Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 10:16:48 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:


Gene Kearns wrote:

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 08:41:38 -0500, JohnH
wrote:

Great idea Gene. Hope you get a lot of action over there. Why so many
pop-ups? (Just kidding!)

John H


I sure hope you didn't see anything like that! I'm not logging
accesses and only require a password for posting to retain some sort
of control over misuse and amount of bandwidth usage.

My site is, obviously, not commercial.



I've love to see a site on receational boating where all posters had to
include their real name and ISP somewhere in the headers of their post.
I don't know what the problem is...even Karl Derringer, who is as far
out there as anyone, is not afraid to use his real name. It's not a
security issue...if it were, Karl, who knows about such things, would
hide behind the skirts of a made-up name.

The only real reason for these handles is so the assholes who use them
can "get away" with saying things they'd not have the balls to say if
they were using their real names.


Agreed.


Real men do not hide their identities on USENET. Mostly right-wing
pussies do, though.

Perhaps I need to out a few more.


Maybe you could out them all? :)

All the best,

Tom
--------------

"What the hell's the deal with this newsgroup...
is there a computer terminal in the day room of
some looney bin somewhere?"

Bilgeman - circa 2004




Sorry Harry. Obviously Eisboch is not my real name, but I've been
Eisboch since I first got on line at 1200 baud on a Prodigy account.
I used to post my real name in the reply to email address but got sick
of all the spam it generated.

So, real man or not, Eisboch it is, and Eisboch it shall stay.

Eisboch (who?)

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 17:25:16 -0500, Eisboch wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 10:16:48 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:


Gene Kearns wrote:

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 08:41:38 -0500, JohnH
wrote:

Great idea Gene. Hope you get a lot of action over there. Why so many
pop-ups? (Just kidding!)

John H


I sure hope you didn't see anything like that! I'm not logging
accesses and only require a password for posting to retain some sort
of control over misuse and amount of bandwidth usage.

My site is, obviously, not commercial.



I've love to see a site on receational boating where all posters had to
include their real name and ISP somewhere in the headers of their post.
I don't know what the problem is...even Karl Derringer, who is as far
out there as anyone, is not afraid to use his real name. It's not a
security issue...if it were, Karl, who knows about such things, would
hide behind the skirts of a made-up name.

The only real reason for these handles is so the assholes who use them
can "get away" with saying things they'd not have the balls to say if
they were using their real names.


Agreed.


Real men do not hide their identities on USENET. Mostly right-wing
pussies do, though.

Perhaps I need to out a few more.


Maybe you could out them all? :)

Sorry Harry. Obviously Eisboch is not my real name, but I've been
Eisboch since I first got on line at 1200 baud on a Prodigy account.
I used to post my real name in the reply to email address but got sick
of all the spam it generated.

So, real man or not, Eisboch it is, and Eisboch it shall stay.

LOL!!!

Over the years, since before the Great Renaming, I have had (and I
just counted) 316 different "nicks" running the spectrum from the
ridiculous to the sublime.

Once a friend made up a stats program to see who was posting how much
on one newsgroup I was a regular on and just to screw him up, I made
up a new name every single post.

That was a fun day.

TTFN,

Tom

"Bodies are for hookers and fat people."
Bender - "Futurama"

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 17:59:19 -0500, Gene Kearns
. wrote:

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 17:25:16 -0500, Eisboch wrote:



Sorry Harry. Obviously Eisboch is not my real name, but I've been
Eisboch since I first got on line at 1200 baud on a Prodigy account.
I used to post my real name in the reply to email address but got sick
of all the spam it generated.

So, real man or not, Eisboch it is, and Eisboch it shall stay.

Eisboch (who?)

Well, most of us 'ole timers know who you are.... and you've now
developed a bit of class envy......

1200 baud, indeed. I was one of the poor kids on the block using the
300 baud acoustical modem.

Honey, don't pick up the phone, ok??? Oh, sh*t.... not again....

Those were the days.

Later,

Tom

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 10:16:48 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:
The only real reason for these handles is so the assholes who use them
can "get away" with saying things they'd not have the balls to say if
they were using their real names.

Real men do not hide their identities on USENET. Mostly right-wing
pussies do, though.

Perhaps I need to out a few more.

===================================

I think there are plenty of good reasons for not splashing your name
all over the internet. I also believe however that there should be a
way to trace every post and EMAIL back to its' true source if there is
a legitimate reason to know. THAT would cut out a lot of BS rather
quickly but it also invokes the specter of Big Brother.

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 10:54:52 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

It would certainly cut down on the snarly mob
atmosphere in here if the right-wing assholes had to identify
themselves. In fact, I'd bet they'd disappear altogether.

==========================================

Since this is a boating group, not a political group, anyone who
expresses a political opinion of ANY flavor deserves what they get.

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 11:36:57 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

I'd be delighted to see the non-boaters leave, even if they slam the
door behind them, and get this newsgroup back on topic, or at least on
pleasant topics.

======================================

OK, good idea. I can think of no one more qualified to lead by
example than yourself.

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 13:10:54 -0500, JohnH
wrote:
Gosh, I never realized the feeling was so deep. Harry, a good enema
would clear your mind. Try to get jps, b'asskisser, and bb out of the
line of fire!

John Herring

========================

Clean up your own act before you throw stones.

Gene Kearns wrote:


1200 baud, indeed. I was one of the poor kids on the block using the
300 baud acoustical modem.

Honey, don't pick up the phone, ok??? Oh, sh*t.... not again....


I had 1200 baud capability because I sprung for the latest and greatest
CPU - a brand new shiny I-286 running Geoworks. (The original "windows"
based software, before Microsoft came along)

Eisboch

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
I'd be delighted to see the non-boaters leave, even if they slam the
door behind them, and get this newsgroup back on topic, or at least on
pleasant topics.

Harry,
If you really want this NG to get back on topic why don't you stay on topic
or at least on pleasant topics.

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
Gene Kearns wrote:


1200 baud, indeed. I was one of the poor kids on the block using the
300 baud acoustical modem.

Honey, don't pick up the phone, ok??? Oh, sh*t.... not again....


I had 1200 baud capability because I sprung for the latest and greatest
CPU - a brand new shiny I-286 running Geoworks. (The original "windows"
based software, before Microsoft came along)

Eisboch


1200 was fast!!!! While going to college, I maintained the computers in an
online banking data center in San Francisco. We had 110 BAUD leased lines
from as far away as Seattle, and Salt Lake City.