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Subject:RE: ANDREW PLATO: Google search From:Tom Murrell <trmurrell -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 21 Jan 2002 11:36:04 -0800 (PST)
--- bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com wrote:
> I apparently play for the Detroit Lions when I'm not racing stock cars of
> singing with my band in Houston. <g>
>
> Then there is the guy who edits the Woody Allen FAQ, the one who contributed
> to the Tattoo FAQ, and the underground press poet...oh, wait, those three are
> all me.
All kidding aside, I do think Andrew was making a valid point, possibly several
valid points. For example, it can be, ahem, embarrassing to see some of one's
earlier TECHWR-L posts when researching the archives (or even doing a Google
search). One can also be surprised by what turns up in a search on one's name,
including the variants of one's name.
Another point, which I think Bryan and others are making, is that just because
someone gets a 'hit' on "you" doesn't mean they have the right "you." And even
if a "reasonable" person should at least pause when seeing a "Tom Murrell" with
multiple entries in multiple countries, that doesn't mean said reasonable
person WILL pause. They may assume I'm all of those people.
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