Aahz wrote:
> In article <46ef893c$0$21882$426a34cc@news.free.fr>,
> Bruno Desthuilliers <bruno.42.desthuilliers@wtf.websiteburo.oops.com> wrote:
>> Aahz a écrit :
>>> In article <46ee2d9d$0$26213$426a74cc@news.free.fr>,
>>> Bruno Desthuilliers <bruno.42.desthuilliers@wtf.websiteburo.oops.com> wrote:
>>>> But what, given that I'm an AOL user still thinking it's kewl to hide
>>>> behind a pseudo, what else would you expect ?
>>> What exactly is a "pseudo", pray tell?
>> Sorry : a pseudonym (a nickname).
>
> You apparently missed the thrust of my sarcasm. You can't tell what is
> or is not a pseudonym online. For all I know, "Bruno Desthulliers" is a
> pseudonym. While I recognize that there is some social advantage to
> linking consistent identifiers with people, I have I think understandable
> irritation with people who insist that names follow certain patterns.
>
> (For those joining only recently, my full legal name is "Aahz", which I
> changed from my former name precisely because of attitudes like Bruno's.)
>
.... coupled with a certain bloody-mindedness that forces you to rub
people's noses in your ability to choose to do so? ;-)
regards
Steve
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