Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:06:06 -0500 (EST)
From: dicconf <dicconf at radix.net>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Why I dislike LiveJournal
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, Cat Meier wrote:

> Actually, a lot of young women I know find aliases an advantage on
> non-fannish boards.  If you're a beginning poster on a gaming or tech
> board, maybe you don't want everyone to know that you're 21 and female.

For that matter, if you're "in the book" maybe you don't want everyone to
know you're a female with a separate phone and, therefore, possibly living
alone.  Hence Kathy Anne Smith being listed as KA Smith.

-- Dick Eney