At 08.36 2005.05.06 -0400, you wrote:
>ThePicMan wrote:
>>>I agree fully with this. I tend to think of people with obviously
>>>made up names as mere kids pretending to be "in"
>>
>>You are insulting me and others with no reason.
>
>I'm not trying to insult you, but I do have less respect for people not
>willing to say who they really are.

What would you do with their name? I'm interested to know..


>An anonymous person can say things with
>impunity that would result in bad consequences for that person if he were
>identified.

Those "bad consequences" look like a western movie to me. If you had
serious reasons to complain you may go to the Police, denounce the facts,
and most probably the identity of the person would be discovered and the
serious consequences be taken.

But otherwise it seems to me that wanting to know the identity of someone
is useful only for things nastier than the most nasty ones that you may
get from that anonymous person.. What is it for, personal justice like in
the movies of Charles Bronson?


>This makes anything said anonymously more suspect than
>something said by a person willing to stand behind it.

I disagree: one affirmation is authoritative depending by its contents..
not by the fact you got the address and telephone number of the one that
says it. Again, if you have serious complaints to do, denounce the anon
person to the Police and you'll probably get justice.


>Not identifying yourself when speaking is cowardly,

This is your point of you. For me coward is one that instead of thinking
about the contents of an affirmation, he wants to know the identity of
the one that said it, just for revenge purposes. Concentrate on the
substance of things instead.

A lot of times to be "anon" just means to have a chance to say the truth
without getting a bullet in your head for that.. or something equivalent.


> and there is nothing new about this
>view.  Clearly John Hancock would agree if he were here today.
>
>**In my opinion** calling yourself "ThePicMan", "PicDude", "Engineering
>Info", and the like is mildly pretentious and a bit arrogant.

You can teach me the highest levels of arrogance, Olin. Perhaps you're
just envious that somebody dares to call himself "ThePicMan", "PicDude"
or "Engineering Info" when you should be the only prima donna here..

Now ask me my telephone number, personal address, etc.. I know what is
the only use you could do with that!

Note that the fact that you publish all of your personal info is your
own choice - and I couldn't care less of who you are or how to reach
you, since I know you in a mailinglist - and the fact that you did so
is clearly to promote your company (and to make a fool of yourself
every day, I could add, but that's just a personal opinion).


> But of course
>you can do what you want.  I'm only telling you how I perceive it.

I won't tell you how I (and many others) perceive you, for decency.




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