actionforum(a)comcast.net wrote:
Just, don't use your real identity. You would
also be deleting this history of accuser-"litigators", or mobocracy supporters.
Why assume it is just the "unfairly" accused and maligned that you are
protecting? It is best to have an open system. In the real civil and criminal court
system, it is the dirt that gets "sealed" or "expunged", to the
detriment of society.
Whatever identity you use, if your overall behavior continues to be exemplary, eventually
it will reflect negatively on the accusers, unless you expunge the records. Besides,
perhaps they will have retained some notes themselves. If there isn't an
"official" record, then their, perhaps selective records may go unchallenged.
Regardless of the benefits or detriments provided by your solution(s) in
general, the "don't use your real identity" suggestion isn't practical
and doesn't address any problem. There's not really any such thing as a
kept secret on the Internet. It's too easy to find out who is behind an
obfuscating identity and, in any case, some people choose to use their
legal identities for various purposes, often in part because of the
perceived added credibility that comes with personal accountability.
If there's a problem that needs fixing, "don't use your real identity"
won't fix it. If you really don't want your "real identity" associated
with something, the only way to ensure that is to not associate with
that something at all, which in this case would mean abandoning
Wikipedia to others and having nothing further to do with it as an
editor. I don't think that's a productive or desirable solution.
--
Chad
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