Thread: [DV Newsletter] "What a Mes" - Send Us Your Questions!

Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant

Confidentiality: Questioners can remain anonymous if they wish. If you do not want your username published alongside your question, just say the word and I guarantee to abide by your requests. If you want to take it one step further and remain anonymous even in your PM to me, you can do that too. All you have to do is use the same annonymous account as described in the sticky under the Help forum. If you don't mention anything about confidentiality, I will assume that you don't mind us publishing your username.

First of all, very well put together post, Mes! Now, a suggestion: Why not have the submitting questioners sign the PM as they wish their name to appear in the newsletter? For instance, a sample PM could be:

Originally Posted by What A Mes question for Xox

I've seen you called "Cookie," or, "Cookies" in the Lounge before. How did you get this nickname, and what does it mean?

--Querulous in Quebec

And the question would be included in the newsletter exactly as sent, edited only for any spelling or grammar mistakes of course. I'm thinking of how it's usually done in magazines and such. Alternatively, the answerer could come up with the name based on the questioner's location and nature of the question.

Originally Posted by AspirationRealized

I'll do it. Go ahead and dare me.

I dare you.

Originally Posted by Man of Steel

First of all, very well put together post, Mes! Now, a suggestion: Why not have the submitting questioners sign the PM as they wish their name to appear in the newsletter? For instance, a sample PM could be:



And the question would be included in the newsletter exactly as sent, edited only for any spelling or grammar mistakes of course. I'm thinking of how it's usually done in magazines and such. Alternatively, the answerer could come up with the name based on the questioner's location and nature of the question.



I dare you.

I already have, but it was in one of those nifty PMs you jsut told us we should use ^_^

MoS, so you're saying that members could not only sign the PM as anonymous vs. their username, but also as something completely different?

And yes, there shalt be no editing of questions!

Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant

MoS, so you're saying that members could not only sign the PM as anonymous vs. their username, but also as something completely different?

And yes, there shalt be no editing of questions!

Well, if they wanted their username attached to it, they could sign it as such. This would essentially be a more professional method of anonymity. A way to distinguish between anonymous queries, which I'm sure will be plentiful. Instead of having seven questions signed, "--Anonymous" there would be seven questions signed with various witty and descriptive yet unequivocally anonymous names. "--Despairing in Detroit," "--Furious in Fuji, "--Dirty Old Man", "--Wandering Soul" etc..

The location doesn't necessarily need to be there, it's just an example.

Originally Posted by Man of Steel

Well, if they wanted their username attached to it, they could sign it as such. This would essentially be a more professional method of anonymity. A way to distinguish between anonymous queries, which I'm sure will be plentiful. Instead of having seven questions signed, "--Anonymous" there would be seven questions signed with various witty and descriptive yet unequivocally anonymous names. "--Despairing in Detroit," "--Furious in Fuji, "--Dirty Old Man", "--Wandering Soul" etc..

The location doesn't necessarily need to be there, it's just an example.

Ohhhh I see! That's a good idea. I'll edit my post pronto.

Edit: Wait, brain fart. Do you have a suggestion as to how to edit that section of the post to include this information?

Brain fart...

That leaves SO many questions to be asked.

Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant

Ohhhh I see! That's a good idea. I'll edit my post pronto.

Edit: Wait, brain fart. Do you have a suggestion as to how to edit that section of the post to include this information?

Let's see...

Confidentiality: Questioners can remain anonymous if they wish. If you do not want your username published alongside your question, just say the word and I guarantee to abide by your requests. Alternatively, you may either sign your PMed question with the name you wish to appear, or make a note that you would like the answerer to come up with an appropriate (anonymous) name. For instance, you could sign your PM (for example) "--Forlorn in Florida," and this is the name your question would appear under in the Newsletter. If you want to take it one step further and remain anonymous even in your PM to me, you can do that too. All you have to do is use the same anonymous account as described in the sticky under the Help forum. If you don't mention anything about confidentiality, I will assume that you don't mind us publishing your username.

How's that?

Well done, Mes.