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Skriven 2015-02-19 04:23:20 av Lee Lofaso (2:203/2)
  Kommentar till text 21187 av Torbjorn Mohn (2:211/37)
Ärende: FidoNews 32:07 [02/07]: General Articles
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Hello Torbjorn,

 >>> What *I* mean is the name as registered by the civil service
 >>> administration. In other countries this may mean different things. Your
 >>> milage may vary.

 >> In every country of this world, two questions have exactly the same
 >> answer.

 >> Q: What's the official currency in your country?

 >> A: The currency you must use when you pay your taxes.

 >> Q: What's your "official" name?

 >> A: The name you must use when you pay your taxes.

 >> It's actually as simple as that...

 TM> Is it?

Nothing is ever as simple as it seems.
Or so it seems.

 TM> Q: Whats the name you must use whan travelling (Airplane tickets, Hotel
 TM> reservations in most countries in the world etc....)

 TM> A: In your case t's Bjorn Felten, or even Bjoern Felten.

The name(s) that Björn uses is not his own, but rather
something someone else has given him.  Most people use the
name their parents have given them.  But even that is a
deception, as that name is not one given by one's parents,
but rather a name bestowed upon him/her by the state.
The same is true of virtually every person on the face
of this planet.

 TM> Q: What would your email adress be if you wantet to use your real name (at
 TM> f.ex. Google)?

 TM> A: bjoern.felten@nnn.com or bjorn.felten@nnn.com

 TM> So what IS really the problem with the old ASCII based Nodelist? Be
 TM> specific.

Creating an option/choice/alternative is a democratic
approach, giving sysops everywhere the freedom to do what
they want - rather than forcing sysops to be subjected to
the whims of a zone coordinator.

There is a reason why Saddam Hussein was not a popular
guy in Iraq.

There is a reason why Moammar Qaddafi was not a popular
guy in Libya.

There is a reason why Hosni Mubarak was not a popular
guy in Egypt.

All of those dictators tried to impose their own will
on the people they had sworn to serve.  Giving the people
options/choices/alternatives was the kiss of death for a
dictator, as every dictator knew only so well.

In the end, we all know what happened to Saddam Hussein.
His own people turned on him, and strung him up.

In the end, we all know what happened to Moammar Qaddafi.
His own people turned on him, and shot him between the
eyes, then put his body (and that of one of his sons) on
display in a meat locker.

In the end, we all know what happened to Hosni Mubarak.
His own people turned on him, and put him in prison, where
he will likely die of old age.

While sysops might turn on zone coordinators, I seriously
doubt any zone coordinator will be hanged, shot, or put on
display in a meat locker.  Although I must admit they might
get imprisoned in the doghouse.

 TM> I don't care about your ego. :-)

Only an megalomaniac would care about his/her own ego.  ;)

--Lee

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