Extend unicodedata with a name/pattern/regex search for character entity references?

[Chris Angelico]

On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 11:51 AM, Steve D'Aprano
<steve+python at pearwood.info> wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Sep 2016 06:47 am, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>
>> Your posting is lacking a real name in the “From” header field.
>
>
> Thomas, if that is really your name, how do we know that:
>
>     Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn
>
> is a real name? Is sounds made up to me. I'm afraid that we're going to have
> to insist that you scan you birth certificate, drivers licence and other
> forms of ID and send them to us so that we can see proof that this is your
> real name.
>
> Please either comply, or give up your stupid and pointless obsession with
> trying to be the Internet Police for something that isn't even a real rule.
>

His posts aren't making it across the news->list gateway any more.
Killfile him and move on...

ChrisA