On Sun, 31 Mar 1996, Vladimir Z. Nuri wrote:
Bruce Zambini <jlasser@rwd.goucher.edu>
If Mr. Unicorn is indeed Detweiller, it is in the mold of Vlad Z. Nuri, who (while almost certainly Detweiller) has produced useful contributions on the list, while refraining from acting out.
sigh. I don't know why this periodic identity madness visits this list. does it have something to do with phases of the moon? do you guys do harass everyone who hasn't personally attended a cypherpunk meeting?
I have personally attended a cypherpunks meeting. Seems that's not one of the required ommissions.
as for your speculations, all I can say is that Mr. Unicorn is one of the many people who seem to have violent prejudices against me posting here because of some supposed similarity of my style to this notorious Detweiller fellow. so it wouldn't make much sense to me if he was really me, er, sorry, Detweiller. <g>
Cute.
it seems to me that by now, people might have figured out that all this silly identity speculation is a total waste of time (and tends only to start flamewars) on a list that is by official administration and consensus agreement, "anything goes".
Perhaps, if these identity issues tire you so, you should stop fostering them?
in this forum, there is only a message. the messenger is irrelevant.
This, of course, ignores all issues of reputation capital. The message is still only as good as the messenger, which is why I have maintained this nym for so long. Or more accurately, the message is only as good as it is heard. The message is heard in proportion to the reputation capital the messenger holds.
we could all post anonymously and have precisely the same effect. in fact, I don't think it would be all that bad of an idea.
I believe this in error. This is why I work to debunk Mr. Bell, and why I don't post with complete anonyminity. Of course, as you have no reputation capital of note, you would be of the view that posting without any name at all would be of no worth. You, like Mr. Bell, have little to lose. --- My preferred and soon to be permanent e-mail address:unicorn@schloss.li "In fact, had Bancroft not existed, potestas scientiae in usu est Franklin might have had to invent him." in nihilum nil posse reverti 00B9289C28DC0E55 E16D5378B81E1C96 - Finger for Current Key Information