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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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I never liked my given name. It's boring and English speaking people can't even pronounce it correctly. And I've been using my Sweetpea pseudonym for ages now (must be from around the time the first LOTR movie was in production, so probably since 2000)
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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. |
I could be using my real name and act as if I wasn't posting under my real name. How can you tell it's my real name?
I do think that you can see whether somebody has actually thought about a screen name. So, not just pushed some random keys on the keyboard. I'm a moderator on a gaming forum and if you see some of the names used there...