Very Important Poll Question for All Posters!

[Anastasios]

Some who might be considering traditionalism and might want to ask questions discreetly will be turned off by this rule.

Quite the contrary, I think such a constrictive rule is a perfect introduction to the realities of the online traditionalist world view. If they are intersted in traditionalism (the online kind anyway), then they better get used to changing their whole life around in the pursuit of correctness!

Why are you shutting down your site? You should leave it up for other people who might benefit from it.

Anastasios
(Actually attended a GOC parish for over a year, and still would if he didn't have to move to N. Carolina for the time being).

[Justin Kissel]

I'll PM you...

[Joe Zollars]

though obviously I haven't been careful with it, in today's day and age of internet fraud and identity theft, I don't think it is a good idea to force someone to use their "legal or baptismal" names. I can see the anti-trolling benefits of this, but I believe the dangers outweigh the concerns.

Joe

[Aristokles]

Ridiculous.

Although I have always liked an optional religion/church designation, this does not appeal to me. I voted 'No opinion' because I don't mind the church label, but see no point in the name-thing.

Δημητριος, Demetrios, dimitrios, Demetrio, Demetru, Dmitri, Demetri, Mitya...

[Katina]

I voted no opinion. My only concern is that there are probably a number of users with the same baptismal name. Perhaps rather than a user name tied to our baptismal name, the baptismal name could be indicated in the signature?

[joasia]

I agree with using our baptismal names and derivitive. I don't agree with the example of "Tom" as being wrong. This, I see, as the derivitive name of Thomas, just as "Katia" is to Katherine or "Kolya" for Nicolai, or "Costa" is to Constantine. I can go on and on.

Just for clarification: Joasia is Polish for Joanna (it's my derivitive name, since Yoanna is the proper name). If I was Italian, I would have signed-in as Giovanna.

I think that our jurisdictional identification is too much to ask for. Besides, we usually volunteer that info in our "discussions".

[Nikodemus]

I can change to my baptismal name. No problem.

AMDG was short for Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

But of corurse I can change