Posted by gardenergirl on October 7, 2004, at 3:11:27
In reply to Restriction is elitist+smells of the old boysclub, posted by Gabbix2 on October 6, 2004, at 20:05:47
Here is exactly why I do not wish to register using my uni-provided email address.
That address was provided to me in order to faciliate communication between the school, my department and me. The address includes my last name and first and middle initials, and thus it is quite identifying. I have it forwarded to my IRL yahoo account, which I use for all my IRL emailing. This account also has a formulation of my name as the ID, and also goes out to public forums as part of my duties with my professional organization.
When I started on Babble, I set up a Babble ID on yahoo in order to keep my Babble persona coompletely separate (at least electronically) from my IRL persona. If I were to re-register using my uni-address, that separation would be violated. That separation is necessary, IMO, for my privacy and more importantly, in order to feel able to post freely and unselfconsciously.
I believe I could learn from and offer a lot to the students board, but I cannot accept the current restrictions. I would like to see it opened up at least for a trial period. As a university student myself, I really do not feel like part of a group that needs protection and/or a "safe haven". Rather, I view the students board as a place to talk about student related issues, just as the relationships board is for relationship issues, the books board is for books and other media, etc. Need I go on?
Please lift the posting restriction on the student board.
gg
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