<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2737.800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV>Sarah and list,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>There is no problem with not signing your name I mean that if you = wanted to remain anonymous and there could be a good reason. Maybe the person = doesn't want others to know who is still learning or something. Who knows. Then you = could use a fictitious name, a non de plume or what ever. Personally I have a = little more respect for the PTG and what it stands for. The use of PTG as = a non de plume appears as an insult to those that also respect what it = stands for so to <A title=Pianotunaguy@aol.com href="mailto:Pianotunaguy@aol.com">Pianotunaguy@aol.com</A> why not = use a different name just out of respect for your peers.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tony Caught<BR>Adelaide Australia<BR><A href="mailto:acaught@bigpond.net.au">acaught@bigpond.net.au</A><BR></DI= V></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=sarah@gendernet.org = href="mailto:sarah@gendernet.org">Sarah Fox</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, June 06, 2004 = 2:02 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: U1 hammer butt = name problem OT</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Avery,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You wrote to Tunaguy:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT>Most of us do. Why don't = you? What do you have to hide? <BR><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>For all it's = worth (and I'm being a devil's advocate here -- or an homoichthyan advocate, as the = case may be), some people do have things to hide, and they can be things that = have nothing to do with their participation in this list.  For = instance, talk to anyone who has come out of a vicious divorce (e.g. with private investigators, stalking, ongoing litigation, etc.), and you will = understand the extremes to which one must sometimes go in order to protect one's privacy.  When one puts a name to a post, there can be consequences.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are numerous reasons why a = person might want/need to be anonymous, having absolutely nothing to do with = his or her intentions on this list.  Isn't this world screwed up enough = that we can all kinda appreciate how that can be true?  I have no trouble = calling this shadowy duo "Tunaguy" and "Topper."  But then again, I = didn't invent the list rules.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>