From: bd@thedragons.lair 
  
 Jon Ericson wrote: 
  
 > Black Dragon  writes: 
  
 >> Jon Ericson wrote: 
  
 >>> Black Dragon  writes: 
  
 >>>> By insisting that I'm using a forged From: header, you're telling 
 >>>> me I'm a forger. I'm not a forger by any definition, including the 
 >>>> one from m-w.com I posted elsewhere in this thread with the 
 >>>> Message-ID: . 
  
 >>> Sadly, that message has expired on my news server and (for obvious 
 >>> reasons) doesn't appear on Google either. 
  
 >> news.readfreenews.net:120 has about 180 days retention. 
  
 > How is this, in any way, relevant? 
  
 The article referenced above is on that server, as well as any others 
 with respectable retention. 
  
 >>> I find it annoying that you have cut off the possibility of 
 >>> *private* communication. 
  
 >> You could simply ask I email you if you wish private 
 >> communication. Do keep in mind that I'm not obligated to respond to 
 >> such requests though, I'm a believer that discussions which are 
 >> started on the Usenet should stay on the Usenet. 
  
 > So private communication isn't an option for you. 
  
 Incorrect. With a good reason, private discussion is perfectly 
 acceptable to me. 
  
 >>> This sort of "discussion" is rarely of interest to anyone but the 
 >>> people involved. 
  
 >> Indeed. As is most discussion. 
  
 > Perhaps.  Public discussions, however, are expected to be of public 
 > interest. 
  
 Correct. And seldom is there a good reason to take public discussion 
 private. 
  
 > You can't really take the high moral ground if you clothe yourself 
 > with anonymity. 
  
 I'm not trying to stand on high moral ground, I'm just being me, and I 
 choose to do it anonymously. Very often people who choose to be anonymous 
 are stereotyped as flamers, trolls, abusers, etc because lots of flamers, 
 trolls, abusers, etc are, of course, doing it anonymously. 
  
 To stereotype a person based on the actions of others instead of the 
 person themself is simply wrong, and that's what a certain individual 
 has been doing on this very newsgroup. 
  
 > Are you a forger? 
  
 I've _never_ forged anything in my life. 
  
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