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"Todd Lehman" <todd.lehman@lugnet.com> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.starwars, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
> > A poorly created joke because anyone who didn't know Rob probably didn't
> > get
> > it (As evidenced by Todd and your posts).
>
> I think even if you {do} know Rob, the "joke" is still a poorly created
> one.
>
> If you have reason to suspect that someone has provided a false name (in
> violation of the ToS), public accusations really aren't the way to go --
> unless you're {really sure} that a false identity has been provided -- but
> even then, it's risky because you could always be wrong. Obviously, if
> someone gives the name "James Bond" or "William Churchill," we can be
> pretty
> sure there's a very high probability that they're lying. But for names
> that
> simply sound unusual to us because we don't hear them often (or ever) in
> the
> circles we go in, usually a simple Google search for a given surname or
> first
> name will show, more often than not, that an unusual sounding name is
> often
> a real one and not made-up one. Conversely, if someone provides a name
> that
> is sounds common and real, there is obviously no guarantee that they're
> not
> lying about their name, but I feel it is a very serious thing to call
> someone
> a liar.
>
> I knew well that Rob wasn't serious, and that he already knew how to find
> someone's name in their post. The thing is, I just don't see any humor in
> questioning someone's name or identity.
>
> --Todd
Thanks Todd. That helps put everything into focus for me. I had NO idea I
wasn't funny. Apparently I'm the only one who gets it. Oh well. At least
ACPin's build to post ratio is higher than ANYONE elses.
Another straw on the perverbial camel's back. You guys are drama queens.
And still no posts in lgbt since August... :P
I quit
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