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What's the use of pseudonyms when it is easy to deanonymize writing? If the writer is a well known academic it shouldn't be too hard to at least identify a pro
by yters 8y ago
What's the use of pseudonyms when it is easy to deanonymize writing? If the writer is a well known academic it shouldn't be too hard to at least identify a probable author.
- nzjrs 8y agoProbbable is defence enough I'd say.
- yters 8y agoWhat's the point of a pseudonym, then?
- daveFNbuck 8y ago> The thought is that such a policy would allow an untenured academic to publish a controversial paper This is targeted at least partly at academics that aren't that well known.