On Thu, 2003-05-01 at 10:04, Sotiris Sotiropoulos wrote: > Stephen Waters wrote: > > > <snip> > > > >I guess I was focusing in on "have their identity notarized", i.e., > >people who needed to keep their identity secret because of their country > >of origin... not so much on the dollar value. > > > Name one country whose citizens need to maintain a secret identity to > participate on this list. In the last 5 years, I have not heard of a > single such case... only apologists from the developed world who keep > bringing this scenario up without a concrete example or staement of fact. the example i had in mind was China. i count two Chinese members: * i2, funs. From Shenzhen, China * Ren, Carina. From Beijing, China who knows if they are legitimate? who knows if others would want to join if we made a "quiet" option for joining? i don't, you don't, and no one will know unless we open up. I don't know Chinese -- maybe we just need a Chinese translation and the hordes would join? all I'm saying is we shouldn't raise the barrier to entry without considering all the ramifications. -s
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