Ian Grigg wrote:
No, the key is saying that "I am compromised" and the key is as authoritive in its statements as anything else.
Even if this is a false statement (the owner only thinks it is true), it is still acceptable as a true statement. It simply means there are some cases where one is over-zealous.
Unfortunately, as you pointed out yourself, if you no longer have your private key, and you know or suspect that somebody else got a copy of it, then you cannot make that revocation statement yourself.
A very common case for this would be that the computer that has your unique copy of the private key stored on it gets stolen. If the thief was after your private key, he may be able to password-crack your key database, and get ahold of the key. You would have absolutely no way to do anything about it. And if the thief was indeed after your private key, then I wouldn't hold my breath for *him* to make the revocation statement !
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