Re: Food for Thought when posting to newsgroups

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
>> To me internet communication is not real because the relative anonymity of
>> the screen elicits behavior that you simply cannot afford in real life. You
>> can hide behind a persona (a mask) or behind a fake name. You can be an
>> asshole without experiencing the sanctions you'd invariably suffer in real
>> life.
>> 
>> #####

What I like about this group is that it does amount to interacting
with real people.    I've met a few of you so that further makes it
*real*.  I can understand the wish for anonymity on the internet by
and large, though I'm not too impressed by anonymity in a group like
this.  What's the point unless you're planning on behaving in such a
way that you wouldn't do out in the real world?  And if that's the
case no one is going to take you too seriously.   There are a lot of
long time regulars here who's name I know, music I've heard, people
who I would (and have) looked up if I was traveling in their area.
What's not real about that?


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