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.
I certainly don't expect anyone who's done their homework to believe that koyaanis qatsi is my real name, however it is as convenient a handle as my real name, which is possibly less believable.
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.
kq, or lf, or mt
At 2002-09-10 18:09 -0700, koyaanisqatsi@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.
Jaap van Ganswijk wrote:
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.
Having a handle on somebody's being because of their birth name sounds a lot like an invitation to racial profiling to me.
There is a well known stereotype of Dutchmen as being overly obstinate. Are you out to prove the stereotype?
Perception is everything, many of the muslims who have been targeted in the last year have been honest people with nothing to hide.
Eclecticology
On Wed, 2002-09-11 at 03:09, Jaap van Ganswijk wrote:
At 2002-09-10 18:09 -0700, koyaanisqatsi@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.
It doesn't have to. Koyaanis has a perfect right to keep his identity secret. He doesn't need to support this right by argument. He's simply - as a courtesy to YOU, since you have no way of making him relinquish it - stated that he intends to continue exercising it and that he has good reasons for doing so. You have no right to demand more.
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.
So what? You are not trading with Koyaanis. You are not involved in any kind of transaction in which knowing his identity would be necessary. You're simply on the same mailing list. This gives you no leverage and thus no ability to demand he relinquish his privacy.
And: Honost people have nothing to hide.
This has been proved wrong so many times it's not even worth considering. Is the person accessing Google from China honest? Is the person playing Yahoo! chess in Greece honest?
kq, or lf, or mt
Grow up.
Shut up. You've now voiced two detestable and ignorant opinions in one day, are you going for some kind of record?
On Wed, 2002-09-11 at 14:44, The Cunctator wrote:
On Wed, 2002-09-11 at 07:17, Adam Williamson wrote:
Shut up. You've now voiced two detestable and ignorant opinions in one day, are you going for some kind of record?
Hey now. This isn't Usenet.
Please post with context, i.e., also quote the section of the original post to which this was a reply.
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