William Beaty <[email protected]> wrote: > > 2. REAL IDENTITIES ONLY. This is a semi-pro forum, and we all use > our real names here. Users will provide linking info in their posted > messages, such as a "sig" with personal website, Facebook page, > mailing addr, etc. Just make sure anyone can verify your real-world > identity. >
That is an okay rule but some exceptions may be needed. Cold fusion is controversial. At some institutions you can get in trouble merely for expressing interest in it. I know some professional scientists who follow the field but who must maintain low profiles. Some of them may be here, so we should cut them some slack. This is similar to the rule enforced by some newspapers, that letters to the editor must be signed with your real name. They waive that rule in special cases, such as when you are Chinese and you are describing the Chinese government's latest effort to suppress freedom of speech at the *Southern Weekend* newspaper. That's a real example. See: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/01/the-southern-weekend-strike-in-china/266939/ - Jed
