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- From: jmcarli@srv.PacBell.COM (Jerry M. Carlin)
- Subject: Re: WELL anonymity policy
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.041525.27120@PacBell.COM>
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- References: <1h5qkoINNl60@agate.berkeley.edu> <1992Dec22.024013.29642@eff.org> <1h63l0INNmdh@agate.berkeley.edu>
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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 04:15:25 GMT
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- In article <1h63l0INNmdh@agate.berkeley.edu> spp@zabriskie.berkeley.edu (Steve Pope) writes:
- >When on their behalf I inquired about this among well users, the uniform
- >answer was that exceptions were made primarily for
- >celebrities. I then posted this information (which nobody
- >has refuted, btw) here to see what others thought.
-
- One thing no one has brought up is how many of the pseudononymous users
- identities are really known to many participants. For example, many
- readers of this posting would recognize one individual as having been
- busted for "hacking". Your celebrity status may vary.
-
- BTW, As a well user, I don't see any problem with the policy even in
- those cases where I don't know the name behind the pseudonym:-).
- --
- Jerry M. Carlin (510) 823-2441 jmcarli@srv.pacbell.com
- Alchemical Engineer and Virtual Realist
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