First of all, anyone could know anyone else's name. People talk too damned much.Outing, threats of outing, even in a joking context, in open forum could put that information into the hands of some nefarious characters. Don't misunderstand me, no one accused any staff of over reacting or lack of common sense. I have been a part of and have witnessed the innocent mention of names and also malicious ones. CB had her 1 year BAN reduced after the details were sorted out, and I'm almost certain once this is settled in Modville ya'll will come up with some form of 'tard justice.
While we do not leave our common sense at the door and recognize that coincidences do occur, anytime you connect a name with a handle and it turns out to be true you run the risk of a ban yes.
Do so at your own risk. As always context is key and, like I said, we do use common sense but we're almost always forced to act based on limited information and we will err on the side of caution when it comes to protecting the privacy and anonymity of the members. Originally Posted by SpiceItUp
My post about the random use of common names was put out just as much as a warning as a question. A warning to those who may think it's cute to play around with this type of information. And a question to make sure I wasn't just guessing.
Thanks for the peek into the treehouse.
Forgot to ask Boardman,
How would you rate THIS threAD?