anonymous...yea or nay???

[kernwatch]

I do not object to anonymity on the Inter-net for those who merely banter or joke.

However, I do not lightly tolerate those who attack others behind a cowardly "mask". That is comparable to a mental patient sniping with a rifle at those below from a treetop or a bell tower.

If somebody labels another human being as "POS" . . .

or attacks me as "non-entity" . . .

or dismisses all legislators & community leaders as "morons"

or calls a 68 year old man "dickie',

without revealing their names, they are simply immature cowards.

Or they lack the "content of character" by which a great man advised that we evaluate human worth.

How can anybody conclude they have character if they attack others anonymous?

I take little that such anonymous attackers say seriously . . . except to lament that WNY has apparently sunk so low that such rude & irresponsible behavior is apparently OK for the world to read on the Inter-net.

[bigpoppapuff]

I do not object to anonymity on the Inter-net for those who merely banter or joke.

However, I do not lightly tolerate those who attack others behind a cowardly "mask". That is comparable to a mental patient sniping with a rifle at those below from a treetop or a bell tower.

If somebody labels another human being as "POS" . . .

or attacks me as "non-entity" . . .

or dismisses all legislators & community leaders as "morons"

or calls a 68 year old man "dickie',

without revealing their names, they are simply immature cowards.

Or they lack the "content of character" by which a great man advised that we evaluate human worth.

How can anybody conclude they have character if they attack others anonymous?

I take little that such anonymous attackers say seriously . . . except to lament that WNY has apparently sunk so low that such rude & irresponsible behavior is apparently OK for the world to read on the Inter-net.

try the search function,my name is there....

[atotaltotalfan2001]

I do not object to anonymity on the Inter-net for those who merely banter or joke.

However, I do not lightly tolerate those who attack others behind a cowardly "mask". That is comparable to a mental patient sniping with a rifle at those below from a treetop or a bell tower.

If somebody labels another human being as "POS" . . .

or attacks me as "non-entity" . . .

or dismisses all legislators & community leaders as "morons"

or calls a 68 year old man "dickie',

without revealing their names, they are simply immature cowards.

Or they lack the "content of character" by which a great man advised that we evaluate human worth.

How can anybody conclude they have character if they attack others anonymous?

I take little that such anonymous attackers say seriously . . . except to lament that WNY has apparently sunk so low that such rude & irresponsible behavior is apparently OK for the world to read on the Inter-net.

Those kinds of attacks are wrong whether you use your real name or an anonymous identity.

[Sylvan]

...or dismisses all legislators & community leaders as "morons"

Will you please advise me of an alternate word to replace "moron" with. TY.

Words already under proposal:
corrupt
selfabsorbed
ill-advised
loopy
and....
droll

[bigpoppapuff]

visions of a 60ish white male in a rumpled suit,riding through the west side of buffalo on a beat up bicycle......

i should be allowed an opinion of said person as a non-entity...at least nobody ever tried to run him over....

[Daisy H]

I do not object to anonymity on the Inter-net for those who merely banter or joke.

However, I do not lightly tolerate those who attack others behind a cowardly "mask". That is comparable to a mental patient sniping with a rifle at those below from a treetop or a bell tower.

If somebody labels another human being as "POS" . . .

or attacks me as "non-entity" . . .

or dismisses all legislators & community leaders as "morons"

or calls a 68 year old man "dickie',

without revealing their names, they are simply immature cowards.

Or they lack the "content of character" by which a great man advised that we evaluate human worth.

How can anybody conclude they have character if they attack others anonymous?

I take little that such anonymous attackers say seriously . . . except to lament that WNY has apparently sunk so low that such rude & irresponsible behavior is apparently OK for the world to read on the Inter-net.

That's what happens on a message board. That's the way it is. I suppose one either learns to live with the concept for better or for worse...or simply chooses not to participate. Seems pretty straight forward to me.

[therising]

I do not object to anonymity on the Inter-net for those who merely banter or joke.

However, I do not lightly tolerate those who attack others behind a cowardly "mask". That is comparable to a mental patient sniping with a rifle at those below from a treetop or a bell tower.

If somebody labels another human being as "POS" . . .

or attacks me as "non-entity" . . .

or dismisses all legislators & community leaders as "morons"

or calls a 68 year old man "dickie',

without revealing their names, they are simply immature cowards.

Or they lack the "content of character" by which a great man advised that we evaluate human worth.

How can anybody conclude they have character if they attack others anonymous?

I take little that such anonymous attackers say seriously . . . except to lament that WNY has apparently sunk so low that such rude & irresponsible behavior is apparently OK for the world to read on the Inter-net.

Perhaps the internet just isn't for you, then. Because this is the way it its.

Besides, why would it be OK for someone to say "My name is ___ _____, and I think you're a POS/non-entity/dickie? Why would that be OK? Because it would give you a shot at retaliation??

Mr. Kern, the bottom line is that this is the way message boards operate, be it right or wrong. The way I see it, if you don't like it, you have two options:
1) Leave
2) Start your own MB, with your own rules.

By the way - while I surely have respect for my elders, I do wish you would stop throwing your age into the mix. 68 is not all that old.

[joe d.]

Perhaps the internet just isn't for you, then. Because this is the way it its.

Besides, why would it be OK for someone to say "My name is ___ _____, and I think you're a POS/non-entity/dickie? Why would that be OK? Because it would give you a shot at retaliation??

Mr. Kern, the bottom line is that this is the way message boards operate, be it right or wrong. The way I see it, if you don't like it, you have two options:
1) Leave
2) Start your own MB, with your own rules.

By the way - while I surely have respect for my elders, I do wish you would stop throwing your age into the mix. 68 is not all that old.

IF WE ALL use our real names and are abruptly honest , and say what we believe...WILL WE BE BANISHED TO MINNEAPOLIS

[Sylvan]

IF WE ALL use our real names and are abruptly honest , and say what we believe...WILL WE BE BANISHED TO MINNEAPOLIS

What? Are you serious? I thought Minneapolis was a pinko prissy state. Tell me about the people in Minneapolis and how they compare to NY, Boston, and Philidelphia.

[Michele J]

Im in a different position altogether being that I am a pretty well known celebrity.. Its hard for me to go anywhere without being recognized and I can certainly understand how important & welcomed being anonymous can be..
I can now understand how Julia Roberts feels being not only beautiful but well known can sometimes be a pain!

[HipKat]

IF WE ALL use our real names and are abruptly honest , and say what we believe...WILL WE BE BANISHED TO MINNEAPOLIS

That's actually pretty funny!!!

[mesue]

i'm so tired of kern and wrona crying every day about anonymous posters...how do you feel about it??
res..how do you feel about it???
...

Me thinkest the ladies protesteth too much

[TheRightView]

i'm so tired of kern and wrona crying every day about anonymous posters...how do you feel about it??
res..how do you feel about it???
my name has been used in a post(s),so i don't feel as if i'm posting anonymously and would absolutely use my name if it was mandated.
but kern and wrona seem to think there's something wrong with it and i,for one,am tired of it.

can we get the issue on the table and maybe end the kern/wrona rants once and for all??

a post(s?); but it is not your username and i believe that is his point...looking for your name in posts is like looking for a needle in a hay stack with a weak magnet; on a different note is it my post that your name is?

[TheRightView]

i don't assail people about it unless they say that they do use their name and are vague about it.

[wheresthesun]

a post(s?); but it is not your username and i believe that is his point...looking for your name in posts is like looking for a needle in a hay stack with a weak magnet; on a different note is it my post that your name is?

Oh, that's not true at all, just takes a little creativity...