On Thu, 18 Aug 2005, Phroziac wrote:
Could it be possible that Lir was gone enough to have developed a completely different style before coming back as -Ril-? Who in there right mind would pick a nick so similar to someone that's banned?
I must be the only person on Wikipedia who saw -Ril-'s nick, & did not immediately think of Lir.
Then again, I know Lir mostly by reputation not from having interacted with hir[*], although I have editted enough of Lir's articles to be familiar with hir style: for one thing, Lir's contributions are about what I expect a 13-year-old to contribute (my apologies to all 13-year-olds who have made useful contributions to Wikipedia), & -Ril- writes at a much more informed & literate level.
In any case, the matter is over & done with. Unless someone provides clear proof that they are the same person, let's move on to another issue -- which is something both Lir & -Ril- seem unable to do.
Geoff
[*] "hir" is a proposed gender-indefinite pronoun that I've seen used in some Usenet groups, years ago. Many people dislike it. Lir has claimed in the past to be a woman in a man's body; I feel its use in reference to Lir is appropriate.