Is roll call a good idea?

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

I agree completely.

People who I converse with and deal with offline (like, say, chapter brothers, friends, etc) have relatively high access to 'personal' information - by necessity, because I'd like those people to be able to contact me if needed, etc. I personally would prefer not to be contacted by others - and not just for 'crazy' purposes, but because I don't need spam, junkmail, or Idi the Nigerian knocking on my door with SPECIAL OFFER MY FRIEND MAGIC MONEY MY FRIEND.

I think a large part of the divide here shows the strong differences between people, in terms of public face, career needs, and all those interrelated things that really make us different. I don't blame a single person for not posting in a roll call thread - the whole argument seems somewhat petty, and really seems like we're "fishing" for "perps" . . . I especially don't blame people who work in a well-connected industry, or rely on clientele or reputation. My company, we personally search for myspaces and livejournals for every analyst we hire . . . most people don't even consider that. They probably should - it's insane.

Giving people the tools to capitalize on their insane insane insane-ness might not be the best Internet strategy, and hostility against those who are trying to prevent that seems somewhat near-sighted.

On the other hand, if an individual starts posting on GC and self-identifies as a member of an organization, the members of that organization then have an interest in determining whether or not that person actually is what she says she is.

If you post under a name and don't claim an organization, it's no one's business. Once you start speaking as a member of that organization, the organization itself has a vested interest in knowing whether or not you have the authority to speak as one of them. For a place like GC, I think this matters a lot. Parents and potential new members come here to research organizations. I sure as hell don't want a non-member making members look bad.

That said, I can understand the issue with self-identifying to anyone who claims to be a member of the organization which they are verifying for.

There are definitely competing policies at work here, but since this is "Greek Chat," a place which as you know is for members of GLOs, I think the concerns of organizations ought to win over individual concerns every single time (when reasonable).

Obviously, I don't really give a damn about my privacy here. It would take very little effort for anyone here to figure out who I am, where I live, my phone number, etc. I really don't care though. I try not to give anyone a reason to want to hunt me down.