Re: Do not draw conclusions on someone's identity from behavior. (was: Re: R.I.P. "a1a")

Nick Atty wrote:
Maria wrote:

Also: When the person who has been around longer has "disappeared,"
and someone very similar pops up under a new name, that person will
often give hints about his or her previous nom de group.

There's no real way to know for sure about any of it, though, unless
you know the person, uh, personally. But trying to figure out if
"NewGuy" is the same guy as "OldGuy" can be fun, can't it?

One of the reasons I gave up on that questionnaire that was posted
recently is it asked what "alias" I used. This is my real name, but
even if it wasn't, it's not an alias - it's a name I chose to be known
by. Having seen Not the Nine O'Clock News I know that it's only an
aliarse if it's used for neffereyeous purposes.

I dunno about that. I think if you use anything other than your own name on Usenet/the Internet, the name is an alias. Or "nom de net" (and the like) if you prefer.

But a "nickname" is not an alias if it's actually your nickname.

--
Tootsie
(actual nickname, though fading these days)

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