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Originally Posted by Whispers
See Guideline #28
Anyone , at anytime, can ask to cancel/disable their account. GUESTING an account, which removes the prior name, is typically an action taken by someone with some serious security concern and requires an explanation made with the request.
If someone GUESTS their account and wants to return with a name change they need to request and explain that as well. They MAY be required to wait out a 90 day grace period.
It is unfortunate but sometimes rules get made up when a situation comes up that a mod hasn't dealt with before.. We see it over and over......
Staff often does things they are not supposed to do. When drawn to the attention of the Owner it seldom stands. This is one of those common misunderstandings that you and a lot of others, including the Mods and some Admins do not understand....
Staff is never to help ANYONE shield themselves from a negative reputation they had earned. Even with an authorized name change, when their reputation catches up with them they get no special treatment. New name? It does not matter.
The protection from the Staff only comes if they had to ditch the previous handle due to some urgent security crisis such as being outed or something of that nature.
The staff here has no RIGHT and no obligation whatsoever to prevent the previous persona from being revealed to others in any manner especially when revealing the past identity would be in the best interests of the members.
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You mean this one?
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#28 - At any time, you may ask to cancel/disable your account here for any reason, or "guest" your account for security reasons . Please submit your request to the staff and include the reason for the request so we may better assist you. In cases where you are asking for your posts or threads to be removed, you will need to submit a list of URL links to the posts you have specified for removal. We will attempt to assist in these cases, but please understand that this process takes time, and due to the amount of work involved, no timeframe or deadline will be given for completion of this task. Additionally, should you wish to return to the board under a different username at a later date, this must be done only after first making contact with staff and receiving staff blessing. (in some cases, a 90-day grace period will be assessed before issuing a new account) At that point, we will be be happy to assist you with the transition.
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So your assumption implicit in the original post referring to a previously registered member and the johnny yanks reference to her re-creation... Which was to a guested account - is that it wasn't done for security reasons per the GL? Special treatment bc no 90 day wait? Seems pretty shady on your part to not give the benefit of the doubt that it was done for security reasons and draw attention, albeit not stating it outright and letting others do it for you, and start a thread with sensational or controversial accusations.
As for the lack of rules against associations to old handles, there are a number of cases and rules that aren't written but seemingly enforced and allowed to stand. Warnings and infractions were given and posts edited when comments were made relating a new handle to a former mod. When a provider retires or leaves the board, mods often edit posts that mention them. I don't see that written?
Your last couple of paragraphs of what the staff is supposed to or not supposed to do also isn't written anywhere.... The part about "urgent security crisis" is also overstating the guideline which simply says "security reasons".
You're apparently well versed in gl 28 and know the reason for guesting is security related but still want to draw attention to it... Tacky. You're a fan of hypothetical.... What if there was a legit security or safety reason for a name change and your attention seeking post results in something less than desirable??
How much responsibility would you take for in part, facilitating those connections to be made?
You are correct. None the less they are very accurate statements....
