Rudeness with names (was Re: interpreted)

[Aahz]

In article <mailman.1055194463.17365.python-list at python.org>,
=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Gerhard_H=E4ring?=  <gh at ghaering.de> wrote:
>Ifman1 wrote:
>> 
>> what do you mean "anonymous coward"???
>
>Somebody not using their real name on usenet and using a pseudonym like 
>"Ifman1" instead. I call these people "anonymous cowards" :-)^
>
>In some cases it's their intention to use these pseudonyms, in some 
>cases they just haven't set up their mail client properly. In any case, 
>I give them a nudge this way.

Well, I wasn't paying much attention earlier, but I have to say that I
consider this rather rude.  How the heck do you know what someone's
"real name" is?  I say this as someone who received more than my fair
share of such rudeness.
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