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Re:Trolls are winning the internet, technologists say by ams6110 on Friday March 31, 2017 @11:32PM (#14010251)
Back when I first started using USENET (late 1980s) it seemed like most people used their real names. Maybe that was just the newsgroups I read.

I didn't really notices the pervasive pseudonyms until web forums and chatrooms started taking off.

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Re:Trolls are winning the internet, technologists say by heisenbit on Saturday April 01, 2017 @01:33PM (#14013135)
Not true. It depended a lot which newsgroups you frequented. There were some where pseudonyms were common and conduct was civilized. There were some where flaming trolls roamed freely.

Generally things get worse - ask your parents. Crime is on an all time high - just ask Sessions. It always was getting worse ask people from the antique. I someone asked me these days the getting worse is getting worse.

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Re:Trolls are winning the internet, technologists say by dredmorbius on Saturday April 01, 2017 @12:37AM (#14010454)
Keep in mind that username policies were often specified by the institutions people were connecting through, largely major research universities.

So that may not have indicated personal choice.

(My own early / Usenet handles were ... pseudonyms.)

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