question about the use of names in posts

[Anonymous]

Jeff--
There's a thread regarding public breastfeeding (http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/204788.page) in which the OP identifies two security officers by name. I remember that there have been threads in the past where you've removed names on the grounds that the person posting shouldn't be the only one maintaining anonymity (the two I recall involved a youth sports volunteer coach and a cashier at Giant). I'm guessing that in this case you've allowed the names to stand on the grounds that these are public employees acting in their official capacity. (Or no-one has reported this to you, in which case my bad.) Can you clarify this policy a bit, particularly in the context of the breastfeeding thread?

Thanks!!!

[Anonymous]

I've wondered this as well. At the very least, since you know the name of the OP, she should be named as well. Or, you should notify the guards that they have been named here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've wondered this as well. At the very least, since you know the name of the OP, she should be named as well. Or, you should notify the guards that they have been named here.

You realize that you have the option of doing that yourself, yes?

[jsteele]

You guys are right. I've removed the names. The day she posted here, the original poster sent the same story to the DCUM mailing list and the Crestwood mailing list -- both of which I administer. She also mailed the story to a number of other mailing lists. So, I felt her identity was pretty well established. Also, if she has filed a complaint, her identity would be known. But, it's best to be consistent within the DCUM forums. Thanks for prodding me about it.