give an appropriate time to make the change. After a deadline anyone not making the change could be removed from membership.

What say ye?

[Glenn van As]

Yes I think anonymity is not great for the forum as I think that it is important to disclose you affiliations with companies.

Good idea Ron

Glenn

[dkimmel]

I vote for posting our names. I can understand the wish not to post a name on DT. Staff and patients can find their way on to the forum.
David

[ASI]

Hi Ron,

One more vote for posting with a name.

Hopefully a real one, and not an alias.

The Forum should not not be exclusive but should certainly be inclusive with dignity for, and, by all.

Andrew

Andrew

[marc andre gagnon]

I vote for posting with a name
Hopefully a real one, and not an alias.
I think like Glenn that anonymity is not great for the forum
Good idea Ron

[mickey frankl]

I think names is good especialy those of the lovely ladies that Andrew is hugging in his photo

Mickey

[BNelson]

I, too, would vote for real names. Good idea as the forum gets larger, and more friendly also.

[drnewitt]

I am in for real names. Of course I just found out recently that my real name is not actually my real name but that is a whole other story of how government works,…or doesn’t, in Canada. I also like the idea of pictures, like Glen and Andrew I would of course use an accurate picture of myself taken withing the last say… 10 years.

[Swpmn]

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I’m in favor of the suggestion, as putting a name on a post will tend to keep people following good netiquette- only posting what you’re willing to say to someone face to face.

Well now we know that will only apply to SOME people!! Always baffles me up when I see these rude posts with personal potshots. Wonder if they ever think of the fact that they are eventually going to run into one another at a meeting???

Think it’s a great idea. If you are going to say something, don’t be afraid to include your real name.

Al

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