tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post3800484255800405156..comments2024-02-26T00:36:28.362-08:00Comments on Epeus' epigone: Google Plus admits they want fake namesKevin Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338939297948690534noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-76638097250258817702016-03-26T00:10:52.647-07:002016-03-26T00:10:52.647-07:00Pamela N Red: mentioned this in Here's another...<a href="https://plus.google.com/102979263661782211525" rel="nofollow">Pamela N Red</a>: mentioned this in <a href="https://plus.google.com/102979263661782211525/posts/PaYFPKqYTNB" rel="nofollow">Here's another blog on the pse...</a>. <br> <a href="https://plus.google.com/102979263661782211525/posts/PaYFPKqYTNB" rel="nofollow">via plus.google.com</a>Kevin Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338939297948690534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-54587945767293192992016-03-24T10:42:41.837-07:002016-03-24T10:42:41.837-07:00Eduardo Gonzalez Loumiet: mentioned this in I trie...<a href="https://plus.google.com/117780219219348143891" rel="nofollow">Eduardo Gonzalez Loumiet</a>: mentioned this in <a href="https://plus.google.com/+KevinMarks/posts/f1fatmUj2me" rel="nofollow">I tried inviting a non-gmail a...</a>. <br> <a href="https://plus.google.com/+KevinMarks/posts/f1fatmUj2me" rel="nofollow">via plus.google.com</a>Kevin Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338939297948690534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-70717525406077631262016-03-24T10:42:30.745-07:002016-03-24T10:42:30.745-07:00Daniël Crompton: mentioned this in I tried invitin...<a href="https://plus.google.com/105602703486972991779" rel="nofollow">Daniël Crompton</a>: mentioned this in <a href="https://plus.google.com/+KevinMarks/posts/f1fatmUj2me" rel="nofollow">I tried inviting a non-gmail a...</a>. <br> <a href="https://plus.google.com/+KevinMarks/posts/f1fatmUj2me" rel="nofollow">via plus.google.com</a>Kevin Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338939297948690534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-25600980547396240392014-09-18T20:28:05.234-07:002014-09-18T20:28:05.234-07:00Yonatan Zunger: @kevinmarks @catvalente Hey, she&#...<a href="http://www.yonatanzunger.com/" rel="nofollow">Yonatan Zunger</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinmarks" rel="nofollow">@kevinmarks</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/catvalente" rel="nofollow">@catvalente</a> Hey, she's a suspicious character. :) <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/yonatanzunger/status/512803999209123841" rel="nofollow">via twitter.com</a>Kevin Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338939297948690534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-74153216765110208262014-09-18T20:27:41.213-07:002014-09-18T20:27:41.213-07:00Kevin Marks: @yonatanzunger @catvalente impersonat...<a href="http://kevinmarks.com" rel="nofollow">Kevin Marks</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/yonatanzunger" rel="nofollow">@yonatanzunger</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/catvalente" rel="nofollow">@catvalente</a> impersonating herself? Oops. <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinmarks/status/512803849166282752" rel="nofollow">via twitter.com</a>Kevin Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338939297948690534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-56234765517422048912014-09-18T20:27:15.113-07:002014-09-18T20:27:15.113-07:00Catherynne Valente: @yonatanzunger @kevinmarks ......<a href="http://catherynnemvalente.com" rel="nofollow">Catherynne Valente</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/yonatanzunger" rel="nofollow">@yonatanzunger</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinmarks" rel="nofollow">@kevinmarks</a> ...look like a real name, or we suspect you may be impersonating someone." <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/catvalente/status/512803064374251521" rel="nofollow">via twitter.com</a>Kevin Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338939297948690534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-13831565859518167252014-09-18T20:26:49.005-07:002014-09-18T20:26:49.005-07:00Yonatan Zunger: @catvalente @kevinmarks No idea; i...<a href="http://www.yonatanzunger.com/" rel="nofollow">Yonatan Zunger</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/catvalente" rel="nofollow">@catvalente</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinmarks" rel="nofollow">@kevinmarks</a> No idea; it looks like the acct was suspended last Oct, so I can't see the details easily. <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/yonatanzunger/status/512804424746426368" rel="nofollow">via twitter.com</a>Kevin Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338939297948690534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-48482064509371932472014-09-18T20:26:15.098-07:002014-09-18T20:26:15.098-07:00Catherynne Valente: @yonatanzunger @kevinmarks I&#...<a href="http://catherynnemvalente.com" rel="nofollow">Catherynne Valente</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/yonatanzunger" rel="nofollow">@yonatanzunger</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinmarks" rel="nofollow">@kevinmarks</a> I'm not sure what to link you to. When I went to my profile it said it had been suspended because "this doesn't <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/catvalente/status/512802982207823872" rel="nofollow">via twitter.com</a>Kevin Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338939297948690534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-91467006057904906282014-09-18T20:26:12.477-07:002014-09-18T20:26:12.477-07:00Yonatan Zunger: @catvalente @kevinmarks I'll p...<a href="http://www.yonatanzunger.com/" rel="nofollow">Yonatan Zunger</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/catvalente" rel="nofollow">@catvalente</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinmarks" rel="nofollow">@kevinmarks</a> I'll ping the team. Not sure why it happened. You aren't fraudulently claiming to be yourself, right? :) <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/yonatanzunger/status/512803851737382912" rel="nofollow">via twitter.com</a>Kevin Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338939297948690534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-67089858877066660472014-09-18T20:26:10.357-07:002014-09-18T20:26:10.357-07:00Yonatan Zunger: @kevinmarks @catvalente We haven&#...<a href="http://www.yonatanzunger.com/" rel="nofollow">Yonatan Zunger</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinmarks" rel="nofollow">@kevinmarks</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/catvalente" rel="nofollow">@catvalente</a> We haven't had any name suspensions in close to a year. Which acct was suspended, and why do you think it's names? <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/yonatanzunger/status/512802340470939648" rel="nofollow">via twitter.com</a>Kevin Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338939297948690534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-49829368658197115312014-09-18T20:26:07.755-07:002014-09-18T20:26:07.755-07:00Yonatan Zunger: @kevinmarks @catvalente Dunno, but...<a href="http://www.yonatanzunger.com/" rel="nofollow">Yonatan Zunger</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinmarks" rel="nofollow">@kevinmarks</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/catvalente" rel="nofollow">@catvalente</a> Dunno, but I can guarantee it's not her name: the code for that isn't even there anymore. Cat, send me a link? <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/yonatanzunger/status/512802533098528768" rel="nofollow">via twitter.com</a>Kevin Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338939297948690534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-30892878156490835732014-09-18T20:26:02.974-07:002014-09-18T20:26:02.974-07:00Kevin Marks: @catvalente @yonatanzunger perhaps Go...<a href="http://kevinmarks.com" rel="nofollow">Kevin Marks</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/catvalente" rel="nofollow">@catvalente</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/yonatanzunger" rel="nofollow">@yonatanzunger</a> perhaps Google's decided that you are notorious for making things up that aren't true. <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinmarks/status/512804581353349120" rel="nofollow">via twitter.com</a>Kevin Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338939297948690534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-1931393755842191922014-09-18T20:25:59.380-07:002014-09-18T20:25:59.380-07:00Catherynne Valente: @yonatanzunger @kevinmarks I d...<a href="http://catherynnemvalente.com" rel="nofollow">Catherynne Valente</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/yonatanzunger" rel="nofollow">@yonatanzunger</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinmarks" rel="nofollow">@kevinmarks</a> I did the verification thing, linking to other social media.But no email that they received my appeal or anything <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/catvalente/status/512803214366748672" rel="nofollow">via twitter.com</a>Kevin Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338939297948690534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-55371148509366244472014-09-18T20:25:54.407-07:002014-09-18T20:25:54.407-07:00Yonatan Zunger: @catvalente @kevinmarks Whoops -- ...<a href="http://www.yonatanzunger.com/" rel="nofollow">Yonatan Zunger</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/catvalente" rel="nofollow">@catvalente</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinmarks" rel="nofollow">@kevinmarks</a> Whoops -- looks like we left old text in that warning. I'll fix it. You were taken down for impersonation. <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/yonatanzunger/status/512803713954500609" rel="nofollow">via twitter.com</a>Kevin Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338939297948690534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-3262129686718032992014-09-18T20:25:51.669-07:002014-09-18T20:25:51.669-07:00Yonatan Zunger: @kevinmarks @catvalente That doc i...<a href="http://www.yonatanzunger.com/" rel="nofollow">Yonatan Zunger</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinmarks" rel="nofollow">@kevinmarks</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/catvalente" rel="nofollow">@catvalente</a> That doc is incredibly dated: <a href="https://plus.google.com/+YonatanZunger/posts/gkEADkciCzc" rel="nofollow">plus.google.com/+YonatanZunger…</a> . <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/yonatanzunger/status/512802164159172608" rel="nofollow">via twitter.com</a>Kevin Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338939297948690534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-84981026564906009992014-09-18T20:25:48.782-07:002014-09-18T20:25:48.782-07:00Catherynne Valente: @yonatanzunger @kevinmarks Tha...<a href="http://catherynnemvalente.com" rel="nofollow">Catherynne Valente</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/yonatanzunger" rel="nofollow">@yonatanzunger</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinmarks" rel="nofollow">@kevinmarks</a> Thank you for fixing it--I swear I'm me! Who would pretend? <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/catvalente/status/512804197473853441" rel="nofollow">via twitter.com</a>Kevin Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338939297948690534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-54507588883906380632014-09-18T20:25:45.961-07:002014-09-18T20:25:45.961-07:00Kevin Marks: @yonatanzunger so why are you still s...<a href="http://kevinmarks.com" rel="nofollow">Kevin Marks</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/yonatanzunger" rel="nofollow">@yonatanzunger</a> so why are you still suspending <a href="https://twitter.com/catvalente" rel="nofollow">@catvalente</a>? <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinmarks/status/512802343402758145" rel="nofollow">via twitter.com</a>Kevin Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338939297948690534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-76923713799624570862012-01-23T19:33:13.721-08:002012-01-23T19:33:13.721-08:00The policy does work for me. I use the pseudonym &...The policy does work for me. I use the pseudonym "John Gordon" for all my web work -- it's a bland tag that happens to be my first and middle name. <br /><br />This is the identity I am comfortable sharing as. I've used this tag on G+ and wondered if G would delete it. I guess not. (I deleted my truename G+ account so this is the only one).John Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04498750165598537302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-11701954776486260262012-01-23T17:13:57.282-08:002012-01-23T17:13:57.282-08:00Interestingly, Yonatan's comment seems out of ...Interestingly, Yonatan's comment seems out of sync with the current Google Terms of Service:<br /><br />"""5.1 In order to access certain Services, you may be required to provide information about yourself (such as identification or contact details) as part of the registration process for the Service, or as part of your continued use of the Services. You agree that any registration information you give to Google will always be accurate, correct and up to date."""S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05468165295081416180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-18828390646742202132012-01-23T15:56:03.362-08:002012-01-23T15:56:03.362-08:00I know, Michael, I cited that in my original post ...I know, Michael, I cited that in my original post about <a href="http://epeus.blogspot.com/2011/08/google-plus-must-stop-this-identity.html" rel="nofollow">Identity Theatre</a>.<br /><br />They've been eliding this and briefing to imply 'Real Names' when it has been a 'Common Names' policy all along. In other words an Ellis Island policy. If you spelled your last name in Cyrillic, they'd reject you.Kevin Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338939297948690534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200930.post-24542050524256795302012-01-23T15:24:45.200-08:002012-01-23T15:24:45.200-08:00Just FYI it's not really a new/covert position...Just FYI it's not really a new/covert position. From just after launch:<br /><br />https://plus.google.com/111091089527727420853/posts/Fddn6rV8mBXMichael Mahemoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533007392143849889noreply@blogger.com