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Originally Posted by kennyc
Yes avatars and pseudonyms. Some use the avatar to push their agenda -- those bother me. I also hate animated avatars because they are so distracting as I'm trying to read. I prefer people use their real names so automatically discount any postings made under an assumed name.
It's also annoying when avatars change constantly.
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Originally Posted by kennyc
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. |
ahhhh! when I first used my real name here, that was a first for me. I am normally of the opinion that all online stuff should be approached carefully. there are too many possibilities to manipulate postings and get someone in trouble. however I approached this place as a reading forum... thinking I would periodically come down off the mountain, learn the newest stuff about ereaders, absorb info, and go back into my snowy anonymity. then I discovered the llounge.... abandon all hope all ye who enter here...