[meteorite-list] Full disclosure and list conventions-OT

[E. L. Jones]

Perhaps a bit off topic except that it deals with the list itself. I've 
remained silent hoping the practice would go away but it hasn't.  
Sunshine is a good disinfectant.  Call me paranoid, nosy, or 
confrontational-- but do not call me out because I choose to speak up 
about games/ploys someone may play for whatever jollies they get from it.

I'm aware of someone posting under separate subscriptions, with separate 
signatures, unrelated email addresses, etc.  I guess they think we 
should read between the lines, else search for clues as to which posts 
are sent by which individual.  I can understand separate addresses for 
work and home etc.  It is certainly curious if not suspicious as to why 
one maintains separate identities here amongst friends and colleagues.  
Why even rasie the issue? We've had far too much game play on the list 
with all the duplicate subscription subterfuge.  While this may be 
totally innocent, cultural or unintentional; it parallels past poster's 
shady schemes.  I otherwise don't care and don't need to know-- but 
shucks-- looks like, talks like, and quacks like  an amphibious 
avian--might be a duck could be a goose.

While there are no "rules"per se, which preclude this, I believe it is a 
breach of etiquette, and comes across as being less than above 
board--especially when one identity is used for one class of topics and 
the other for different class of"expression"--  or yet still-- when both 
are used in juxtaposition on the same topic as to infer to be from two 
different people.

Past convention has been --and remains-- to "sign" one's posts.  Past 
practice, unfortunately includes disguises by malcontents to sneak 
around.  To those ends, I'd like to ask those that are doing so, 
consider the putting the overall integrity and confidence in list 
communications above game play-- and reconsider the message it sends to 
others it as to how trustworthy you really are.  At least this little 
sunshine note raises awareness.

Thanks for listening,
Elton