[OpenID] (privacy) endorsement, John Bradley

[Pat Cappelaere]

When there is a good post from someone I do not know, I do google that  
person to know more about the context.
I think this is critical to understand that person's position,  
knowledge and background.
This allows me to put things in perspective.

It does not bother me to have anonymous people at the periphery but  
for contributors such as you, I have to admit that it is starting to  
bother me a bit as you are consuming quite a bit of my bandwidth.
I would love to know where you are coming from.
I can always delete your emails without reading them but this could be  
a shame (or not).
If you want to be listened to, you may want to think about it.
Thanks again,
Pat.

On Dec 14, 2008, at 5:30 PM, SitG Admin wrote:

>> Personally I don't have a problem with anonymity on the general list
>> as long as the comments are within the acceptable norm.
>>
>> I consider your posts to well within that norm, so no problem there.
>
> Thank you. I think everyone on the list is anonymous, at least to me;
> I don't go Googling names/addresses seen here, anyway, so I only know
> most people here by what they've posted. I also treat names given as
> handles; I "know better" than to treat them, in my mind, as "names"
> per se.
>
>> On the other hand there is a need for transparency and
>> accountability on the Board and in the Working Groups.
>
> Agreed, vigorously. These people have powers beyond the ordinary
> community, so they should shoulder appropriate responsibilities as
> well.
>
> Members of the Foundation have additional powers as well (namely,
> voting), but it doesn't seem appropriate for them to approve the
> disclosure of their personal information to anyone beyond, say, the
> relevant officers on the Board - membership, finances?
>
>> I don't think anyone is advocating anonymous board members?
>
> I don't think so, no - I don't think it's even come up (before you
> asked now, of course).
>
> -Shade
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