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Jex! Long time, no read.
Well, Whelan has crawled up from beneath his rock. Will Slarts do the same?
Commented Jun 9, 2009 on Moving On at Obsidian Wings
Moving On
by publius Ed Whelan has written both publicly and privately and apologized. I know it was not an easy thing to do, and it is of course accepted. I therefore consider the matter done, and don't intend on writing about it anymore. The real story here wasn't really about me anyway -- it's about ...
Exactly.
Look, it's easy enough to 'out' most internet pseudonymous personas; the only compelling reason (absent some criminal behavior) to do so is to be an unethical thug. It's the equivalent of being a peeping tom.
Folks like Franklin, Hamilton, Madison, Jay and a host of others published pseudonymously. They did so for a number of reasons but one was the liklihood that foes would commit violence and retribution for those voicing opposing opinions.
Commented Jun 7, 2009 on Outing Publius at Obsidian Wings
Outing Publius
by hilzoy Publius and others have said most of what needs saying on the topic of outing bloggers. However, I did want to address this little gem from Ed Whelan: "Law professor John Blevins (aka publius) and others seem to assume that I owed some sort of obligation to Blevins not to expose his ps...
Just a word to the wise: if you post comments of a liberal bent at ObiWi, pseudonymously, you stand a good chance of being outted.
Commented Jun 7, 2009 on Stay Classy Ed Whelan at Obsidian Wings
Stay Classy Ed Whelan
by john blevins (aka, publius) So there you have it – I’ve been officially outed by Ed Whelan. I would never have done that to my harshest critic in a million years, but oh well. And to be clear – the proximate cause was that Whelan got mad that I criticized him in a blog post. More specifical...
I am completely unsurprised by that, JG.
I'm sure you are.
Just as surprised as Ed Whelan.
Commented Jun 7, 2009 on Stay Classy Ed Whelan at Obsidian Wings
Stay Classy Ed Whelan
by john blevins (aka, publius) So there you have it – I’ve been officially outed by Ed Whelan. I would never have done that to my harshest critic in a million years, but oh well. And to be clear – the proximate cause was that Whelan got mad that I criticized him in a blog post. More specifical...
I find it ironic Slarti would have any heartburn whatsoever re Whelan's reprhensible actions.
Commented Jun 7, 2009 on Stay Classy Ed Whelan at Obsidian Wings
Stay Classy Ed Whelan
by john blevins (aka, publius) So there you have it – I’ve been officially outed by Ed Whelan. I would never have done that to my harshest critic in a million years, but oh well. And to be clear – the proximate cause was that Whelan got mad that I criticized him in a blog post. More specifical...
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