<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Dovster:
Let's see if it is or not.
My full name is Dov Ben-Galil. I live in Yiron, Israel. I post under the nick of "Dovster".
I will be in Fort Lauderdale in May and will be willing to meet, in person, any FT member.
FTOmnibox says that he is reading the ORP threads. Therefore, I presume he is reading this. I challenge him to come out of hiding and provide information about himself equivalent to what I posted in the previous two paragraphs.</font>
Ok... but what does identity have to do with debate? I say is has little or nothing to do with debate since there are plenty of examples in journalistic history where unnamed sources do add value. Positive identification has little to do with security -- if you check a person for dangerous items and/or a quick intent check (even if impossible to truly conduct) -- and it has little to do with debate (unless one is looking to be lazy in filtering or understanding or responding to a situation or, in this case, a debate).
We are seeing a lot of false starts in this thread. What is the fundamental issue -- is it identity, is it derogatory labels/speech, is it perceived unfairness in treatment? Identify the fundamental issue and let's stick to it.