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Ban "Anonymous" Posters to Forums

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05/10/2011 10:26 pm

Winston Smith

Winston Smith

Posts: 16

I would like to suggest that IH consider banning those Poster's who hide behind their prejudiced and offensive comments by being "Anonymous".

They are nothing but "Trolls" malicious and vacuous.

Their comments contribute nothing of any value to any debate.

Many Tenants who ask for help or advice on the IH Forum do so as they are at their lowest ebb, desperate for some constructive comments.

But there are those twisted, spiteful individuals who enjoy peversely to gloat at someone elses problems. I believe it is called shadefreude .

The Web is resplendent with Forums of all kinds, and of course these are patrolled by these parasites who are too cowrdly to identify themselves.

Therefore, why should IH allow Anonymous posters? What have they to fear from identifying themselves

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Anonymous

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05/10/2011 11:56 pm

Comrade, you can report any comment you consider unsuitable or offensive by clicking on the 'Report this discussion/comment' link and giving a reason.

Anonymity encourages greater participation. There are some who wish to express a challenging view and wish the view itself, and not them, to be the subject of attention. On the legal sections, it may offer them protection.

And who knows, maybe someone influential wants to add a comment without going on the record.

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Anonymous

Anonymous

06/10/2011 7:59 am

"Therefore, why should IH allow Anonymous posters? What have they to fear from identifying themselves"

Care you provide us with your real name then "Karl Marx"? Get over yourself.

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Melvin Bone

Melvin Bone

Posts: 190

06/10/2011 8:39 am

You call yourself Karl Marx and have a go at anonymous posters...

You should change your name to Groucho because you are a comedian...

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F451

F451

Location: Europe
Posts: 181

06/10/2011 10:46 am

It would so tickle my funny bone if, in response to Nonny No.2, the response was that, rather than an avatar, Karl Marx is the posters real name.

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Libby Shuttle

Libby Shuttle

Posts: 1

06/10/2011 11:05 am

I agree with you and the fact that I seen over the last year many of my people that I have enjoy being banned due to these people.

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Lily Mae

Lily Mae

Location: London
Posts: 35

06/10/2011 12:26 pm

"many of my people" or just Eva Silver under 25 different names?  

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Anonymous

Anonymous

06/10/2011 12:28 pm

I believe the term is 'Schadenfreude'?

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Anonymous

Anonymous

06/10/2011 12:48 pm

'Sour Grapes' is easier to spell. 'Karl Marx'....seriously, if you invested as much time trying to repair the relationship with your neighbours,(or whoever it is that you have to pressing desire to complain to your housing officer about) as you do in griping bitterly on these forums then you we be a happier person!

Someone once observed to me that 80% of the stuff in our lives we can't control, other people, bills, world affairs....our neighbours, but 20% we can control. If we focus on the 20% we can influence rather than what we can't, we can achive far more. My advice to you would be to direct your energies to something more positive!

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Rick Campbell

Rick Campbell

Location: Macclesfield CHESHIRE
Posts: 416

06/10/2011 3:30 pm

There may be some posters who may need to cloak their identity as they work in the housing profession and I have no problem with that.

However, I do get teed off when there are so many 'nonnies' - I don't oblect to pen names as then I can 'see' who I am reading rather than a 'nonny' -- if you get my meaning (getting myself confused now!).

I am a real person and am who I say I am but then, I'm just a simple tenant and not a housing professional.

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Jack Daniels

Jack Daniels

Location: Josephine's Bar, Sheffield.
Posts: 9

06/10/2011 3:41 pm

Ban anonymous posters?

What next?

Please supply a copy of your passport and birth certificate in order to validate and authorise your profile....

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Anonymous

Anonymous

06/10/2011 4:08 pm

You may jest Jack but in the production of a court order the host can release data that is just as categorical in identifying who you are, unless you use a multi-router or public portal of course.

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F451

F451

Location: Europe
Posts: 181

06/10/2011 4:10 pm

Rick - how can you be sure that you are real and not a figmant of your own imagination like other posters are - or indeed as am I's?

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Rick Campbell

Rick Campbell

Location: Macclesfield CHESHIRE
Posts: 416

06/10/2011 5:12 pm

I know by the amount of pain that I suffer that I am not a figment of my own imagination nor yours for that matter because you wouldn't see a social tenant suffer (unlike some othe rposters to IH).

I often wonder who has such a weird imagination as to be a figment of everyone elses -- or is that collective imagination -- and is that taking collectivism far too far?

And whilst my imagination is working -- is it my imagination or have the 'kill the first born', pay the lowest possible wages' and the 'cheapest is best' brigades all disappeared and been replaced by the 'people shouldn't have kids' and 'I know best' brigades?

Not seen the pig around here so it must be enjoying life elsewhere in the north.

Sometimes I laugh so much that tears run down my leg or pmsl as they say on facebook.

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To whom it may concern

To whom it may concern

Location: Home Counties
Posts: 32

06/10/2011 8:27 pm

The real delight of these pages is the honesty and reality that is Rick - a solid beacon of truth surrounded by the political sea, and the wavering attacks from the blue pirates maraudering for their impotent queen.

It is an honour to be passing comment with such sincere a poster.

Respect to the man from Cheshire.

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Rick Campbell

Rick Campbell

Location: Macclesfield CHESHIRE
Posts: 416

06/10/2011 8:37 pm

TWIMC -- personally, I think it's because I'm more than slightly crackers.

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To whom it may concern

To whom it may concern

Location: Home Counties
Posts: 32

06/10/2011 8:50 pm

.... with cheese and a decent pint of ale grommit. A hearty satisfying meal.

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Rick Campbell

Rick Campbell

Location: Macclesfield CHESHIRE
Posts: 416

06/10/2011 8:54 pm

Quite so TWIMC except the ale would be Guinness in my case.

Cheers.

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Anonymous

Anonymous

06/10/2011 10:25 pm

"Rick - how can you be sure you are real...?" Why am I not surprised to see such a question from the man with the identity crisis - Chris or whoever the F451 he is!

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Rick Campbell

Rick Campbell

Location: Macclesfield CHESHIRE
Posts: 416

06/10/2011 10:30 pm

I feel pain.

Therefore I am.

Therefore I am real. 

Simples (as they say on TV).

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Anonymous

Anonymous

06/10/2011 10:44 pm

I hope you experience more happiness and ideally no pain. I hope if you do, it is real.

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