From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On 1/02/2026 11:23 pm, Chris wrote:   
   > John  wrote:   
      
      
      
   > [snip]   
   >   
   >> And is "Maria Sophia" not a real girl? I always read her as being a   
   >> girl?   
   >   
   > Nope. He's an octogenarian grandfather from the Santa Cruz mountains. At   
   > least that's what he's told us many a time. "Maria" is his latest nym. He   
   > changes it often for "privacy" reasons.   
      
   'He changes it often for "privacy" reasons.' ..... "privacy" reasons,   
   sure .... if He/She/it keeps changing it, nobody will ever be able to   
   locate him and his advise.   
      
   But nymshifting *IS* a well known habit of SPAMMERS ... to beat those   
   who FILTER on a NAME!!   
      
   PLONK!! .... I think is the required response .... at least for NOW!!   
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