I completely agree.  Our e-mail addresses are our complete names (as you can
see).  There are no abbreviations or initials which can give at least a hint
of anonymity.

Although I have not heard of any situations where people were being
harassed, I am sure this is one which is just waiting to happen.

Elizabeth Hale
Canadian Museum of Civilization

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> From:         Katie Edlebeck[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To:     Museum discussion list
> Sent:         Friday, May 28, 1999 12:51 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Name badges for front line staff
>
> Just to throw another monkey wrench into the name badge string.
> What about museum directories on the internet that list email addresses?
> (If you really want to consider an uncontrolled audience.)
> In most cases with professional email addresses everyone has some
> combination of first and  last name and/or initials in their address.
> Working for a university, we are also listed in the university
> directory.
> It really permits would be stalkers easy access to information.
>
> Katie Edlebeck
> Deer Valley Rock Art Center
> Arizona State University
>
> Laura Dell wrote:
>
> > I don't think front line staff should have their last names on name
> > tags
> > for security reasons.
> >
> > I personally had a bad experience with a guest about ten years ago
> > when I
> > was working on the front line in a zoo.  In short the guest brought me
> >
> > flowers, wrote me letters, and asked me to go out with him for two
> > years.
> >  Eventually people would see him coming, temporarily relieve me from
> > my
> > post, and then tell him I didn't work there anymore.  I have an
> > unusual
> > last name, there are only about 15 people in our local phone book with
> > it
> > and I'm the only one with the first initial "L."  I'm very easy to
> > look
> > up in phone book.  Since then when I've worked on a museum floor, I
> > only
> > wear name tags without my last name on them.
> >
> > As we all know, some very strange people come to museums/public
> > institutions and we should protect our staff.  If you are concerned
> > about
> > guests being able to identify individual staff members, use first
> > names
> > and last initials.
> >
> > Sorry, this is one of my soap boxes!
> >
> > Laura Dell
> > WCET, Ch. 48 (Cincinnati,PBS)
> > Educational Services
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
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