Groklaw shutting down in May [LWN.net]

Groklaw shutting down in May

Posted Apr 11, 2011 11:54 UTC (Mon) by endecotp (guest, #36428)
In reply to: Groklaw shutting down in May by vonbrand
Parent article: Groklaw shutting down in May

> Said "large entities" started out small and unknown until
> they got known and trusted.

True. The issue is that, for me, an anonymous site like Groklaw fails to make that transition from "small and unknown" to "trusted" because of its anonymity.

> Get over it, PJ is much more credible (and important) than you will
> ever be.

My unimportance, present or future, is not the issue.

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Groklaw shutting down in May

Posted Apr 11, 2011 12:24 UTC (Mon) by Trelane (guest, #56877) [Link] (3 responses)

So "endecotp" == "FlorianMuller" sockpuppet account?

Groklaw shutting down in May

Posted Apr 11, 2011 12:40 UTC (Mon) by Trelane (guest, #56877) [Link]

Well, the history is longer and more technical than I'd expect from a FM sockpuppet, so it's likely I was wrong.

Whose importance is being compared to PJ's aside from FM's? I guess that's the kernel of what I'm trying to grok.

Groklaw shutting down in May

Posted Apr 11, 2011 18:53 UTC (Mon) by endecotp (guest, #36428) [Link] (1 responses)

> So "endecotp" == "FlorianMuller" sockpuppet account?

Don't be ridiculous. (My name is Phil Endecott. Have you googled me yet?)

All I did was note that Groklaw's anonymity had made me uncomfortable; look at the reaction! It's like a sort of "reds under the beds" paranoia - if someone doesn't agree 100% with the group-think, they must be secretly working for the other side. Come on people, get a grip!

Groklaw shutting down in May

Posted Apr 11, 2011 19:06 UTC (Mon) by Trelane (guest, #56877) [Link]

> My name is Phil Endecott. Have you googled me yet?

Nope; I looked for endecotp on lwn after the initial post, hence the second. Like I noted, the trigger was "my unimportance"; as far as I could tell, it was FM vs PJ, thus it looked like you were replying as FM, which seemed quite odd.

> It's like a sort of "reds under the beds" paranoia - if someone doesn't agree 100% with the group-think, they must be secretly working for the other side. Come on people, get a grip!

I agree.

I rather find the whole thing interesting as both sides go back and forth on the importance of person (who someone is and the people and organizations funding them) versus taking the argument itself without the person. :)

Groklaw shutting down in May

Posted Apr 13, 2011 11:09 UTC (Wed) by vonbrand (guest, #4458) [Link]

Right. As $BIG_NEWSPAPER isn't anonymous in practice (or do you claim to know each and every reporter who writes for yours by name and reputation?)...

Groklaw shutting down in May

Posted Apr 14, 2011 14:57 UTC (Thu) by vonbrand (guest, #4458) [Link]

I apologize, I misread your name as FlorianMueller somehow.