Interesting thing to think about as we use our screennames

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-01-12 05:36am

Karl S. Guthke (B. Traven) wrote:[B. Traven's] longing to vanish, in death, without a trace and to return to the elements from which he came echoes his lifelong hunger for anonymity, for disappearing without a name, or with a fictitious name, so that his true identity would be lost forever. The life of a pseudonym is the life of a dead man, of one who does not exist.

Have any thoughts?

Keevan_Colton · Post by **Keevan_Colton** » 2003-01-12 05:38am

"The life of a troll is the life of a brain dead man of one who should not exist....."

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-01-12 09:21am

That that guy is an idiot, perhaps?

Andrew J. · Post by **Andrew J.** » 2003-01-12 10:33am

Considering that many of us have told the general population of this board our real name, and some of us use our real names anyway (AHEM) I'd say this doesn't really apply.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-01-12 10:37am

I can see people having Stormbringer, Alyeska and Darth Pounder as their passport names...

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2003-01-12 10:59am

Don't look at me, I'm just following the crowd.

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Post by **Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman** » 2003-01-12 12:29pm

Well, my screenname is my actual name.

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2003-01-12 12:32pm

I just use my screen name cause it's funny.

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2003-01-12 12:47pm

Ok... my name is Robert Peterson, age 34.
There, I said it.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-01-12 02:00pm

I just like this name. My real name has been here long enough. (I'm telling what the F stands for, I don't like the family traditional name). I've got no problem with using my real name, it's just that pseudonyms are common.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-01-12 02:56pm

I choose a name that fits my Personality

A lot of people also Know Colin.

So what's the big deal.

jaeger115 · Post by **jaeger115** » 2003-01-12 02:58pm

My real name is Evan A. Taylor, age 16. Not that it helps....

Yogi · Post by **Yogi** » 2003-01-12 02:58pm

I'm sure a lot of us like tha anonymity of the Internet, and would not do half the things we do if it could be traced back to us. I personally do not give out my real information, but that's generally because of security reasons.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-01-12 02:58pm

I believe most people here are aware of my real name.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-01-12 03:04pm

My real name is....

Rob Dalton.

Surprised?

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-01-12 03:09pm

Darth Wong wrote:I believe most people here are aware of my real name.

Or are they?

I'd hazard a guess that some trolls would have difficulty separating fantasy from reality nevermind knowing your true name and occupation, but they barely matter.

Anyone know DorkStar's real name? Doofus perhaps or Cleetus?

I'm a Nick anyway, I'm sure I've mentioned it often enough but Valdemar sounds cool for an alter alias.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-01-12 03:12pm

DarkStar's real name is Robert Scott Anderson. This is common knowledge.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-01-12 03:13pm

Dalton wrote:DarkStar's real name is Robert Scott Anderson. This is common knowledge.

I was hoping L. Ron Hubbard but it's remarkably hard to post when 6 foot under.

Drewcifer · Post by **Drewcifer** » 2003-01-12 03:14pm

Hi, I'm off my rocker, but my friends call me Andrew.

Seriously though, I don't care to pubish my full name online either, mostly for security reasons. However, the people I correspond with online know my name by virtue of my email profile.

It's not really paranoia, just an effort to maintain a low profile to keep opportunists looking me over for easier prey.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-01-12 03:15pm

Drewcifer wrote:Hi, I'm off my rocker, but my friends call me Andrew.

Seriously though, I don't care to pubish my full name online either, mostly for security reasons. However, the people I correspond with online know my name by virtue of my email profile.

It's not really paranoia, just an effort to maintain a low profile to keep opportunists looking me over for easier prey.

You posted to ASVS with your full name, didn't you?

Drewcifer · Post by **Drewcifer** » 2003-01-12 03:24pm

Dalton wrote:You posted to ASVS with your full name, didn't you?

I think so, at first. I had been more or less offline for a few years and besides forgetting about basic security, had yet to realize that the nature of the internet had changed considerably since the late '90's.

OK, just checked. Yeah, I did at first. But I'm a lot more careful now

Again, not a real big deal, just playing the statistics game to keep a relatively low profile.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-01-12 03:31pm

Drewcifer wrote:
Dalton wrote:You posted to ASVS with your full name, didn't you?
I think so, at first. I had been more or less offline for a few years and besides forgetting about basic security, had yet to realize that the nature of the internet had changed considerably since the late '90's.

OK, just checked. Yeah, I did at first. But I'm a lot more careful now

Again, not a real big deal, just playing the statistics game to keep a relatively low profile.

At least youn can access ASVS well enough. My Uni firewall doesn't like news servers and I can only view by the tediously slow Google Déjá server.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2003-01-12 03:44pm

Although I use a screen-name, my real name is ludicrously easy to figure out. It's posted all over, including SB.com, Mike's main site, and in the article I wrote about Ep. II in Mike's AotC discussion.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-01-12 03:49pm

Master of Ossus wrote:Although I use a screen-name, my real name is ludicrously easy to figure out. It's posted all over, including SB.com, Mike's main site, and in the article I wrote about Ep. II in Mike's AotC discussion.

Graham Kennedy?

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-01-12 04:55pm

Due to the fact that my last name makes it extremely easy to find me, I don't post it over the internet. The only people who know what it is are people who I've emailed, which took a great amount of trust on my part for me to do. Being a chick on the internet is a little scary sometimes...