Aahz a écrit : > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Aahz wrote: >>> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >>> Bruno Desthuilliers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> Aahz a écrit : >>>>> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >>>>> Bruno Desthuilliers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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.)
For the record, I usually don't give a damn about what name/nickname/whatever peoples use. >> ... coupled with a certain bloody-mindedness that forces you to rub >> people's noses in your ability to choose to do so? ;-) > > While there's certainly some truth to that, it is also the case that I > have seen people like Bruno take exception to some people's born names. > After all, there are people whose parents chose to name them "Moon Unit". But then adding the lastname (ie 'Zappa') could clear the possible confusion !-) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
