On 11 Nov 2003 11:13 AM, .Barnyard BOb. posted the following:

As usual, you and Ron respond with light hearted
mirth and merriment. Seems neither of you are losing
sleep over being sued using you real names any more
than I am. Some days ya just gotta get out of bed
and take a chance on 'intercoursing' via usenet.

It is significant to note, that Ron, Chuck, and the others were sued by
a crackpot who didn't have the financial ability to pursue the action.
In addition, they got free legal representation from a skilled lawyer
who lived in the plaintiff's state of residence. If Campbell had the
wherewithal to have seen it through properly, and if Tony P. had not
been available to defend against it, it could have gotten real ugly for
those involved. As you well know, BWB has pointed out in the past that
something like that could get really expensive with travel and lawyers
and all, just to keep somebody from getting a default judgement which
could haunt you.

It's strange that some here think absolutely nothing of
risking there arses in some pretty weird flying contraptions,
while others are totally petrified for anyone to know who
they are on the Net. Talk about screwed up priorities.

My response, is if you do not have enough faith in the information you
are posting to be willing to use your own name and expose yourself to
potential litigation (however unlikely), why should I bet my life on
that information by incorporating it into my homebuilt project? In
other words, don't bother posting it if you yourself do not have the
confidence in it to sign your real name.

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