On Tue, 12 Nov 1996, Larry wrote:
actually, there are some amusing things going on here with cpunk "rules." are cpunks in favor of pseudonyms or not? one famous cpunk madman wrote under a pseudonym to the list, and many cypherpunk went to great lengths to try to derive his identity. is this a case of respecting pseudonyms? or is it more a case of the double standard at best, hypocrisy at worst, "respect my pseudonyms, but yours are fair game"?
In general, Cypherpunks promote the ABILITY to use pseudonyms. "Respect pseudonyms" (whatever that means), is clearly a separate issue. In fact, by trying to "bust" a pseudonym, C'punks are contributing to evolution in action. S a n d y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~