From: "Strong, Lee" <StrongL at MTMC.ARMY.MIL>
To: "'WSFA members'" <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Con Security
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 15:06:51 -0500
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

	Sorry, I recalled the other Michael as a J rather than an R.  In my
own case, I have the same name as my father, grandfather and great
grandfather, and I work for the same organization that previously employed
my father.

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Walsh [mailto:MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu]
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 3:02 PM
To: WSFAlist at keithlynch.net
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Con Security

>	Ron Kean and Keith Lynch present a strong case that there will be
>few if any imposters attempting to secure badges at cons.  Our own =
Michael
>J. Walsh was involved in a situation in which another Michael J. Walsh

Michael R. Walsh . . .

>checked into the same hotel.  Upon discovering this, both Walshes marched
>down to the hotel registration desk and chorused, "We are Michael J. =
Walsh."

'twas the Austin NASFiC.  When we finally met up, we went down to the =
front desk and explained the situation.  More of a problem would be folks =
trying to reach us at the hotel by phone (this being pre-cell days).

The reaction of the front desk was "We don't do middle initials . . ."

The Adventure of the Glasgow Marriott was more amusing, but would take too =
long to recount here.

>However, this is exceptional rather than the rule.  Accordingly, the
>practice of placing badges in envelopes and challenging the second person =
to
>ask for a given badge is probably sufficient.  In the not uncommon case =
of
>someone with a common name (e.g. the 57 Steve Smiths or the 3+ Lee
>Strongs),
>the possessor of the common name would presumably be understanding.

I suspect the Group Mind could come up with a number of "what if" =
scenarios.

mjw