"St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote in message news:47d84f25@news.povray.org...
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> "Mike the Elder" <nomail@nomail> wrote in message 
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>> In the case of the TC-RTC, a fairly private email address (the one which 
>> I use
>> for POV-Ray and other fairly serious graphics contacts... .i.e. not a 
>> "throw
>> away") turns up alongside my name.
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>     Was that the reason for pulling out? The above that you mention is 
> designed *not* to happen, but if you say it has happened, then can you 
> show me where or how? <email me if you want, you know my address>

     Ok, I've spotted enough today to see what you mean (even though I 
couldn't find _any_ reference to yourself anywhere - maybe my search terms 
weren't good enough). But, I don't find this as a serious issue because at 
the end of the day, why would you use a private email address to register 
for a 3D rendering competition? Forgive me for my ignorance, but isn't the 
Big G just one Helluva Big web crawler? Sure, if you publish something, then 
yes, it's going to be on Google somewhere.

   However, what I will do, is delete the email field in the fields below an 
entrants' main image, but imo, this is a shame because a valid email 
address, (private or 'throw away' but valid) is historically used so that 
other members/people* can contact them personally if they so want to discuss 
possible solutions to problems within the image**. I'm also a member of the 
Crysis(tm) (EA/Crytek game) forums, and there, you get the choice to show 
your email or not, so I'll get this instigated if possible.

   * Those people possibly being high-end commercial users who know a thing 
or two about rendering a good image.

   ** Is this still a valid option? Would people still do this today (email 
someone) out-of-the-blue to offer help, or would a forum within the website 
be of more help? If so, then there's no need to show an email address 
anywhere unless you request it. Thoughts?

    Anyway, this is o-t here, so if that last question can get answered with 
some help/opinions, this will be the last time I post here in this thread.

       Steve


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>> Best Regards,
>> Mike C.
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