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I am Anonymous Monk
[bar] 11/12%
I sign in, but nobody knows who I really am
[bar] 20/21%
My true identity is known only to a small group of other monks
[bar] 7/7%
Anyone who really wants to know can find out who I am
[bar] 43/45%
My monk name is my real name or address
[bar] 11/12%
I am paco
[bar] 3/3%
95 total votes
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Re: How anonymous are you?
by marto (Cardinal) on Jan 02, 2024 at 10:45 UTC

    I don't even know who I am any more.

Re: How anonymous are you?
by talexb (Chancellor) on Jan 01, 2024 at 14:55 UTC

    I happened to glance at the dump of the Perlmonks DB that was made public about ten years ago, and the first name of one member (Nigel) stuck with me. He was a prolific but quite argumentative member, but his account is now disabled. If anyone remembers reading about the adventures of Nigel Molesworth, you might remember that he was also a bit of a hell-raiser. Funny that.

    Alex / talexb / Toronto

    Thanks PJ. We owe you so much. Groklaw -- RIP -- 2003 to 2013.

      ...reading about the adventures of Nigel Molesworth...

      Would you say there are similarities between St Custard's and The Monastery?

Re: How anonymous are you?
by kcott (Archbishop) on Jan 09, 2024 at 06:14 UTC

    I voted for "Anyone who really wants to know can find out who I am"; the most common selection (55% at the time of writing). One click on the "CPAN ID" link on my home node will get you that information; I suspect that would be true for many others.

    I note that two monks are claiming to be paco. With a wry smile, I wondered how many might have selected "I am Sparticus" had that been an option.
    😈

    — Ken

      Indeed - and I also only thought of that post-facto. However, as with paco there is only one true Spartacus. They both have made precisely one post but one has a considerably higher rep than the other.


      🦛

        I had wondered if there was a monk called Sparticus; a search indicated there wasn't. Pity I can't spell Spartacus. ☹️

        — Ken

Re: How anonymous are you?
by Anonymous Monk on Jan 15, 2024 at 05:03 UTC

    We are Super-Duper Anonymonk and our super power is the wisdom of the crowd!

    Me, I guess I'm a saint but I closed my account as my mind started slipping away. I don't want to be remembered for my decline.

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