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Robert E. Allen
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1078
From: Checotah, Oklahoma
Registered: Jul 2002

posted 09-17-2002 02:55 PM

Hey Gang! What's with the screen names anyway? IMHO people "hide" behind screen names so they can say things they would not say if others knew who they were. If one doesn't stand behind what they say or can't defend what they say then why say it at all. Are screen names just a way for people to insult others anonymously? Personally, when I use my MSNIM or post I use my real name. But I have seen a lot of garbage talk by people hiding behind screen names.

Bob
The Old Showman

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Joe Beres
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 606
From: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 09-17-2002 03:06 PM

Robert, in many, if not most cases, people use screen names to avoid unwanted contacts. If someone knows your real name, they can probably find your real email address and start sending you spam of all sorts. It also eliminates a degree of potential internet stalking. Some people do abuse the anonymity, but you never know who you're going to run across in a public chat room.

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Robert E. Allen
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1078
From: Checotah, Oklahoma
Registered: Jul 2002

posted 09-17-2002 03:43 PM

Good point Joe. Thanks.

Bob
The Old Showman

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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

Posts: 12859
From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99

posted 09-17-2002 05:26 PM

So, Joe.... is that your real name that you use here on the forum?

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William Hooper
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1879
From: Mobile, AL USA
Registered: Jun 99

posted 09-18-2002 01:39 AM

quote:
William: Are you being serious?

Yes I'm serious, we never gave names to the screen.
We would give names to each of the perfs in the screen - Harry, Ted, Joan, Alonzo, Pietro, Lucinda, Lawanda, Chonita, Wynonna, Patroclus, Betty, Terence, Tyrone, Maybelle, Myrna, Cecilia, etc., but we never gave names to the screen. That would be nuts.

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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

Posts: 12859
From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99

posted 09-18-2002 02:36 AM

I can see why you'd want to give each perf a name. It is important to be able distinguish between them promptly as the need arises, which is often.

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Joe Beres
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 606
From: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 09-18-2002 09:24 AM

Joe, yes it is. I don't have a problem with people here knowing me or knowing how to get a hold of me. If someone knows me and my name, they could do a google search, find a link to film-tech, and then get a hold of me. That is also fine, as theoretically they know me for one reson or another.

I don't really use chat programs often, but, for example, if I was to enter a public music chatroom that had 75 people in it, I would use a nickname. Otherwise, it would be a little like posting your email address (or potentially address and phone number if it is listed) on a bathroom wall. If people you don't know (and/or don't want to know) get your first and last name, they can track you down much more easily. It certainly isn't a perfect means of security, but it cuts down on spam and annoying email from strange people.

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Dustin Mitchell
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1865
From: Mondovi, WI, USA
Registered: Mar 2000

posted 09-18-2002 03:40 PM

Icq: 12821731

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Mike Williams
Master Film Handler

Posts: 255
From: Knoxville, TN
Registered: Feb 2002

posted 09-18-2002 04:12 PM

AIM: brainwrap9

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Kristin Wahlund
Film Handler

Posts: 92
From: Eagan, MN
Registered: Jul 2001

posted 09-19-2002 09:08 PM

Hi, my AIM is shortestgirl
And if youre ever in chats or other yahoo things, that is boothchick

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Steve Kraus
Film God

Posts: 4094
From: Chicago, IL, USA
Registered: May 2000

posted 09-21-2002 11:34 AM

AIM: filmteknik

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Daniel Boisson
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 157
From: Buffalo, NY, USA
Registered: Oct 2001

posted 09-21-2002 03:32 PM

Aim: danman2060 ...i'm on almost 24/7

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James R. Hammonds, Jr
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 931
From: Houston, TX, USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 11-30-2002 04:18 AM

New screen names listed below.

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Joshua Lott
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 246
From: Fairbanks, AK, USA
Registered: Nov 1999

posted 03-24-2004 07:56 PM

Bumping this up because I recieved an email asking for this information, but with no return address.

MSN Messenger: joshualott@hotmail.com
Yahoo: jlott23

or email me at: josh@thearcticcinema.com

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Daniel Fuentz
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 230
From: Fresno, CA, USA
Registered: Apr 2003

posted 03-24-2004 08:06 PM

AIM:lesnessmanjr
Yahoo:lesnessmanjr
MSN:lesnessmanjr@webtv.net

Sometimes I don't see my IM's right away, so don't be offended if I don't reply right away!

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