I don't use an alt. But I do know that not everyone that uses one does it for shady business. There are ppl that use them because one, it's easier to keep track of their kitties because maybe they have so many and so forth. Two they use that extra alt for peace and quiet. They may be popular and get many ims or a lot of attention when they go places.
So I can see why some wouldn't want everyone to know who their alts are. Not for shady business but for some privacy.
I won't be buying or probably not even selling anyway. I'm cutting my cattery down to around 10 or so of just the ones I want to keep. But for me it's an infringement. One name per kitty is enough. The other breeders names are on the parents, why can't that be enough?
Someone mentioned it can hurt the market. It can I'm just not sure how much impact it would have. There have been a number of ppl that have said many times they would rather buy from the original breeder. So the person that invested in a trait or traits will have a harder time making their investment back if more go to the original breeder rather than buy from them. This will also cause the value of those traits to drop faster, if they have to sell cheaper to make anything.
I'm really glad this thread happened when it did. I've had things going on in rl that I should be focusing on more than kitties. This thread really gave me what I needed to be able to do that. There are good ppl in this community, but more and more I see less good than I used to. There was a time when ppl were more thoughtful of each other and a lot less rude. There was a time when I wouldn't have lost my temper as I have here because I didn't feel like I was put on guard and felt I was surrounded by friends even if I didn't know them. I've seen a lot change in the past two years, and was able to accept it all because of the ppl in this community. I guess this was the last change and the one I can't accept.
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