Talk:Gharlane of Eddore

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I saw this and my mind immidiately went to Gharlane, the legendary Usenet presence. His real name was Dennis Potter, btw, and though he might not warrant his own article, those who encountered him all those years ago certainly retain fond memories of him. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 18:14, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Considering that the Register obit that's linked here itself links to an article discussing the Usenet Gharlane's physical ID, I think it might be a good idea to include the information therein -- his name and some of his pseudonyms used while writing for print. The current version of this article says that his true identity "remains a mystery", which so far as I can tell is not really correct. Is there any reason NOT to include the info included in the various Register articles?

-TimLynch 20:57, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The current version of this article says that his true identity "remains a mystery", which so far as I can tell is not really correct.

This part is, I think, incontrovertibly true, and I'll delete the incorrect claim. There is some reason not to make the other changes, Gharlane's wishes while he was in this plane of existence; whether that still suffices, I leave to further discussion. FlashSheridan 04:44, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough -- I think the "remains a mystery" part is what was really rankling. TimLynch 20:19, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I added a few details about Gharlane of Eddore, the Internet personality. I'm interested in fleshing this article out more when I get the time. Larabar 02:33, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How did it come out that Gharlane was Potter? —Tamfang (talk) 06:13, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]