From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On 7/02/2026 1:59 am, John wrote:   
   > On Wed, 4 Feb 2026 20:15:41 +1100, Daniel70   
   >  wrote:   
   >> 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.   
   >   
   > How does changing your 'Nym enhance privacy? Surely one can be   
   > attacked just as easily no matter *what* 'Nym one uses? The idea of   
   > using one is sound, as it slightly obscures your real name and place   
   > of residence a littly bit, but going all "Dave The Boater" is surely   
   > stupid.   
   >   
   >> But nymshifting *IS* a well known habit of SPAMMERS ... to beat   
   >> those who FILTER on a NAME!!   
   >   
   > Well, that's why "Dave The Boater" and Archie Poo do it. They think   
   > that whatever they say is so golden, so wise, so genuinely genius   
   > and so *important* that no one must *ever* be allowed to escape from   
   > it.   
   >   
   > They are like Mush but without the thousands of programmers writing   
   > code that works around filters to ensure that their messages always   
   > get through.   
   >   
   >> PLONK!! .... I think is the required response .... at least for   
   >> NOW!!   
   >   
   > Yes, but .......   
   >   
   > I *liked* Maria.   
      
   Oh, Well, to each their own!! ;-P   
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   Daniel70   
      
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