At 22.19 2005.05.08 +0300, you wrote:

>On Sat, 7 May 2005, Wouter van Ooijen wrote:
>
>>Out of interest: why would it be important whether someone is
>>self-employed or not?
>
>There exists a formula that relates the pointed-headedness of one's boss, co-worker, rival, SO, etc to the amount of time it takes for him to start looking for legal ways to part company with someone, or to do him damage. There are also other reasons. There are lots of employers who require their employees not blog without their knowledge. I did not make this up, it's real, and it's a growing phenomenon. Also if you are less than perfect, and who isn't (excepting Olin), you will eventually post enough goofy posts that someone will be able to quote 10 of them to do you some damage.
>
>Also, why do you assume that if someone calls himself John H. Quigley IV instead of nobody666, that is his (or her) real identity ? Names are conventions. Look at all tose respectable names in the Nigerian mail scams. And this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Yes, and "ThePicMan" (me) was first kicked and then warned.
Incredible. Ok that the PICList isn't a democracy, but it's
incredible nonetheless. Or was it a space/time warp effect?



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