From: utzoo!decvax!cca!hplabs!menlo70!sytek!msm@sri-unix Newsgroups: net.followup Title: Re: signatures Article-I.D.: sytek.183 Posted: Tue Jul 20 18:36:04 1982 Received: Sun Jul 25 06:14:23 1982 Regarding ittvax!sii!mem's comments concerning signatures on newsarticles: I am sure that most places on the USENET receive from lines of over one line in length. Just trying to read all that garbage is difficult; most people usually don't bother. A "real" name is easier to read and therefore easier to remember (when compared to the "garbage"). Why would people want to remember a name? To try and provide some continuity of discussion is one reason. Michael S. Maiten Silicon Gulch, California