[OT] Posting under ones full name

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Chris Angelico wrote:

> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>> Probably you were asked that so that your postings could be distinguished
>> from that of the other potential Marks around here.
> 
> I have my surname in my From address, but I tend to sign my posts
> "ChrisA" (no relation, btw, to DaveA, though our surnames are
> similar). That's generally been sufficient for distinguishing
> purposes, though if anyone wants a truly unique handle for me,
> "Rosuav" is more effective than my real name.

For one to read your signature, one has to download and read your entire 
posting first.

>> Some people, including me, also consider posting under real name a basic
>> act of politeness...

Please use `[...]' or `[…]' to indicate omission instead.  I could have 
written `politeness...' myself.

>> People tend to hide behind pseudo-anonymity; they tend to write impolite
>> things *intentionally* which they would not do if their real name was
>> known and so their reputation IRL would be at stake.
> 
> Agreed. Sometimes that's a good thing; there are places where
> anonymity protection is important. But with these sorts of lists,
> there's the potential to acquire a strong positive or strong negative
> reputation; people who want a positive reputation usually want it
> associated with *them*, not with some pseudonym.

ACK.

> Though I'm now not so sure about your name, PointedEars. Are you a
> Vulcan or an elf?

That is a stupid question.

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