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To: Cogito who wrote (52485)	10/27/2006 3:28:47 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 90947

Edit - Deleted. I was talking about a different situation than the one in question.

To: Cogito who wrote (52485)	10/27/2006 3:34:51 PM
From: mph	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

It's true that they're characterizing the posters as insincere, given the "trolls" reference. The posters making that charge, of course, have no way way of knowing who the so-called trolls were or what their agenda might be. The implication of their posts was that, if the persons were such trolls, it was perfectly fine to disclose their identities. Presumably the corollary was that, if they were not, their identities should be protected. Assuming that the posts threatened government officials, the status of the posters as "trolls" or otherwise shouldn't make a difference wrt the propriety of releasing the names. The suggestion that it does make a difference was my focus. It happens far too often that only the "correct" POV is acceptable in certain quarters.