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Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name (was: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP))

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Date 2012-08-15 07:46 +1000
Subject Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name (was: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP))
From Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Message-ID <mailman.3287.1344980794.4697.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 7:12 AM, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn
<PointedEars@web.de> wrote:
> Probably you were asked that so that your postings could be distinguished
> from that of the other potential Marks around here.

I have my surname in my From address, but I tend to sign my posts
"ChrisA" (no relation, btw, to DaveA, though our surnames are
similar). That's generally been sufficient for distinguishing
purposes, though if anyone wants a truly unique handle for me,
"Rosuav" is more effective than my real name.

> Some people, including
> me, also consider posting under real name a basic act of politeness... People
> tend to hide behind pseudo-anonymity; they tend to write impolite things
> *intentionally* which they would not do if their real name was known and so
> their reputation IRL would be at stake.

Agreed. Sometimes that's a good thing; there are places where
anonymity protection is important. But with these sorts of lists,
there's the potential to acquire a strong positive or strong negative
reputation; people who want a positive reputation usually want it
associated with *them*, not with some pseudonym.

Though I'm now not so sure about your name, PointedEars. Are you a
Vulcan or an elf?

ChrisA

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How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP) Xantipius <rt5@bk.ru> - 2012-08-13 03:18 -0700
  Re: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-08-13 10:52 +0000
  Re: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-08-13 21:45 +1000
  Re: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-13 13:40 +0100
    Re: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP) Xantipius <rt5@bk.ru> - 2012-08-13 16:00 -0700
      Re: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-08-14 09:52 +1000
      Re: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-14 01:34 +0100
        Re: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-08-14 03:00 +0000
          Re: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-14 12:38 +0100
            Re: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-08-14 12:44 +0000
              Re: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-08-15 13:31 +1000
                Re: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-08-15 13:43 +1000
            [OT] Posting under ones full name (was: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP)) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-08-14 23:12 +0200
              Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name (was: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP)) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-08-15 07:46 +1000
                Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name (was: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP)) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-08-14 23:55 +0000
                Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name (was: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP)) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-08-15 11:44 +1000
                Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name (was: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP)) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-08-15 03:43 +0000
                Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name (was: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP)) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-08-15 14:07 +1000
                Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-08-15 04:06 +0200
                Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-08-15 13:16 +1000
                Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-08-15 13:54 +0200
                Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-08-15 13:18 +1000
                Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-08-15 13:56 +1000
                Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-08-15 14:10 +1000
                Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-08-15 13:59 +0000
                Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2012-08-15 22:01 -0700
                Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-08-16 20:45 +0000
                Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-08-17 01:07 -0400
                Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name Alex Strickland <sscc@mweb.co.za> - 2012-08-16 23:01 +0200
                Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-08-15 01:28 -0600
                Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-08-15 17:41 +1000
                Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-08-15 09:37 +0000
              Re: [OT] Posting under ones full name (was: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP)) Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-08-14 18:16 -0400
        [OT] A short Usenet primer (was: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP)) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-08-14 22:47 +0200
  Re: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP) PythonAB <python@rgbaz.eu> - 2012-08-13 15:42 +0200
  Re: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP) Miki Tebeka <miki.tebeka@gmail.com> - 2012-08-13 07:03 -0700
    Re: How to uncompress a VOB file? (Win XP) Xantipius <rt5@bk.ru> - 2012-08-13 16:07 -0700

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