Wolf, YOU are an ignorant ass if you think that only "ignorant asses mistake as something wrong or inappropriate" with posting here on CabMarket.com with an alias.

I know of many here who feel that your voluminous postings under many different aliases is "wrong or inappropriate". We are surely not all "ignorant asses".

On the contrary, and conversely, many feel that your intent was indeed "devious", or more accurately, an effort to distract from or sabotage the natural flow of the discussion here of the current topic, because it didn't reflect your viewpoint or that it reflected badly upon you or others you sympathize with.

I think that most would agree with me that the rest of your lengthy posts like this, while sometimes interesting, seem to be stuff you've just copied elsewhere that offer little or no productive value to the rest of us who are trying to use this site to discuss issues concerning cabdrivers more pertinently.

And I see no need for them to post under an "alias" to confirm their agreement or disagreement with my opinion of this.

-Mike Foulks

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The use of an alias or pen name is a proud literary tradition that only ignorant asses mistake as something wrong or inappropriate or that there is some kind of devious intent by the person using a “handle.”

A “pseudonym” is a fictitious name, also known as an “alias” and used as an alternative to a person's legal name.

In most legal systems, a person can assume a different name for non-fraudulent purposes and use it as their legal name.

In some cases, pseudonyms are adopted because it is part of a cultural or organizational tradition, as in the case of devotional names used by members of some religious orders and "cadre names" used by Communist party leaders such as Trotsky and Stalin.

Pseudonyms are also used to hide an individual's identity, as with a writer’s pen name, a resistance fighter’s or terrorist’s “nom de guerre” and a computer hacker’s nicknames.

Actors, musicians, and other performers sometimes use a stage name to mask their original ethnic background, particularly in the early to mid-1900s.

Stage names are also used to create a name which better matches their stage persona, as in the case of hip hop artists such as Ol' Dirty ******* (who was known under at least six aliases); black metal performers such as Nocturno Culto; and hardcore punk singers such as "Rat" of Discharge.

In the tradition of various Roman Catholic religious orders and congregations, members abandon their birth name to assume a new, often unrelated, devotional name, often referring to an admired saint.

In Buddhism a Dharma name is given during the traditional refuge ceremony.

Practitioners of Wicca and other forms of Neo-pagan witchcraft often adopt a craft name or magical name.

Within Communist parties and Trotskyist organisations, “noms de guerre” are usually known as "party names" or "cadre names".

While the practice originated during the revolutionary years after WW I, to conceal the identity of leaders, by the 1950s and 1960s, the practice was more of a tradition than an identity-concealment strategy.

Some famous Communist Party names include Lenin (Vladimir Il'ich Ulyanov); Stalin (Yosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili); and Pol Pot (Saloth Sar).

From the late eighteenth to early nineteenth centuries, it was established practice for political articles to be signed with pseudonyms.

A well-known American was the pen name Publius, used by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, in writing The Federalist Papers.

A pen name or "nom de plume" is a pseudonym adopted by authors or their publishers to conceal their identity.

A pen name may be used if a writer's real name is likely to be confused with the name of another writer or notable individual, or if their real name is deemed to be unsuitable.

Authors who write in fiction and non-fiction, or in different genres, may use pen names to avoid confusing their readers, as in the case mathematician Charles Dodgson, who wrote fantasy novels under the pen name Lewis Carroll.

Some female authors use male pen names, particularly in the 19th century, when writing was a male-dominated profession.

A pseudonym may also be used to hide the identity of the author, as in the case of exposé books about espionage or crime, or explicit erotic fiction.

Some prolific authors adopt a pseudonym to disguise the extent of their published output, e.g., Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman.

Co-authors may choose to publish under a single pseudonym, e.g., Ellery Queen, P. J. Tracy, and Perri O'Shaughnessy.

"Noms de guerre" were frequently adopted by recruits in the French Foreign Legion as part of the break with their past lives and by members of the French resistance during World War II.

These pseudonyms are often adopted by resistance fighters, terrorists and guerrillas to hide their identities and protect their families from reprisal.

Some well-known noms de guerre include Carlos the Jackal for Ilich Ramírez Sánchez and Subcommandante Marcos for the leader of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation.

For a person using a computer, a pseudonym can take the form of a handle, a user name, login name, avatar or, sometimes, screen name, nick or nickname.

On the internet, pseudonymous re-mailers utilizing cryptography can be used to achieve persistent pseudonymity, so that two-way communication can be achieved, and reputations can be established without linking a physical identity to a pseudonym.

In online gaming clans, especially first person shooter games, in the demoscene, or in a distributed computing project using Internet-connected computers, users or players often create a "clan name" when joining.

Often they add the "clan tag" to their existing nick, but some create a new name altogether.

In Hacker culture, individuals will often use a handle or nym (short for pseudonym) as their public identity in RL or Real Life while keeping their actual identity secret.

When used by an actor, performer or model, a pseudonym is a stage name or screen name.

Actors who are members of a marginalized ethnic or religious group have often adopted stage names, typically changing their surname or entire name to mask their original background — as has been done in other fields as well.

This phenomenon was common in the United States in the first half of the twentieth century.

Screen names are also used to create a more marketable name, as in the case of Creighton Tull Chaney, who adopted the pseudonym Lon Chaney, Jr., a reference to his famous father Lon Chaney, Sr.

Pseudonyms are also used to comply with the rules of performing arts guilds (SAG, WGA, AFTRA, etc.), which do not allow performers to use an existing name, in order to avoid confusion.

For example, these rules required film and television actor Michael Fox to add a middle initial and become Michael “J.” Fox, to avoid being confused with another actor named Michael Fox.

While most stage names are not used to conceal a person's identity, the exception is the pseudonym Alan Smithee, which is used by directors in the DGA to remove their name from a film they feel was edited or modified beyond their artistic satisfaction.

In theatre, the pseudonym George or Georgina Spelvin, David Agnew and Walter Plinge are used to hide the identity of a performer.

Professional names are also common for DJs in radio broadcasting.

Musicians and singers use pseudonyms to allow artists to collaborate with artists on other labels while avoiding the need to gain permission from their own labels.

Rock singer-guitarist George Harrison, for example, played guitar on Cream's song "Badge" using a pseudonym.

In classical music, some record companies issued recordings under pseudonyms in the 1950s and 1960s to avoid paying royalties.

A number of popular budget LPs of piano music were released under the pseudonym Paul Procopolis.

Pseudonyms are also used as stage names in Metal bands, like Pig Benis in Mushroomhead, and "133" in Slipknot.

Some of these names have meanings to them as well, like that of Brian Hugh Warner, more commonly known as Marilyn Manson.

Marilyn coming from Marilyn Monroe, and Manson from convicted serial killer Charles Manson.

Most hip hop artists prefer to use a pseudonym that represents some variation of their name, personality, or interests.

Pseudonyms are also adopted for other reasons. In some cases, people choose a new name for political reasons.

Some Jewish politicians adopted Hebrew family names upon making aliyah to Israel, dropping westernized surnames that may have been in the family for generations.

David Ben Gurion, for example, was born David Grün in Poland. He adopted his Hebrew name in 1910, when he published his first article in a Zionist journal in Jerusalem.

In the 1960s, black civil rights campaigner Malcolm X, (né Malcom Little), adopted the 'X' to represent his unknown African ancestral name which was lost when his ancestors were brought to North America as slaves.

Famous pseudonyms of people who were neither authors nor actors include the architect Le Corbusier (né Charles Édouard Jeanneret); and the statistician Student (ne William Sealey Gosset), discoverer of Student's t-distribution in statistics.

When used by a radio operator, a pseudonym is a "handle," especially in Citizens' band radio.

Mr. FortyNineTwoEightyFive (also known as 49285)

Here we go again. Problems with logic and language.

1. STATED TOPIC: "The Use of an Alias or Pen Name"

2. STATEMENT: "The use of an alias or pen name is a proud literary tradition that only ignorant asses mistake as something wrong or inappropriate or that there is some kind of devious intent by the person using a “handle.”

3. EVIDENCE: Verifiable facts and historical information from numerous sources were cited.

4. PROVEN CONCLUSION: "It's OK to use an Alias or Pen Name."

CRITIQUE OF THE COUNTER ARGUMENT POSTED: Changing the subject from ""The Use of an Alias or Pen Name" to how people "feel" and alleged "voluminous postings" does not support or establish a logical counter-argument or facts related thereto.

How people "feel" and alleged "voluminous postings" is not a valid line of reasoning to counter, dispute or refute "It's OK to use an Alias or Pen Name."

References to how people "feel" and alleged "voluminous postings" is not a valid line of reasoning.

Why not? Because how people "feel" and alleged "voluminous postings" and even alleged “devious intent” are matters of opinion, not fact.

There is no fact or evidence that can be seen, held, heard, touched, smelled or tasted to support these beliefs.

There is no set of facts or evidence that one may cite to lead one to such a conclusion.

To illustrate, at one time, most people held to the opinion that the earth was flat.

When published theories began to circulate that the planet may not be as flat as people "felt" it was, the theories where pooh-poohed and ridiculed.

But:

All one needed to do is prove a simple fact: Sail out into the ocean far enough to go beyond the line vision (the horizon!) avoid falling over the edge and return to shore dry and unharmed and uneaten by giant man-eating sea monsters.

Now let's move on to the issue of "the center of the universe."

It was generally believed at one time that the earth was the center of the universe and all the planets, sun, moon, comets and stars revolved around us!

Followers of certain religious beliefs were even commanded to believe this and swear on oath that this was true or be ostracized, cast out of the church and suffer eternal ****ation -- after death by being burned at the stake.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FACT AND AN OPINION IS SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND.

Facts are "things" such as physical objects or "conditions" that exist above, below, inside, outside and all around us.

Opinions are statements that are believed to be true.

The key difference is the phrase “believed to be true” that may be in part based, on observable phenomena or facts.

There is no argument that “opinions” and “thoughts” exist, but rather the content of those thoughts or opinions is what is in question.

An opinion may have a basis in fact, such as an observable phenomenon: "If one goes too far out to sea, and disappears from sight, it is because one has sailed too close to the edge of the flat earth and will fall over that edge and be eaten by giant sea monsters."

THE POINT: A thousand opinions do not negate or diminish the simple fact such as "It's OK to use an Alias or Pen Name."

Cheap rhetorical trickery such as making accusations of "wrong or inappropriate" behavior does not change the facts, except, of course, in the minds of those "ignorant asses" who would continue to insist that the earth is flat and is squarely situated in the center of the universe, or that I meant to harm or actually harmed someone.

Wolf,

Several people have expressed to me that they feel your voluminous postings (FACT) under several aliases (FACT) is to deliberately divert attention away from discussions you don't like or which are unfavorable to you or others you associate with. (OPINION based on more FACTS and OPINIONS.)

This latest crap is further evidence of your annoying habits. Please consider adopting the more honest practice of avoiding the use or aliases, shortening your postings and responses for the sake of simplicity and clarity, and immediately answering questions posed to you.

I speak for several when I tell you that we would appreciate it. We don't need to use aliases to get our point across. Why do you? Why do you try to hide your identity sometimes?

You have referred to us as "ignorant asses". I guess Ahmed R. can't associate with you now. Join the club.

-Mike Foulks

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Here we go again. Problems with logic and language.

1. STATED TOPIC: "The Use of an Alias or Pen Name"

2. STATEMENT: "The use of an alias or pen name is a proud literary tradition that only ignorant asses mistake as something wrong or inappropriate or that there is some kind of devious intent by the person using a “handle.”

3. EVIDENCE: Verifiable facts and historical information from numerous sources were cited.

4. PROVEN CONCLUSION: "It's OK to use an Alias or Pen Name."

CRITIQUE OF THE COUNTER ARGUMENT POSTED: Changing the subject from ""The Use of an Alias or Pen Name" to how people "feel" and alleged "voluminous postings" does not support or establish a logical counter-argument or facts related thereto.

How people "feel" and alleged "voluminous postings" is not a valid line of reasoning to counter, dispute or refute "It's OK to use an Alias or Pen Name."

References to how people "feel" and alleged "voluminous postings" is not a valid line of reasoning.

Why not? Because how people "feel" and alleged "voluminous postings" and even alleged “devious intent” are matters of opinion, not fact.

There is no fact or evidence that can be seen, held, heard, touched, smelled or tasted to support these beliefs.

There is no set of facts or evidence that one may cite to lead one to such a conclusion.

To illustrate, at one time, most people held to the opinion that the earth was flat.

When published theories began to circulate that the planet may not be as flat as people "felt" it was, the theories where pooh-poohed and ridiculed.

But:

All one needed to do is prove a simple fact: Sail out into the ocean far enough to go beyond the line vision (the horizon!) avoid falling over the edge and return to shore dry and unharmed and uneaten by giant man-eating sea monsters.

Now let's move on to the issue of "the center of the universe."

It was generally believed at one time that the earth was the center of the universe and all the planets, sun, moon, comets and stars revolved around us!

Followers of certain religious beliefs were even commanded to believe this and swear on oath that this was true or be ostracized, cast out of the church and suffer eternal ****ation -- after death by being burned at the stake.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FACT AND AN OPINION IS SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND.

Facts are "things" such as physical objects or "conditions" that exist above, below, inside, outside and all around us.

Opinions are statements that are believed to be true.

The key difference is the phrase “believed to be true” that may be in part based, on observable phenomena or facts.

There is no argument that “opinions” and “thoughts” exist, but rather the content of those thoughts or opinions is what is in question.

An opinion may have a basis in fact, such as an observable phenomenon: "If one goes too far out to sea, and disappears from sight, it is because one has sailed too close to the edge of the flat earth and will fall over that edge and be eaten by giant sea monsters."

THE POINT: A thousand opinions do not negate or diminish the simple fact such as "It's OK to use an Alias or Pen Name."

Cheap rhetorical trickery such as making accusations of "wrong or inappropriate" behavior does not change the facts, except, of course, in the minds of those "ignorant asses" who would continue to insist that the earth is flat and is squarely situated in the center of the universe, or that I meant to harm or actually harmed someone.