[Air-l] Aliases
Ellis Godard
egodard at csun.edu
Tue Oct 26 09:36:19 PDT 2004
An alias doesn't necessarily conceal an identity. egodard at csun.edu is an
alias for ellis.godard at csun.edu.
-eg
> -----Original Message-----
> From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces at listserv.aoir.org
> [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of noci
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 4:12 PM
> To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> Subject: Re: [Air-l] Aliases
>
>
> > Why would folks choose an alias for a professional listserv?
>
> ha, don't assume we're all professional somewhat-"ists" here.
> oops, just
> gave myself away.
>
> > Then, I
> > started to realize the assumptions......what if I have politically
> > unpopular viewpoints or want to ask a "loaded" question?
>
> hm, that's a point among many possible ones.. as i just said probably
> not everyone here is "professional" in the sense of
> "belonging" ("quote"=> because i mean in the hierarchical,
> institutional, even commercial sense) to the audience this
> list is aimed at. let me clarify though, i'm aware air.l is
> open to anyone and that's just
> fine, though anecdotal evidence (ohhh, the joy of using expressions
> regularly used by the natives ;) shows that most (active!!) people
> around here are in some way affiliated with the social/comm/psy/etc.
> scientific communities.
>
> that said, i for one wouldn't feel the need to go
> "non-aliased" because
> adding complete name/affiliation/degree etc. information
> doesn't fit in;
> it wouldnt add any extra value to my posts or put me into
> perspective at
> all. plus, there might not be such nfo in the first place.
> that of course raises the question whether "cred" info
> modifies the way
> a message is perceived by the audience. do elaborate "DR X,
> INSTITUTE
> OF APPLIED MNEMONICS, University of OVer There,.." footers add
> additional impetus to anything?
>
>
> maxd
>
>
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