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Andrew Gabriel wrote:
It must be terrible to lead a life where you are ashamed of what you
say. The credibility of anyone who tries to hide their identity is
pretty non-existant, and consequently their contributions start from a
much lower value base.

BTW, I found out after getting my current job that that my usenet
postings were a significant factor in me getting it, so it was a good
thing my employer could identify me on Usenet.

Heh heh. A couple of years ago, I criticised the sound of a prog I
sometimes work on which in this case was recorded by a new 'whiz kid'. I
made this criticism on a closed news group associated with my
'professional body'

The whiz kid got to hear of this and complained to the guy in charge of
the prog, who decided to give me a bollocking as he reckoned I'd signed
some form of confidentiality clause. I told him to sue me or f**k off.

The whiz kid hasn't worked on that prog since, and the 'boss' got sacked
recently. I'm still there. For the moment at least. ;-)

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*He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless, dead.

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn