On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Abhijit Menon-Sen <a...@toroid.org> wrote:
> At 2009-06-03 14:48:40 +0530, ud...@pobox.com wrote: > > I've thought about this question often, but my feelings are complicated > and may be somewhat contradictory. (I've never tried to write them down > before, and I'm not sure I can explain them well, but I'll try.) **** > > P.S. It really bothers me that it took eight paragraphs to explain how I > feel about this, and then quite poorly, with a fair bit of handwaving. It may bother YOU, ams, but I think that was a very articulate piece of writing, hand-waving or not. It sort of crystallized, for me, why I don't feel comfortable with pseudonyms unless I take the effort to know the person behind it. I think that dates me. However, that said, as long as one person continues to use the same psuedonym, the personality and general range of opinions and views does come through over a period of time, and a "picture" of that person is built up....like all pictures, sometimes accurate, sometimes not. And U, I don't see any re-introductions....! Thanks, ams! Deepa.
