Re: <nettime> A Puff Piece on Wikipedia (Fwd)

[Brian Holmes <brian.holmes@wanadoo.fr>]

Keith Hart writes about anonymity:

>So what's the point for nettimers or wikipedia? I have several in mind, but
>I prefer for now to ask you, dear reader, what you think it might be.

I reckon (a little crudely I guess, but y'all know me by now) that 
the point will become obvious when someone has an idea dangerous 
enough to the equilibrium of our cream-puff-and-horror-show society, 
that publishing it anonymously will be a necessity and no longer just 
a demonstration of modesty or dandyism.

still waiting for a little less consensus,

Brian Holmes

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