pseudonyms

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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Amber ?" <inviziblegirl at h...> wrote:

Tabouli Wrote: 

Reading through the "A response" thread, I did have one slight but 
persistent twitch, however.  Quite a few people were declaring 
Mafalda a "coward" for posting an antagonistic message under a 
pseudonym.  Erm, I thought, a little discomforted by the implications 
of this (perhaps I'd better make sure I never post anything 
antagonistic, eh?).


Amber Wrote:

I think what people are talking about is that since Mafalda joined OT-
Chat on the 13th of this month, s/he hasn't had enough time to read 
through all the digests/archives and find out about past discussions. 
Thus the assumption is that this person is also known under another 
name, whether it be a pseudonym, real name, whatever. People are 
complaining that this person isn't posting under what they are known 
to the list as, but under the anonymity of an unknown name.


Kristin Writes:

Amber is quite right in her assumption. Mafalda has implied and/or 
stated that she has been part of the HP4GU for sometime and therefore 
knows what's going on in the mod world behind the scenes.  

>Mafalda: I could be either a Mod or a List Elf or a Poltergeist, or I
>could be neither. I've been on the board and I know what goes on 
>behind the scenes. It isn't pretty, believe me.

Therefore by this implication she is someone we know by another name, 
be it her "real name" or a pseudonym, that doesn't really matter. The 
reference to cowardice is based on the assumption that she is hiding 
behind the "Mafalda mask". I will not apologize for my remark about 
her being ashamed. If you're going to fight for some cause then you 
should be willing to put yourself on the line. When I stand up and 
fight for something I don't hide behind anything and I'm more than 
willing to take the flack afterward.


I also wanted to address this comment:

>Mafalda: Yes they are his opinions, but John does not have a right to
>shoot off certain members just because he's a Moderator.

I have never in my 10+ months seen John, Penny, or any other mod for 
that matter shoot down another member, especially while they were in 
Magical Mod mode. I have seen them dispute comments, ideas, etc. 
while they were being just another list member, no different from you 
or me or anyone else. Just because they are mods doesn't mean they 
have to be mods all the time. They should be able to express and 
defend their opinons just like everyone else on the list.  

Should mods not be allowed to participate in the debates/discussions?
I mean they are quite clear about when they're being mods, it's 
always prefaced with ADMIN:, otherwise they're both just listmembers 
arguing their point, IMHO, no different than Joe Blow Listmember. I 
just don't see what you are trying to accomplish by this antagonistic 
behavior, other than to stir up controversy for the sake of 
controversy.  If that was your goal, well then I guess you have 
succeeded haven't you?

Kristin
*who is quite curious to discover who the woman behind the curtain is*