Subject: Hotmail

[Tuan Pham <tuan.pham@unsw.edu.au>]

Frank Nguyen <frank.nguyen@medtronic.com> wrote

>It's
>nothing wrong if one selects for him/herself a different name.  Does
>anybody know my name is a real or faked one?
>
>Any opinion should be heard, even an anonymous,  
>...


Hi Frank

When did the rot set in? Is the attitude above typically 
American or only Viet-American?

I grew up in a world where sending anonymous messages
and using faked names is simply unacceptable. Except when 
there are threats to one's safety or livelihood, which
doesn't apply to the majority of SCV participants.

The reasoning behind this rule of ethics is that
anonymity leads to irresponsibility. Just look at
the back of any public toilet door - or SCV :)


>Why look down on SCV?  Cho+. DDo^`ng Xua^n o+? Ha` no^.i nga`y xu+?a
>nga`y xu+a no^?i tie^'ng ve^` mo'c tu'i, it did not mean that all people
>went there were pocket-pickers.
>

Since it is the accepted and unquestioned practice on SCV
to write anonymous messages, it can't be compared to 
Cho+. Ddo^`ng Xua^n, where people are NOT afraid to
admit who they are, except for the pickpockets!

To find a real parallel, try to think of a place outside 
the net where people go in anonymity to relieve themselves. :)


Cheers
Tuan Pham