Good, I'm glad a resolution has been made and I can finally say what I think.
I never thought Jacob was a Poe - and I don't understand why the staff couldn't simply ask him if he was a Poe if they had concerns.
Now as you know, I don't care for anonymity - however - some people do and do so for a variety of legitimate reasons. They may feel that they want somewhere where they can be just an internet persona and detach themselves from their mundane lives, it doesn't matter why, it's not something that I personally take issue with, it's up to members if they want to tell you everything about themselves. Hell we've got members here who fear for their lives if their identities were posted here as they live in the middle east!
I am appalled that such measures would to be taken over something as simple and unimportant as to whether a member is lying about who they are - if they're lying then sooner or later they'll contradict themselves. But because someone is maintaining a level of anonymity should not be a reason to mount investigations of this nature. What happens if you go onto that podiatry forum and Jacob's not said a single word anywhere about his beliefs - do you conclude that's because he doesn't have any?? What possible evidence could you gain that would prove he wasn't who he said he was? And all this when he had broken no rules at all (that I'm aware of).
I never thought Jacob was a Poe - and I don't understand why the staff couldn't simply ask him if he was a Poe if they had concerns.
Now as you know, I don't care for anonymity - however - some people do and do so for a variety of legitimate reasons. They may feel that they want somewhere where they can be just an internet persona and detach themselves from their mundane lives, it doesn't matter why, it's not something that I personally take issue with, it's up to members if they want to tell you everything about themselves. Hell we've got members here who fear for their lives if their identities were posted here as they live in the middle east!
I am appalled that such measures would to be taken over something as simple and unimportant as to whether a member is lying about who they are - if they're lying then sooner or later they'll contradict themselves. But because someone is maintaining a level of anonymity should not be a reason to mount investigations of this nature. What happens if you go onto that podiatry forum and Jacob's not said a single word anywhere about his beliefs - do you conclude that's because he doesn't have any?? What possible evidence could you gain that would prove he wasn't who he said he was? And all this when he had broken no rules at all (that I'm aware of).
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
