Many people have made the mistake that when they first come on to the Internet, they have to choose their level of anonymity right then, when they have the leas

Many people have made the mistake that when they first come on to the Internet, they have to choose their level of anonymity right then, when they have the least amount of information to know whether or not they'll need it. Once you've built up a nym's reputation it's essentially too late to make it more anonymous. His actions are completely consistent with someone who didn't expect to become an internet sensation of a size and scope that he's worth a NYT article. Did you pick your first nym assuming that might happen? I bet not.