I agree with your post above with the possible exception of this bit. There are some, clearly not johnhemming and clearly not me, whose nom-de-plume is a kind of surrogate for themselves with all the character and meaning that it has accumulated over time. So for example when I think of "Lootman" I feel I kinda know you and have the appropriate respect (in your case we met so you're perhaps not the best example in my case), so let's take Gengulphus, who I presume I've (unfortunately) never met. That nom-de-plume has great meaning in my mind. That meaning could conceivably be damaged here by the words of others. Although the actual person behind the nom-de-plume remains largely unknown their surrogate could be harmed and by association themselves.Lootman wrote:If instead you posted via a nom-de-plume then I cannot for the life of me see how you could be harmed by the words of another here.
Chris