Re: Question about list members masquerading as someone else

["James Kempf" <kempf@docomolabs-usa.com>]

Send them three RFC 2418-mode warning messages privately and if they do not
stop disrupting discussion, remove them from the mailing list. Probably best
to keep your AD in the loop on the entire process and have approval for the
final removal decision, in case the person appeals. If the person is serious
about IETF work and just has difficulty controlling themselves, they'll
probably stop after one or two warnings.

            jak

----- Original Message -----
From: <pregen@egenconsulting.com>
To: <wgchairs@ietf.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 11:14 PM
Subject: Question about list members masquerading as someone else


> I have a situation on my list where I am fairly sure someone has signed on
> with a fictitious name.  Not a problem really, lots of people do this.
> However, in this case, this "new person" on the list is making comments
> defending a position and making comments like "you lie..." etc.  The real
> problem is this new person is defending the position that someone on the
> list can not get anyone else to agree to - and several of us are fairly
> sure that the "new person" is indeed the same person who had made the
> original position statement.
>
> Has anyone else run into this on their list?  If so, how did you handle
> it?  You can't come out on the list and say "hm, Mr. so and so, are you
> really who you say your are or are you an alias for ....."  This one is
> tricky and this person is now really causing the list to turn into a ugly
> and nasty mess.  Before I do what I have planned, I wanted to poll the
> other chairs first.  Don't you just love this non-paying stress
> jobs....8-(
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