[OT] Posting under ones full name

[Chris Angelico]

On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn
<PointedEars at web.de> wrote:
> Chris Angelico wrote:
>
>> I have my surname in my From address, but I tend to sign my posts
>> "ChrisA" (no relation, btw, to DaveA, though our surnames are
>> similar). That's generally been sufficient for distinguishing
>> purposes, though if anyone wants a truly unique handle for me,
>> "Rosuav" is more effective than my real name.
>
> For one to read your signature, one has to download and read your entire
> posting first.

And my signature has less information than the headers. So you're not
deprived of anything.

>>> Some people, including me, also consider posting under real name a basic
>>> act of politeness...
>
> Please use `[...]' or `[…]' to indicate omission instead.  I could have
> written `politeness...' myself.

You might, indeed. But since the triple-period is a standard rendition
of the grammatical notion of ellipsis, it's a generally-understood
notation to indicate the possible omission of quoted text.

>> Though I'm now not so sure about your name, PointedEars. Are you a
>> Vulcan or an elf?
>
> That is a stupid question.

Of course, my bad. The difference is obvious, I should have known
which without asking.

ChrisA