Stay out of it.

After the whole Baker Maultsby fiasco (in which we were roundly and rightly condemned for revealing the identity of a commenter), we have adopted a strict policy of keeping such information confidential.

The only way we would ever disclose the name of a commenter would be if a court ordered us to do so.

As ridiculous as BIN’s speech is, we allow it because even idiots have a right to be heard. Well, that and it amuses us.

Also, as most veteran commenters on FITSNews are by now aware, you can enter any “name,” “e-mail” and “url” information you want into our comment boxes. There is no way we would be able to find out who you were unless a) you say something libelous and b) someone sues us to find out who you are.

BIN’s comments are consistently libelous against our founding editor, in that numerous definitive statements are contained in them which the authors know to be false. This is how our attorneys were ultimately able to break through the sophisticated encryption software BIN uses to post comments on this website and make a positive identification.

As for revealing BIN’s identity, we are choosing to honor our promise of confidentiality for commenters in the wake of the Maultsby fiasco, and simply allowing the marketplace of ideas – and perhaps at some point, the legal process – to run its course.

-FITSNews

sic(k) willie claims to break news, but all he breaks is “wind.”

Like most people who “break wind” he can cause a stink, but it always clears up after a few minutes with no real impact.

That pretty much describes sic(k) willie. Remember, he suggested it.

sic(k) willie’s nothing but a fart in the wind.