Secrecy: My life as a nym. (Was: nym blown?)

[Sandy Sandfort]

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

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