[WikiEN-l] Using Wikipedia to out pseudonymous Erwin James, Guardian writ...

[Thomas Dalton]

2009/4/24  <WJhonson at aol.com>:
> In a message dated 4/24/2009 1:06:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> thomas.dalton at gmail.com writes:
>
>
>> Yes, trivial is fine. From my understanding of this case (I haven't
>> researched it in depth), the inference was not trivial.>>
>
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> Mr "Brown" shot his wife on 13 Aug 2006 in Lincoln, Nebraska.  She died on
> the way to the hospital leaving him with three teen-aged boys.
>
> John Smith shot his wife on 13 Aug 2006 in Lincoln, Nebraska.  She died on
> the way to the hospital leaving him with three teen-aged boys.
>
> Trivial?  I would say it's trivial.

I wouldn't. It's hardly unheard of for two people to shoot their wives
in the same city on the same day. That's pretty strong evidence that
they are the same person, but it is far from 100%.