[TriLUG] Re: Pseudonyms

Mike Johnson mike at enoch.org
Wed Aug 6 15:44:24 EDT 2003


Andrew Perrin [clists at perrin.socsci.unc.edu] wrote:
> There are two separate concerns involved in the pseudonym debate - let's
> separate them.
> 
> 1.) The use of a pseudonym as opposed to an IRL (offline) name in posting;
> and
> 
> 2.) The lack of accountability posed by a lack of history for a given
> online poster.

*blink*  Wow, very well put.  That's exactly my point.  I have no
problems, whatsoever, with 1).  And I can agree that 2) is reasonable.

Thanks Andrew, you put that very well.  Guess it's that Sociology stuff. ;)

Mike
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