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Was it Slashdot that "invented" the nickname Anoynmous Coward? Or did it exist before?
by mongol 8y ago
Was it Slashdot that "invented" the nickname Anoynmous Coward? Or did it exist before?
- exikyut 8y agoUnfortunately Trends only goes back to 2004, but... https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%22anonymous%20coward%22 https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%22anony...
- mongol 8y agoSlashdot's use of it certainly goes back to the previous century though..
- Fnoord 8y agoThey innovated it for sure but before that the more neutral term "Anonymous" was used for a long time (although anonymity is a relative term). The Coward part makes it part of Slashdot's cultural heritage.