On Nov 16, 11:30*am, Billy Burpelson wrote:
On Nov 15, 9:34 am, Billy Burpelson wrote:
BCBlazysusan wrote:
I wished the internet had a rule that you couldn't post on
usenet unless you used your real name...
Do you mean to say your birth certificate says "BCBLazysusan"?

If it doesn't, isn't that just a -little- bit hypocritical of you? Or is
it the old "do as you say, not do as you do" routine? * :-)
BCBlazysusan wrote:
Huh? I've used my name before. I thought BCBLazysusan would be
appropriate for this group. ColdSteelGregg for a knives newsgroup etc.
I have used my name for years, I've actually said my name was Gregg in
here before. I suppose you missed it maybe? Now why would I post what
I did before if I hadn't used my name, knowing that someone would call
me on it. You can apologize to me later. ;-)

Gregg? Well, that really narrows it down. Gregg Smith or Gregg Jones?
With 10 or 20 million 'Greggs' in the country, that's just about as
anonymous as "BCBLazysusan".

So, to summarize, when you said "I wished the internet had a rule that
you couldn't post on usenet unless you used your real name", I took that
to mean your -entire- name, not just 'Joe' or 'Fred'...or 'Gregg'. If
you just meant first name, your entire point would be meaningless.

You can apologize to me later. ;-)

No. Again. I have used my entire name on usenet before (I don't make a
habit of it). I don't understand what you don't understand. Just
because I didn't use my last name in this 'exact' post means nothing.
I said I wished EVERYONE had to but alas not everyone has to- so why
would I?