Your Real Name (and Date of Birth reminder)

**Marko** · 22-Mar-2008, 15:48

I don't see what's all the fuss about - just make something up and nobody's the wiser.

What's in a name anyway? It's the man that makes the name anyway, not the other way around.

**Tom Westbrook** · 22-Mar-2008, 17:57

Funny, all the furor over a thread that was started almost two years ago.

**Marko** · 22-Mar-2008, 18:09

Yeah, there are a few threads here that show a real promise of outliving some of the participants...

**Ben Chase** · 22-Mar-2008, 21:04

My name is...er....Escimellio Thunderbunny... No..really...

**hoffner** · 23-Mar-2008, 02:46

Originally Posted by Tom Westbrook

Funny, all the furor over a thread that was started almost two years ago.

Yeah, and its validity is demanded by moderators since then, funny, eh? Let's laugh then...

**Dave Parker** · 23-Mar-2008, 07:51

Whats so silly about it, it is a free website owned by someone who has chose to make what he states is his rules...if you don't like the rules, requirements or requests of the private owner, there is one simple solution, don't participate, period, the argument whether with or without merit has no bearing on the rules or requests of the owner, the person looking at participation is the one in charge, either you do or you don't...seems simple enough..

**hoffner** · 23-Mar-2008, 10:03

Originally Posted by Dave Parker

Whats so silly about it, it is a free website owned by someone who has chose to make what he states is his rules...if you don't like the rules, requirements or requests of the private owner, there is one simple solution, don't participate, period, the argument whether with or without merit has no bearing on the rules or requests of the owner, the person looking at participation is the one in charge, either you do or you don't...seems simple enough..

As you put it, it's far from being a "free" website...
But of course, if people's identity and its protection doesn't count for you, it's free...

**Tom Westbrook** · 23-Mar-2008, 12:14

I'm going to go ahead and close this thread. I think all that can be said has already been said over the past two years. Ralph's explanation of the policy is about as plain as its possible to make it. Further questions about this can be emailed to the moderators via the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of every page.