Hello cryptica,
Although I may not have as high level of smarts and cleverness as some
of the other researchers, I believe that I can answer this question to
your satisfaction. Hopefully my fellow researchers will forgive me for
disclosing some of the top secret information to follow. (May they
remember that the customer is always right!)
I am willing to say on the record that: “there are certain channels of
communication open where researchers can communicate with each other,
and that the potential of exchanging personal information (such as
phone number) is certainly possible within this communication
framework.”
Not enough info for $5 you say? Hmmmm.....
OK, On the record: “I can confirm that I know of specific cases where
researchers have exchanged such personal information.”
What?? Still not happy??? I will give you one more tidbit, but ONLY if
you agree not to ask for any other bits of gossip:
My final statement: “Certain researchers HAVE relationships that have
gone beyond the electronic constraints of the Internet.”
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Request for Answer Clarification by
cryptica-ga
on
20 Mar 2003 18:04 PST
Not so fast, Tisme! I appreciate cryptic answers -- hey, my handle
says it all. But you haven't answered the part about the COMMENTERS,
the non-researchers. If a "civilian" were to fall in love with a
researcher, how could info be traded without one or both of them
getting nailed by "management?" And would two COMMENTERS be allowed
to swap personal info? I know the researchers have their newsletter,
so I can see how information could be gotten easily. But how about
for everyone else? On behalf of the yearning masses, we want to know
what to do should Cupid Strike. . .if he/she hasn't already.
And if there are any non-researchers reading this, feel free to pass
on
your secrets! Secret901, yes I saw that thread . . .which only adds
to the delicious possibilities of international romance.
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Clarification of Answer by
tisme-ga
on
20 Mar 2003 18:54 PST
hehehe... OK I read it as "Researchers OR Commenters Falling in Love!"
Well, I think missy put it best in the comments section: "Persistence
pays off. If a Researcher wanted to get together with a customer, or
vice versa, the clever suitor could manage. It's all about knowing
how and where to look!"
The same would hold true for a commenter trying to get in contact with
a commenter. I can think of a few technically legal ways for a
commenter to give information about themselves to a researcher/other
commenter.
-One could design a website which prompts the user (before allowing
access) for their Google Answers nickname, and a message could be
smuggled through when a certain person fills in their nick. This
website would be advertised to the GA community by posting a question
asking for "tips" on how to improve said website. Person B, with an
obvious interest in Person A wouldn't miss such a question, would
they?
-Commenter A could post their website asking for a review, which has
their email address clearly displayed at the top of the page. Person B
emails Commenter A claiming to be b-ga. Person A could reply saying
"if it really is you, post this sentence as a comment on my question:
'it reeli 1s m3!'". This eliminates the probability that Person B is
simply a troll who has a crush on Person A (and is not the real Person
B).
Perhaps not the two greatest ideas, but you will need to forgive me as
I do not have as high levels of smarts and cleverness as some of the
other researchers.
In reply to: "would two COMMENTERS be allowed to swap personal info?"
My Response: privately? nope. There really is no way for one person to
post information that is not viewed by all researchers and commentors.
Unless the two commenters are able to devise a method of encryption
(through public posts) I see no way to do this. Posting an email
address (or even changing a nick to an email address, confirming that
this has been done with the original nick of course for security),
might be removed before person B can read the message. How about a
commentor posting a question with a URL to another forum (saying that
they are nick 'thisismynickthere' and that they want researchers to
spell check their profile. This could be directed to a certain
researcher, or the question could be: Would this profile impress
personIHaveaCrushOn-ga? Of course the profile would list an email
address!
Also in reply to: "I know the researchers have their newsletter, so I
can see how information could be gotten easily."
My Response: Nope... this isn't really how researchers exchange
personal information. There is a top secret organization which
utilizes and makes possible an advanced communication infrastructure
between researchers, while allowing researchers to maintain a high
level of privacy. Access to this network is completely optional and
not all researchers chose to participate.
All the best,
tisme-ga
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Request for Answer Clarification by
cryptica-ga
on
20 Mar 2003 20:10 PST
Now THAT'S what I call an answer, Tisme! You may go down in
history as the Ultimate Matchmaker. I'm rating you 5 stars.
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Clarification of Answer by
tisme-ga
on
20 Mar 2003 22:11 PST
Thank you for the kind words, the five stars and the tip!
tisme-ga
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