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Originally Posted by Ea
I agree with you about animated avatars - some of them are really annoying (and before anyone mentions it, clicking 'esc' everytime you enter a page, is a bit annoying, too  )
Kenny, you thought my name wasn't real - how would know if people do or not? I also don't see you discount a lot of posters with what appears quite obvisously not to be real names 
Some people may have good reasons not to divulge their real name on the Internet, too. |
Right about the names. It's not always clear and certainly someone could use a "normal" made up name like Fred or June and no one would be any the wiser. I just don't "get" pseudonyms -- just me -- I'm one of those people that tend to say what they think and think people should be open and honest in what they say and express. I'm funny that way.
Certainly I don't "discount" anyone just because of a pseudonym or avatar, but I think a pseudonym can provide the opportunity for posters to get nasty thinking that they are hidden and to say and act in ways they would not act if they were posting under their real name.