At 2002-09-10 18:09 -0700, koyaanisqatsi(a)nupedia.com wrote:
Jaap wrote:
PS. Would it be possible that people use their
real name
on this mailing list and in personal email? Please use
something like I do in my 'from address'. I don't think
it's civil to presend oneself as a movie with Philip Glass
music in it, however good the music is. I have the CD...
Yes, it would be possible. It, however, will not be practiced, at least by the person you
are directing this part of your message to. I have very particular reasons to mind my
privacy, none of which I'll discuss, thank you, because I won't be convinced
otherwise.
This sentence doesn't contain a valid argument.
I certainly don't expect anyone who's done
their homework to believe that koyaanis qatsi is my real name,
That's not the issue.
however it is as convenient a handle as my real name,
which is possibly less believable.
That's no argument.
If the pseudonym is distasteful to you, perhaps you can
suggest one you like better. Louis Friend is one you may recognize, or if not, perhaps
"Mark Twain." I'm the same person I've been for the last 27 years, at
any rate, 1 1/2 of them on wikipedia, and I believe a rose by any other name would smell
as sweet.
Yes, but I try to use the same name since my birth.
Names aren't unique, but it gives others at least a slight
handle on other's person's being. In trade it's quite
essential to know from which person money is due.
And:
Honost people have nothing to hide.
kq, or lf, or mt
Grow up.