X-Message-Number: 30596 Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 10:52:57 -0800 (PST) From: un person <> Subject: speak not of what you do not know >>>>>>>> From: Steve Jackson <> Subject: Re: CryoNet #30590 - #30591 Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 10:19:50 -0600 References: <> On Mar 8, 2008, at 4:00 AM, Kennita wrote: > IIRC, we have some members who will lose their > jobs or be blacklisted if it is found out that > they are involved with the cryonics community. When people sign with fake names, it's easy for them to claim that they "need" to be anonymous. After all, the claim can't be checked. I'm afraid that after many years on the net, in all kinds of forums, I have come to discount anything said by anyone who won't sign their real name. Including their protestations of the terrible things that will happen to them if they rant under their real names. Regardless of what I feel about whatever they're posting! And if someone purports to vouch for the good faith of a fake-name person, then unless the vouching party is well-known to me, my conclusion is often that they're BOTH sock puppets. That's not a hard and fast rule, but sadly, it's often true. This would be a more useful forum if the use of a false name were defined as "abuse" that would quickly lead to blocking. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> After many years on the Net, you came to that conclusion, huh? Guess what? Most people don't spend that much time on the Net. And let me see, you work at your own company in the field of role playing games, right? Steve, imo, you have little idea of what the majority are like. Yes, cryonicists SHOULD hide their identities because exposure as such would make you look like a weirdo and a freak. Yeah, I realize that in the tiny, oddball community of RPG enthusiasts, being a cryonicist or an atheist will not make you an object of unwanted attention or even hatred. But--NEWSFLASH--out there in the real world, it sure as hell CAN! Here is something for you to think about: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Most Hated MinorityAccording to a study by the University of Minnesota, atheists are the most reviled and hated minorities in the United States. (Full disclosure: I am a hated ... blogdayafternoon.com/articles/06/05/22/0384649/ >>>>>>> Cryonicists same-same atheists, to the masses.... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=30596