From owner-chemistry@ccl.net Wed Mar 22 17:52:00 2006 From: "Andrew D. Fant fant:-:pobox.com" To: CCL Subject: CCL: reveal your affiliation Message-Id: <-31281-060322174904-1768-hOCzMzc7KRkATpVjmkOZgg]~[server.ccl.net> X-Original-From: "Andrew D. Fant" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:48:37 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Sent to CCL by: "Andrew D. Fant" [fant-x-pobox.com] Boyd, D. boyd%chem.iupui.edu wrote: > Sent to CCL by: "Boyd, D." [boyd]![chem.iupui.edu] > Colleagues, > I recommend/request that people who post on CCL include their affiliation. > I realize that because of spammers people do not want to reveal their full particulars. > However, it would make the postings more credible if people who have yahoo, > hotmail, etc. email addresses, include the university or company they are > associated with. Many people are employed in situations where they are not allowed to speak/post in a public setting with reference to their employment status without clearing it with their public relations or corporate communications departments. This is to make management feel secure that nobody is representing themselves in any way as an official spokesperson for the institution. I don't think that we need affiliation information to judge the merits of a posting/email in any case. If someone makes a statement that sounds outlandish, the claims should be examined and validated by the same standards whether it comes from wwcc.cc.wy.us, tripos.com, phar.cam.ac.uk, or ru.yahoo.com. Likewise, I would hope my opinions here are considered on their merits and my past participation, rather then whether my circumstances require me to be discreet about my current affiliation. Andy Andrew Fant | And when the night is cloudy | This space to let Molecular Geek | There is still a light |---------------------- fant(_)pobox.com | That shines on me | Disclaimer: I don't Boston, MA | Shine until tomorrow, Let it be | even speak for myself