Indication of real name in the posting of letters in various

srikant1987 · Post by **srikant1987** » 04 Sep 2009, 07:11

I don't agree with this idea, and sometimes regret having such a revealing ID here!

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 04 Sep 2009, 07:14

srikant, what are you disagreeing with?

srinivasrgvn · Post by **srinivasrgvn** » 04 Sep 2009, 07:24

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 04 Sep 2009, 07:35

Just for fun.. Let us see: Assume, there are 100000 Srinivasaraghavans in Chennai with the same spelling. How many are interested in Carnatic Music? 10000. How many that can play the Veena. May be 100. How many of these 100 woud answer 'Yes' to the question "Do you write music related fantasy stories as a hobby'. One and only one

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 04 Sep 2009, 07:42

RR Srini,
Where are the RRs?

srikant1987 · Post by **srikant1987** » 04 Sep 2009, 08:22

vasanthakokilam,

I mean it shouldn't be mandatory to mention one's name in every post or include one's real name in their ID here.

semmu86 · Post by **semmu86** » 04 Sep 2009, 08:24

vasanthakokilam wrote:Just for fun.. Let us see: Assume, there are 100000 Srinivasaraghavans in Chennai with the same spelling. How many are interested in Carnatic Music? 10000. How many that can play the Veena. May be 100. How many of these 100 woud answer 'Yes' to the question "Do you write music related fantasy stories as a hobby'. One and only one

Vk , did you watch the movie " alaipayuthe " recently by any chance ??

Arvind...

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 04 Sep 2009, 08:27

Srikant: I am in full agreement with you on that.

Arvind: No, I did not. Please relate

semmu86 · Post by **semmu86** » 04 Sep 2009, 08:39

vasanthakokilam wrote: Arvind: No, I did not. Please relate

There is a scene in the movie , where the hero tracks the heroine in a similar fashion , giving an example like you did for srinivasrgvn .

Arvind..

rajaglan · Post by **rajaglan** » 04 Sep 2009, 09:04

My view is that it need not be mandatory.
Being direct may be with a nickname (like carnatakam for kalki) gives a legitimacy in the music circle.
But when you expect some reply for an argument from say an artist who is in this forum , whatever
great your substance is, the artist will not consider you seriously when you are anonymous.

srinivasrgvn · Post by **srinivasrgvn** » 04 Sep 2009, 09:05

srinivasrgvn · Post by **srinivasrgvn** » 04 Sep 2009, 09:06

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 04 Sep 2009, 10:12

VK
Following a similar logic it has been shown that there can be 100 million stars with planets where life can exist and each one of them may contain a Srinivasaraghavan

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 04 Sep 2009, 11:09

>But when you expect some reply for an argument from say an artist who is in this forum , whatever
>great your substance is, the artist will not consider you seriously when you are anonymous.

Rajaglan, I do not think that is necessarily true.

rajumds · Post by **rajumds** » 04 Sep 2009, 19:11

May be signature option can be enabled and those interested can display their name.

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 04 Sep 2009, 19:24

Thank goodness there are so many Nicks with an interest in carnatic music, and I can remain certain of my anonymity!

There are many good reasons for not publishing one's actual identity anywhere on the internet. Even though a small forum may appear to be a fairly close community, it is open to the entire world, and, thanks to google, easily accessible.

but

I met a fellow forumite at this year's Cleveland Arasdhana who refused to give not only the real name but even the user name from the site.

I wonder if he tells his workmates who he is? Or his family? This seems to be taking anonymity too far!

The only time I find anonymity confusing on the forum is when our music-professional members post with the assumption that we know who they are. Mridangam, for instance, sings his posts, so the confusion does not arise. Professionals are entitled to anonymity too --- but then they should not expect to be recognised!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 04 Sep 2009, 19:48

Srini--the one Srinivasaraghaven we all know in Chennai

RR is nothing but the fruit of your imagination: Relished Rapports.

srinivasrgvn · Post by **srinivasrgvn** » 04 Sep 2009, 20:02

vidya · Post by **vidya** » 04 Sep 2009, 23:22

nick H wrote: Mridangam, for instance, sings his posts, so the confusion does not arise.

That would make it a signature tune. (Sorry, Nick, found the above hard to resist)

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 04 Sep 2009, 23:52

I had to read three times before I got your point.

I won't, on this occasion, edit the typo in my post... it's just too good

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 05 Sep 2009, 00:06

Only upon reading Nick's post, I figured what Vidya is referring to. Good one Vidya.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 05 Sep 2009, 02:06

sing, or sign, we do not want anyone to be even singed after posting on this forum!

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 05 Sep 2009, 02:12

I am worried about 90% of the rasikAs who may have sleep apnea if they sing and others listen

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 05 Sep 2009, 05:59

rshankar wrote:sing, or sign, we do not want anyone to be even singed after posting on this forum!

or sigh and/or make others sigh!

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 05 Sep 2009, 06:01

vidya, just too good.
nick H, thanks for the typo.

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 05 Sep 2009, 14:48

Singing off now... or at least making space again for the main topic.

There are many reasons that people may desire on-line anonymity. Occasionally, they may even be bad reasons --- but, good or bad, I think we have no choice but to respect them.