On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 05:02:00 +0000, Pooh Bear
wrote:

Hi Robert,

the use an 'alias' is largely incidental. I have posted under several in my
years on Usenet. For a while I used 'Arthur Dent'. The use of an alias or handle
seems widesperead. I'd guess it's about a 50/50 split with those who use their
real identity ( or maybe it's a fake id ? - another story entirely ).

FWIW - the name Pooh Bear simply amuses me. Too many ppl know me as Pooh now -
lol !

I did post for a while under my real name too. Unfortunately I didn't have a
spam trap in the return address, so I ended up with 200+ junk mail items a day.
I shan't do that again !

My real id is no special secret and many in the pro-audio groups know very well
who I am.

My posted email address works btw.

I'm unclear what you're referring to about the fictional matters though.


Graham

The way that people who use their real names have those very real
names abused for sport is reason enough to keep an alias (and yes,
this applies to Arnold Krueger as well).