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I got this reply shortly after I posted my previous concerns about this web site and its registration. I had sent the same messaget to the webmaster there and here is his response: On 14 Nov 2001, at 10:30, Jesus Rodriguez de Vera wrote: > Jim, > > We understand your concern. We are not interested on reselling, or providing > your information to any mailing list. The purpose of registration is for our > own records only to keep track of the usage of the site. We appreciate your > commentary and will add the proper privacy disclaimers on the registration > page to avoid further doubts on this subject. > > We are trying to build a community of VW lovers and that's why we want > everybody to have a handle assigned, so every body will have their own > identity. This user id (handle) will link all the information related to a > user like a member profile, gallery postings, forum postings and most > important feedback from other users. This way if you decide to use the > classifieds to purchase merchandise you will be able to do so with > confidence, since any wrong conduct from member will most likely be posted > on the feedback section. > > There will also be a couple of features (AOL like) such as Instant Messaging > or ICQ indicators, that require for users on the site to have a unique > handle. > > Also by registering, your real identity will be hidden from other users. > When placing classifieds, users will be able to contact you by your handle > name and the system will automatically redirect the message to your personal > email, thus other users won't need to know your real address (nobody will be > able to add your address to a mailing list by taking it from our site). > > I hope this explains a little bit why we want to register our members. > > Thank you, > > webmaster@vwaddicts.com - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/