From:    Frater Ehubi                           Area: RPSTOVAL
To:      Gerald Del Campo                       25 Aug 92 07:17:54
Subject: Re: BBS FREEDOM OF SPEECH              UpdReq 

93 Gerald and Phil,
  Until recently I was in the position of *running* an occult BBS, knowledge 
of the existence of which would have probably caused Uncle Sam to revoke my 
security clearance and my employer to boot me out the door.  As such, I 
strongly empathise with those who wish to remain anonymous while using such 
BBS's.  My question is this: Unless a user is causing problems, why bother 
getting background info on him or her?  If a user does cause problems, then 
certainly a sysop must insist on getting this information; but in the more 
common case of good BBS citizens, what purpose does it serve to disallow 
handles and to insist on full disclosure of personal data?  I am truly 
curious.
  93, Ehubi

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