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Originally Posted by wayrad
Most forums require you to supply a real name for registration purposes, but publicizing personal information without warning and by default is not something most reputable sites do.
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I believe the Baen site strongly recommends that you supply your real name in a form that will be displayed to the public. It's been a while since I registered there, so I've forgotten exactly how it's worded or what the display is. But perhaps whoever is setting up the TOR site is thinking of that.
I appreciate being able to have an online "handle," though I'm not especially paranoid about people learning my "true identity." (I've posted a couple of pieces of information in my sig that would make it obvious for anyone who cares to find out.) But I agree that if a site is going to make your personal information public, it should disclose that at registration.