Re: Should the _Times_ be anonymous?

Scott Turner (srt@sun-dimas.aero.org)
Tue, 23 Aug 1994 10:07:11 -0700

> 1. Put the poster's From: on their contributions.
>
> 2. Include the identity of the character who receives
> the gold credit.
>
> 3. Include the identity of the faction that posts.

I'm generally in favor of anonymity, but if not that, then I like [2].
I certainly see no reason to reveal [1]. For one thing, you will just
invite forged mail, mail through anonymous relays, and so on. As far
as revealing [3], well, [3] is just an alias for [1].

Perhaps posts should normally be attributed by [2], but if the player
is willing to forgo his 50 gold, the post can be made anonymous.

Or make all posts anonymous, but give players an option to bribe a
clerk at the Times office to find out who posted a particular article.

-- Scott T.


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