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Update on the Nym Wars – An Explanation of the Pseudonym Wars

The Nym Wars (nym for “pseudoNYM” and wars for, well, “wars”, and pronounced ‘nim wars’) don’t appear to be going away any time soon. The issue at the heart of the NymWars is whether or not people should be allowed to mask their true identity when posting on the Internet by using, well, a psuedonym. Google says “no”, and has taken a firm stance with their Google Plus service, leading to a lot of gnashing of teeth, and pundit pontificating.