Poll: Internet Accountability: The Solution (Opinions Please)

[VanityGirl]

It just wouldn't work out too well overall. If people would cooperate, then it'd be fine. But we'd also miss out on some of our best and brightest trolls, few though there are.

Well the little trolls, the "OMG Halo r teh sukz" wouldn't care about Real ID's or anything. Also, a troll like that would not be punished for saying stupid stuff.

However, a troll (see: worthless human) like the one described in the story SHOULD be held accountable for his actions and the only way I could see that happening is with a real ID type system in place.
If you sent a malicious or threatening letter to some one in real life, you could easily be arrested. It saddens me that the internet's vale of anonymity has caused these extreme trolls to thrive and go unpunished.

 

[Jimmyjames]

I think it's a pretty good idea., OP, most people though are seeing it as a 'RealID' problem. not even bothering to read past the part where it says that an OnlineID is in no way a person's real life name or ID.

Thanks for reading the whole post, I got that feeling, too. A lot of these posts sounded like snap judgements that really didn't understand the concept.

If someone doesn't agree that's fine, but it was funny how many people accused me of being gestapo.

 

[Imp Poster]

I also think people who support this are ID thieves.

How does that even work?

I think it's a pretty good idea., OP, most people though are seeing it as a 'RealID' problem. not even bothering to read past the part where it says that an OnlineID is in no way a person's real life name or ID.

Think about it, it makes your username not just known on one forum but on all other forums you post on. it doesn't really apply to me because I like many many other people already use the same username on every forum I visit.

Think about how ID theft works and why they are successful. I think there is no foolproof way to safeguard your 'RealID'. How can it NOT be tied to you in some real life way? Atleast a birthday right? To see if you are legal to be on some sites. So you think phishing, scams, personal relationships wouldn't effect a 'realID' theft too? Then the legal battle won't be just this person caused another person to die by cyber-bullying because he is claiming he wasn't behind his own user ID. So then aren't we back at square one?