Because I’ve seen it for, well, probably not all of these 18 years, but for enough of them. Despite his ungoogleable pseudonym here, I instantly recognised him from his writing style on
this occasion. While he has not confirmed my identification, he has not demurred from it either, even when directly replying to
this, so I think it definite. A random sample from the Google Groups archive under his full name will confirm the consistency of his views and manner of expression.
Because I’ve seen it for, well, probably not all of these 18 years, but for enough of them. Despite his ungoogleable pseudonym here, I instantly recognised him from his writing style on this occasion. While he has not confirmed my identification, he has not demurred from it either, even when directly replying to this, so I think it definite. A random sample from the Google Groups archive under his full name will confirm the consistency of his views and manner of expression.