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To: Spots who wrote (799)	3/23/1998 2:39:00 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32873

Spots, not allowing two people to have the same alias on SI would be: 1. A convenience for those of us that don't have the time to keep checking profiles 2. A safeguard against unscrupulous impersonation; believe me, it's happened 3. No more a violation of expression than not allowing the same vanity license plate in a given state. If you really feel strongly otherwise, perhaps you can start a discussion thread on the issue. Regardless, this is an SI thing and has nothing whatsoever to do with freedom of expression, IMO. If SI suddenly wants everyone to have numbers and no names then that's their prerogative; it's their site. BTW, ask some SI people with stellar reputations who are being impersonated and trashed on Yahoo how they feel. - Jeff

To: Spots who wrote (799)	3/23/1998 3:06:00 PM
From: Bill Jackson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32873

Out damn spots, I have a pseudonym and I am the real spots. Do not let faked spots fool you. Soon you will see spots everywhere. The real spots. Hey, how about a thread where we are all called "spots", interesting concept....

To: Spots who wrote (799)	3/23/1998 3:29:00 PM
From: Nazbuster	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32873

Spots, Firstly, let me apologize for dumping all over you... I was still fuming from being sucked in by an imposter. In fact, that's what the duplicate names permit: imposters. This is not a matter of two people wanting to have the same tag name. The problem is, imposters are frequently nasty and usually smart enough to stay on the right side of the line to avoid being ejected. I just consider all this a problem which is easily solved with a minimum imposition to the participants: implement unique names. BTW, I discovered the imposter via a post from another person pointing out the problem. Yes, I did apologize to the correct poster. The truth is, SI is not anarchy... there are rules to be followed. It is highly inefficient to have to click each person's profile every time to see whose comments I'm reading. Perhaps if we were each given an account number which printed next to our name, that would suffice to distinguish between duplicates.