Well, it looks like I missed all the fun while I was gone. Would it be poor form to "catch up" by combining my responses to several posts in one post? (I know that won't boost my post count much, but I have enough already, don't I?
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Falcon Capt said:
Actually, he gave his own name AND location...
I think that's really more than a bit disingenuous, given that your publishing his information preceded his publishing his information.
Falcon Capt said:
The Moderators have plenty of work to do ... Being a member of this board is NOT right, it is a privledge, remember this IS a privately run board...
Yes, Falcon Capt, the volunteers have a tough job, and it's a thankless job,... but they also have a responsibility. That moderators have access to IP addresses and users do not is a fact. Users have an expectation of privacy when they sign up, and they expect the board to be administered responsibly. I had the choice of making my e-mail address accesible, of including my birthday... lots of things. I expect my privacy choices to be honored. When someone who has access to that information decides to disclose that publicly, a trust is violated. You did not use that information to decide to close a thread, delete a thread, or to ban a user, either temporarily or permanently. Rather, you just published the information that was otherwise private.
When a Moderator uses the privileged information to perform Moderator duties, he is well within the boundaries of ethical behavior. When he uses the same information to post as a User, he has strayed beyond those boundaries. That's my opinion.
Falcon Capt said:
His IP Address was NOT disclosed, so no "personally identifyable" information was released... I've been down this road before, I am well aware of what can/should be disclosed and what probably shouldn't...
I'm sure there are THOUSANDS of people in his very state with his same ISP, I don't think narrowing it down to a state and an ISP is in ANY way disclosing someones identity, or personal info...
Information does not have to be "personally identifiable" to be personal. My e-mail address is not personally identifiable. My password is not personally identifiable. Both
ARE personal, and it would be unethical for you to reveal them without my permission.
It's nobody's business if Avbug and UnAnswerd are the same person, or if I share an ISP with AileronGirl. It's personal, and it should stay that way.
Falcon Capt said:
Tony, this is a stretch, even for you...
I'm not quite sure how to take that. Should I invent another User Name to be taken seriously? What's the purpose of the personal slight?
A Squared said:
Tony,
I sorta agree that maybe too big a deal is being made about this, on the other hand, I don't think that mentioning the ISP is terribly out of line. It's not quite the same as naming somone, and many forums display the ISP of all posters for all to see.
Perhaps our only difference on the issue is one of degree. I agree that it's not "terribly", or "as bad as", but I think it is out of line. Perhaps I've only continued to protest this much because they seem to think there's nothing wrong with it at all.
A Squared said:
How do you know that one of your kids hasn't registered here? <g>
Good point. I only believe they haven't because they have far better things to do with their time.
A Squared said:
TonyC said:
And now I'll shut up, if I haven't been banned or sent to the big house already, because I've said my peace, and I have to go to work...)
Do I get a prize for catching Tony C in a typo????
If you're referring to the peace versus piece... I reckon so. At least there was a sliver of poetry in the choice of words.
Kingairrick said:
You misspelled your User name.
No contact info (e-mail address or otherwise) was released, nor was any other personally identifiable info released... 
