Rule of order for dot operators?

[Rustom Mody]

On Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 11:01:01 PM UTC+5:30, Ned Batchelder wrote:
> On Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 1:19:59 PM UTC-4, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
> > C.D. Reimer wrote:
> > > Chris Reimer
> > 
> > Please use this or something to that effect in your "From" header field 
> > value.
> 
> Please stop making strange requests of others. "C.D. Reimer" is
> a perfectly reasonable name to use.
> 
> --Ned.

And what about 'PointedEars'?
If that can be accepted so can 'C.D. Reimer'.