> >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..

Memorize? Connect with other communications by the same person?

> Those "bad consequences" look like a western movie to me. If you had
> (snip)
> the movies of Charles Bronson?

Are you seriously campaning for the title of 'the most &^%&^%%&&* person
on the piclist'? That title has been already claimed, but IMHO you would
make a good challenger.
 
> >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..

It is correct or incorrect by its content. Failing a method or the time
to establish correctness a communication's authoritiveness is also
important, which derives not from its content but from its origin.

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

OK, tell me
- your number, address, etc, and
- what to do with it

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

speak for only yourself, dude. on this list is everyone speaks for
himself, when needed only James and his crew speak for us all. claiming
otherwise is claiming authority you don't have.

Wouter van Ooijen

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