Suppose that I do not exist. I am a phantom that my prestigious
employer uses to post (sometimes outrageously) without risk to his
reputarion. But in one thread the phantom goes too far and makes posts
which could alienate a portion of the employer's clientele.
Could publicly dismissing the phantom be thought to be a solution for
this problem?
Would removing all the phantom's posts (including posts to newsgroups
which have nothing to do with the phantom's employment) lessen the
chance that his non-existence and the dismissal hoax be discovered?
As the employer and the phantom are one person, would he/she have any
difficulty doing this?
Would dismissing a phantom run afoul of employment regulations in the
country or university or corporation where the phantom employee was
supposed to have worked? Would it demoralize the other employees? Would
it have to be explained to a superordinate?
Would anyone, anywhere need to lose sleep over it?