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[1] = this change by Roregan (talk · contribs) is not backed up by the cited source at the end of the sentence. Cirt (talk) 21:50, 2 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Anonymity

Although not directly applicable to the case, the anonymity of Eiland-Hall is worthy of more than the cursory mention here. Eiland-Hall accidentally left an electronic trail in spite of his anonymous domain registration and efforts to disguise his identity (including his web hosting service and the unmentioned but notable unsigned-but-not-anonymous Wikipedia edit). Once discovered, Hall claimed he was only hosting the website for a client, and that he was not the creator. The article gives the impression that he was initially anonymous, then discovered through legal proceedings, while the real story is more complex. I would think that all this would be worthy of mention, but if there's a reason why it's unmentioned, I'd want to hear it before making changes. Calbaer (talk) 18:15, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

@@ Line 36: / Line 36: @@
 [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Beck_v._Eiland-Hall&diff=341557284&oldid=340431662] = this change by {{user|Roregan}} is not backed up by the cited source at the end of the sentence. '''[[User:Cirt|Cirt]]''' ([[User talk:Cirt|talk]]) 21:50, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
+== Anonymity ==
+Although not directly applicable to the case, the anonymity of Eiland-Hall is worthy of more than the cursory mention here.  Eiland-Hall accidentally left an electronic trail in spite of his anonymous domain registration and efforts to disguise his identity (including his web hosting service and the unmentioned but notable unsigned-but-not-anonymous Wikipedia edit).  Once discovered, Hall claimed he was only hosting the website for a client, and that he was not the creator.  The article gives the impression that he was initially anonymous, then discovered through legal proceedings, while the real story is more complex.  I would think that all this would be worthy of mention, but if there's a reason why it's unmentioned, I'd want to hear it before making changes. [[User:Calbaer|Calbaer]] ([[User talk:Calbaer|talk]]) 18:15, 31 March 2010 (UTC)