The PR-Action related aspects of a person using a bogus identity seem
easy to address, perhaps using the mechanism that Harald
suggested. However, the implications on IPR are much harder. In the
IETF, posting to a maillist and speaking at a meeting are two ways of
making contributions. If we have the ability to speak
anonymously, how can the contributions be traced to a real person or
company to support their IPR
warranties/licenses.
This leads me to a conclusion that we need a clear policy stating
that communications need to be linked to the real, verifiable persons
making them.
Many people use gmail (and the like) email accounts without any
attempt to hide their identity. In fact may people participate with
more than one email address without causing any confusion. So, I see
the need for a lightweight process to validate an identity whenever
there is a suspected abuse.
Russ
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