gf@dasys1.UUCP (G Fitch) (02/11/88)
There has been a lot of traffic about pseudonymous postings
lately. I'd like to point out that they serve a real function.
Before these postings, certain persons who took offense at various
things they read here had threatened personal action against the
authors, such as lawsuits, job discrimination, and so on. There
were also ad-hominem attacks along the lines of "the author
obviously has Problems and needs Immediate Professional Help,
prefereably in a locked room." Now, however, the pseudonymous
postings prove that authorship can be forged, and no offendee
can be sure his/her reprisals will fall upon the right head.
The only thing available to chew on is the offending article
itself.
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