Subj : Re: Notice that...
To   : Ogg
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Mon Feb 14 2022 09:00:00

-=> Ogg wrote to boraxman <=-

 b> The other problem with FidoNet is the requirement to use
 b> your real name, for discussion which becomes globally
 b> accessible.  No thanks!

 Og> Real Name has a broad definition. A real-sounding name seems to
 Og> be good enough.

I set up a sysop on Fidonet; he'd emailed me with a handle. I set him up 
with a node number, explained the need for real names in Fidonet, and asked 
him for a "real name".

He said "Ok, use Waylon Jennings. It's my name, after all."

I thought, good fake name.

Turned out it was Waylon "Shooter" Jennings, and that was his real name 
after all. Nice guy, too.

(for those who don't follow country music, Waylon Jennings was a prolific 
singer for 50 years and helped define the "outlaw country" genre. Shooter, 
his son, is a talented and successful musician in his own right, as well as 
writes pretty killer online BBS doors.)




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