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  Re: Darth Joules' alias (was: Re: Won't you give me one more try?)
 
(...) Hmm, good point. Once while scanning the birth announcements in the local newspaper I came across a kid whom the parents had named Geordi La Forge. Maggie C. (23 years ago, 15-Feb-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Darth Joules' alias (was: Re: Won't you give me one more try?)
 
(...) Do we know it is not his real name? Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 15-Feb-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Darth Joules' alias (was: Re: Won't you give me one more try?)
 
(...) This guy has been posting under that handle since August of 2001: (URL) the sudden urgency to point out this screen name issue? In fact, it was mentioned by at least two people in follow-ups to his original posting. No body seemed to mind back (...) (23 years ago, 15-Feb-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Darth Joules' alias (was: Re: Won't you give me one more try?)
 
I would feel much less comfortable around Lugnet without knowing people's names - I guess I am a very visual person and a name gives me a peg to hang a mental image on of the people whose posts I am reading and to which I am replying. I am not (...) (23 years ago, 15-Feb-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Darth Joules' alias (was: Re: Won't you give me one more try?)
 
(...) Yeah, I have to say I'm with Tanya on this. No offense to "Darth", but I'm less inclined to take seriously a post from a person going by a nickname anyway-- it's like people who name their pets after obscure literary characters and think (...) (23 years ago, 15-Feb-02, to lugnet.admin.general)


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