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I can see the pros and cons of anonymity. However, personally I would delete a lot of my social media accounts if they forced me to disclose my identity. The ca
by oxfordmale 5y ago
I can see the pros and cons of anonymity. However, personally I would delete a lot of my social media accounts if they forced me to disclose my identity. The case of Monika at Stackoverflow suggest you have to be really careful when using your full name, even on reputable sites. Data miners would also absolutely love it and governments are powerless to act on abuse as many of these companies are outside an enforceable jurisdiction.
- kodah 5y agoIn case anyone else didn't know the story of Monica Cellio at StackOverflow it's a good one: https://cellio.medium.com/dear-stack-overflow-we-need-to-talk-13bf3f90204f https://cellio.medium.com/dear-stack-overflow-we-need-to-tal...
- HWR_14 5y agoThat doesn't seem to tell the story of Monica Cellio, but be a story written by her. One maddeningly vague, unless I want to start digging through tweets to uncover all the things she is alluding to.
- oxfordmale 5y agoThe important part is that Stack Exchange mentioned Monica Celio by name in a press release in a manner that was perceived to be defamatory by Monica. The original disagreement was about the CoC. That disagreement/misunderstanding should have been handled in private, there was no need to throw her under the bus