"AlleyGator" > wrote

> "Nancy Young" > wrote:

>>> Do join in and post however you wish. It's more fun when you also
>>> post your name, but it is not necessary. Sometimes a little privacy
>>> is a wonderful thing.
>>
>>It's rude to sit there and just listen. Creepy, for that matter. And,
>>yes,
>>the people who 'own' the chat can boot you.

> I use mIrc so it's not an issue, but I wonder if perhaps some of those
> who use the web client may just be forgetting to do the name change
> thing.

Some people can't change their name for whatever reason, they just
say who they are and it's no big deal. All of this fuss is over a person
who won't say anything even when asked, who are you, or please say
something. Takes brass ones, to me, to be asked a direct question and
not say a word. Night after night. Not that I'm there night after night,
but
it seems they are.

Essentially the person who started this thread rather misconstrued the
newsgroup rule and, I guess, didn't ask anyone what it's about. There
are people who don't use their real name, but we know them as their
fake name. That's okay.

nancy