Posted by All Done on January 11, 2007, at 2:14:11
In reply to Re: cap on Name changes, posted by Dr. Bob on January 6, 2007, at 4:30:28
> Well, 3 starting from whenever the policy takes effect?
Okay.
> Would 5 be better? 3 might be easier to remember, since other policies use 3...Well, 5 might be better. Or twelve per year. But I think lots of number might be better because I don't really think there should be a cap.
But since you mentioned 3 being easier to remember because of other policies which use 3...I guess I'd like to add that I've been here for a few years, now (just over umm, 3, actually ;) ). I think I stay within the civility guidelines, and I've never received a PBC. Part of that is my own need to be "good" and follow the rules, of course, but that said, I'm finding it harder and harder to know and remember all the rules that have been implemented and/or are being discussed. I generally pay at least partial attention to Admin, but I have to admit, I don't visit the FAQs all that often. I just don't know what is reasonable to expect of a new poster, an old one who may have been gone for awhile, or perhaps a poster who's having a rough time in general and isn't making it a priority to figure out how many times name changes are allowed, how many consecutive posts are allowed if they aren't responses to other posts in the thread, how many times one can report a post with potential incivilities, etc. Lots of rules to remember regardless of the number used to enforce those rules. :(
> It's still up for discussion. Everything's always up for discussion. :-)
>
> BobFair enough.
Maybe I should have asked if you've already made a decision and, if so, can your mind be changed?
Oh, and I thought of another thing related to name changes. I think it was Dinah who once talked about making a separate board for posters to post anonymous questions. If someone wanted to do that now, let's say me, could I work it out through name changes without making it obvious to other posters that it was me? For example, I might post on Admin using my new ID that I've changed my name to Not Finished Yet. Then, I could go post on Social as Not Finished Yet that I really love Barry Manilow and I'm wondering if anyone else does. No one would know that I'm really All Done, who loves Barry Manilow. Then, once I've received responses and replied on that thread, I could come back to Admin as Not Finished Yet and say that I'm changing my posting name back to my old posting name without indicating what that name was.Make sense? Would it be okay to do that? I know that it just adds another reason against the cap on name changes, though.
Anyway, thanks for your earlier responses, Dr. Bob.I hope you're ready for the snow on Sunday...and GO BEARS! :-)
Laurie
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