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From: mdf@osu-eddie.UUCP (Mark D. Freeman)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: "pretend" names and aliases
Message-ID: <1517@osu-eddie.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 20-Mar-86 18:32:26 EST
Article-I.D.: osu-eddi.1517
Posted: Thu Mar 20 18:32:26 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 26-Mar-86 07:15:43 EST
References: <712@osiris.UUCP> <192@oucs.UUCP>
Reply-To: mdf@osu-eddie.UUCP (Mark D. Freeman)
Organization: StrongPoint Systems, Inc. (guest of Ohio State U.)
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Summary:

> 	I guess the question is, what is the importance, if any, of using
> hig-falutin' names ? Is the user in that much need of an ego-boost ?
> My reaction would be to assume that the person would seem to be fairly
> immature but maybe that's not so. Comments, anyone ?

In many non-mainstream religious groups, as well as some large ones (Muslims,
for one example), it is customary to adopt another name for use within the
group.  The reasons are many and varied, but I just couldn't get comfortable
with another name.  After 25 years, I've gotten used to mine.  So instead of
Mark, within the group I go by Marc.  I thought it was nice to find a way to
follow customary practice and not follow it, all in one stroke.
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Mark D. Freeman                                             mdf@osu-eddie.uucp
StrongPoint Systems, Inc.                                   mdf@osu-eddie.arpa
Guest account at The Ohio State University            ...!cbosgd!osu-eddie!mdf
                                                            mdf@Ohio-State.EDU
May the farce be with you!
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