rahulkumar
March 13th, 2008, 03:38 AM
This is the only forum on the net that requires you to use full name when signing up. Why is that? How come site admins are not worried about privacy of their site members?
I remember when i signed up, my account was deleted twice and I was forced to give my name. Why is that? If you force people to give their name, why not make the forum private. This forum is public and if one is trying to gain information, all they have to do is search Google.
http://www.google.com/search?q=Dev+Dahiya+PAHLADPURIYA&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=hyX&q=Rajendra+Kumar+Kalkhande&btnG=Search
I just gave few examples but I think site owners need to look at their site policies and allow members to sign up with alternative names. I say this from experience and as a site owner it is my responsibility to make sure my members personal information (name, personal picture) is not leaked to general public. I either don't ask for it but if required, that information stays private and can only be accessed by site admins. Yes, we have facebook, myspace etc but they don't force you to use real name.
If people want to give their name, put a picture online and talk about their personal lives, let them do it. However, don't force site members to give their real name just to prove they are Jat.
I remember when i signed up, my account was deleted twice and I was forced to give my name. Why is that? If you force people to give their name, why not make the forum private. This forum is public and if one is trying to gain information, all they have to do is search Google.
http://www.google.com/search?q=Dev+Dahiya+PAHLADPURIYA&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=hyX&q=Rajendra+Kumar+Kalkhande&btnG=Search
I just gave few examples but I think site owners need to look at their site policies and allow members to sign up with alternative names. I say this from experience and as a site owner it is my responsibility to make sure my members personal information (name, personal picture) is not leaked to general public. I either don't ask for it but if required, that information stays private and can only be accessed by site admins. Yes, we have facebook, myspace etc but they don't force you to use real name.
If people want to give their name, put a picture online and talk about their personal lives, let them do it. However, don't force site members to give their real name just to prove they are Jat.