Re: [CFRG] please use real names (was: Re: Small subgroup question for draft-irtf-cfrg-hash-to-curve)

Henry de Valence <ietf@hdevalence.ca> Sun, 11 April 2021 03:28 UTC

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From: Henry de Valence <ietf@hdevalence.ca>
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2021 20:27:48 -0700
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Subject: Re: [CFRG] please use real names (was: Re: Small subgroup question for draft-irtf-cfrg-hash-to-curve)
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On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 7:25 PM Michael StJohns <msj@nthpermutation.com>
wrote:

> Unless there's a real reason to do so (e.g. fear of retribution, etc) ,
> as the Rene said, it's courtesy to not make us guess who you are.
> Let's avoid making this yet another culture war please.
>
> Mike


Surely the best way to avoid starting a “culture war” — a fairly loaded way
to describe “conflict over shared norms” — would be to avoid trying to
impose new norms on others, as in the original mail:

> In fact, in my opinion, IETF should have no place for communications by
"anonymous".

Cheers,

hdevalence

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