Imposters

[Loosehead]

ED, as I have recently been the victim of an imposter I had an idea, instead of the greenies going black after 2 weeks, why not make it after they have posted say 10 times. Then the imposters would not be able to lay dormant for a fortnight and it would be obvious straight away regardless of how long they wait.

[eleanor]

Accuracy is, in every case, advantageous to beauty, and just reasoning to delicate sentiment. In vain would we exalt the one by depreciating the other. Besides, we may observe, in every art or profession, even those which most concern life or action, that a spirit of accuracy, however acquired, carries all of them nearer their perfection, and renders them more subservient to the interests of society. And though the philosopher may live remote from business, the genius of philosophy, if carefully cultivated by several, must gradually diffuse itself throughout the whole society, and bestow a similar correctness on every art and calling. The politician will acquire greater foresight and subtlety, in the subdividing and balancing of power; the lawyer more method and finer principles in his reasoning; and the general public more regularity in his discipline, and more caution in his plans and operations.

[woofgang]

oh I just thoyught that they were text pictures but not very good!

[aka pixi]

well to be honest i thought i was hallucinating (errmmm we are talking about all the users who posted here earlier that i personally have never seen before arent we?) If not then I will just go quietly

[jno]

reckon you're right pixi - another example of how removing undesirable posts can reduce a thread to gibberish. But the posts that were here prove Loosehead's point. AB Ed alone knows whether the usernames were indeed registered more than 2 weeks ago or if people are finding ways around appearing in green. So yes, a minimum number of posts instead of - or as well as? - a time frame might help identify imposters and trolls in general.

[aka pixi]

I think its a good idea for a minimum number of posts til you turn grey (though why someone would keep a name til it goes grey before posting is beyond me)

[gedtagius]

Don't change the goalposts just yet I'm days away from going black again. I had to change my name as I was identified by work colleagues & it was done via & with approval of Ed.

[jno]

there's no actual law against being green gedtagius, and no stigma attached. It just deters potential troublemakers, but shouldn't be a problem for any genuine contributors. In fact it's quite pretty; I wouldn't mind being green permanently.