 The Clarinet BBoard
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Author: seabreeze
Date: 2017-08-25 02:09
Scarcasm is the lowest form of wit, and Oscar Wilde used it every chance he got.
However, there is a time and a place for stage names. If someone is trying to sell me a used clarinet, I will want to know their real name and will forego buying it from anyone going under a false moniker. Business is business, contracts, money exchange, trial periods, cash back, seller's responsibility, and all that.
But when, as is often the case here, a person gives both his or her transaction-ready legal name and a screen name, there should be neither conflict nor confusion. The screen name offers the element of speculation and play that always has a role in the expression of opinion. The legal name gets down to cases and binds you to fair monetary deals as it should. If I tell you as "seabreeze" that I think Pete Fountain was influenced by Sidney Bechet when playing the blues, I do not need to sign a contract verifying that or promise compensation if I can't.
If I tell you the Leblanc Esprit clarinet I'm selling you is unmarred by any cracks and you find some and demand a refund, we will both appropriately be using our legal names, and you will get your refund.
In New Orleans vernacular, the difference is between "talking trash" and "talking business." "Talking turkey" is something else again. All are considered normal discourse, each in its own place.
Post Edited (2017-08-25 02:30)
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Re: Usernames/Real Names, and bboard etiquette? new |
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seabreeze |
2017-08-25 02:09 |
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two toots |
2017-08-25 14:51 |
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clarnibass |
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