On Mon, 4 Jan 1999, Tim Bowden wrote:
> Christine Code <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Along comes a subscriber who uses a one-word alias instead of his
> > name, confidentially mentioning that this is because he's so
> > important in his extremely serious profession that his life would
> > be at risk if he used his real name on the Net.
>
> This is a staple, I believe. Remember that the old cliche of the online
> male adolescent with poor social skills is not a myth; there really are
> plenty of them out there.
And yet, and yet...
I have had closeted several government employees, elected officials, and
clergy on lists run here; I respect their wishes, and others', for this
level of anonymity, as long as their identities, reasons for anonymity,
and good intentions are known to ME.
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ROGER B.A. KLORESE [EMAIL PROTECTED] urgent: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PO Box 14309 San Francisco, CA 94114 +1 415 ALL-ARFF
"There is only one real blasphemy -- the refusal of joy!" -- Paul Rudnick
