Organization: The American University - University Computing Center
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 09:48:23 EST
From: Kayvon Z. Sadeghi <KSADEGH@auvm.american.edu>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: Re: UsUsing real names (a request)

In article <lk1p3aINNs8k@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM>, smortaz@handel.Eng.Sun.COM
(Shahrokh Mortazavi) says:
>
>In article <1762@rwja.umdnj.edu> majidi@rwja.umdnj.edu (Masoud Majidi) writes:
>>
>>Salam bar Doostan,
>>
>>I follow more than 15 newsgroups regularly, sci being one of them.
>
>wow!  how do you get any work done masoud!?  i can barely keep up
>with just sci!!
>
>[ stuff deleted ]
>
>>If anyone has any theory
>>explaining this (which again I think is unique to sci) please let me know.
>>Otherwise please try to use your real names.
>
>i can apreciate your point of view masoud, hoewever i must admit that
>i rather enjoy all these colorful 'masked' characters on sci.  they
>add a unique and valueable dimension to sci.  from amoojoon to haji,
>to nonexistent afghanis created by babak, to even satan - they all
>speak volumes for the category of people/points of view/beliefs they
>represent.  what would sci be without amoo?  what would sci be without
>ali baba to remind us of the mentality we're dealing with back in
>iran?  the issue here is not why, but rather that without the disguise,
>these people would simply not voice their thots.  between absence and
>disguised presence, ill always take the latter.
>
>as to *why* they choose to be disguised, who knows and more importantly
>imho, who *cares*.  some have obvious reservations due to the
>allah-blessed terrorist behaviour of iri coupled with the fact that
>many of their talabehs read sci.  others are here illegally (ins-wise)
>and do not want to air their names and work addresses on a popular
>computer network.  some dont want to take the chance of being publicly
>flamed or slandered.  some have appeared on 'IRI's Most Wanted' (call
>1-800-PAS-GARDANI if you recognize any; operators are standing by).
>some enjoy 'character play'.  some suffer from sever
>multiple-personality.  some are simply khejaalati and a disguise helps
>them overcome the hurdle to 'speak' publicly...
>
>the one drawback that i confess posting anonymously or under false
>names creates is that you lose the chance of being 'recognized' by
>friends.  i have found several old highschool and gradeschool buddies,
>and hamsAyehs (from iran) thru sci!
>
>>Be Brave, use your real name!
>
>in short, i dont think this is simply an issue of how 'brave' one
>is.  many other legit concerns and interests factor in.  i
>know a couple of formerly disguised members who have come out of
>the closet so to speak.  i wonder if they would have ever posted if
>it wasnt for the 'trial' period behind their pen names.
>
>>Masoud Majidi
>
>so, whats your *real* name? ;-)
>
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>Shahrokh Mortazavi                            smortaz@handel.eng.sun.com
>Technology Development Group         Sun Microsystems / SunTech / SunPro
>Languages Department                     2550 Garcia, Mt View, Ca, 94306


I, also, want to add something to Shahrokh's posting. Using an anonymous name
has another bright side too. You can very well see through ones mind
using his/her allias. For instance, if someone calls himself 'amoojoon'
you can pretty much say that he has strong ties to Iranian culture. So are
alliases such as 'haji firooze' and ... Besides, it is a reflection of Iranian
culture; is it not?

I think it's better to have peoople posting to SCI anonymously than not posting
at all!


k1
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