At 20:36 14.11.97 -0500, you wrote:
It seems that if Dick has a certain vocabulary, uses a certain sentence structure, etc., and regularly posts using a nym, that this form and content could be traced to Dick, so the likelihood of the post coming from him and not Jane would be that much increased.
This is true. Probably most people know who I am.
If all anonymous posters make a concerted effort to write like Mr. Nakatuji, not only will anonymity be assured, but the list will be a *lot* funnier. \!!/ ( o o ) +------ooO--(_)--Ooo-+---------------------------------------------------+ | .oooO | PGP5 Key Fingerprint: | | ( ) Oooo. | 1F59 CADC 951E ADAD 5EA5 9544 FCCE 8E30 4988 551E| | \ ( ( ) | "Ian.Sparkes@T-Online.de" "Ian.Sparkes@ac.com" | | \__) ) / | | | (__/ | Life empiricist and confused ethical hedonist | +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | I'm not your lawer, you're not my client. This is therefore not advice | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+