Comment on A $5000 ChairparentComments−pyre14yIt could just be a way to side-step calls to 'out' the guy.−megablast14yWhy lie? It doesn't obfuscate the story any more than just saying 'not his real name'.−pyre14yWell, it could be a combination. Maybe he doesn't recall the name off the top of his head, and he's not going to dig it out of old emails because he has no intention of 'outing' the guy.−wtvanhest14yIt could be but it isn't likely.
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It could just be a way to side-step calls to 'out' the guy.
Why lie? It doesn't obfuscate the story any more than just saying 'not his real name'.
Well, it could be a combination. Maybe he doesn't recall the name off the top of his head, and he's not going to dig it out of old emails because he has no intention of 'outing' the guy.
It could be but it isn't likely.