March 14, 2008
Will Anonymous Forum Posting Be Illegal?
You may have already caught this news story, but I need to comment on it as people are getting out of control over it. Basically, a lawmaker in Kentucky wants to make it illegal to post anonymously in online forums.
Basically, webmasters would be fined, starting at $500.00, for allowing anonymous postings. Now, don’t think that people could use fake names or fake email addresses, as many do anyway, to post anonymously. That isn’t what this is about.
If you have a forum, all you need is IP address capture with date and time stamp. No one can be sure it is the person’s real name, address and email address is being used. When I read what is wanted from this bill, my first thought was, “What moron thought this up?” And then I saw the name.
Tim Couch.
Yeah, the same Tim Couch who couldn’t complete a pass as a QB for the Cleveland Browns. Seriously, this bill should go nowhere. Matt Cutts is from Kentucky. You’d think they’d realize what an idiot Couch was and not elect him. Well, with proposed legislation such as this, they can see for themselves.
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Comments on Will Anonymous Forum Posting Be Illegal? »
Rick Hardman @ 12:00 pm
Jerry,
I think that this kind of thing gets a lot of hype in the media, but in the end it would be very difficult to pass this, let alone police it. Not going to happen.
Dan Thies @ 12:36 am
That would be a great story, he’s probably endured years of anonymous abuse in fan forums, and would no doubt like to get even.
Unfortunately, it’s not the same guy. “The same guy” had some, er, drug problems, and won’t be elected to anything even if he does finally retire from football.
This is the OTHER Tim Couch - the one from (I am not making this up) the National Wild Turkey Federation.
Even funnier, if you ask me. I prefer Gray Goose.