At 14:02 18/12/2000 +1030, Andrew Rutherford wrote:
>At 09:49 -0500 15/12/00, John C Klensin wrote:
>
>>I don't think company names on badges are harmful, and they do
>>help us identify each other (otherwise, we could carry the
>>principle to the limits and leave the names off too, replacing
>>them with randomly-assigned numbers).
>
>So what about replacing company names on badges with email addresses?
>
>That might allow one to infer company affiliation if the wearer lists an
>address with a company component. Given most of us know each other via
>email address, and may wish to follow up a "hallway conversation" with
>email, it's possibly more functional.
Personally, I like having organizations on nametags.
It is quite often the way in which I find out that old friends have changed
jobs.
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