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Steven Lyle Jordan · 11-30-2009, 10:08 AM

I tried using a pseudonym at one site, to see how I'd get into it: I chose a name and avatar that was quirky, but fit the subject of the site. It didn't exactly make me ill, or anything... but I never really "got into" using a pseudonym on forums.

Also, at many of the forums I go to I want to represent myself as a merchant, and my site name is MY name. Using a pseudonym would seem (to me) like I'm trying to hide something from my potential customers, or not taking my work (or my words) seriously enough to stand up and reveal myself.

Now, if I still happened to go by a nickname as I had in the past, I could see using that as a pseudonym and avatar. (On the other hand, "!*@!^#&$&@!! Why can't you fix dinner once in a while!?!!" might seem a bit long for a pseudonym...)

11-30-2009, 10:08 AM	#44
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	I tried using a pseudonym at one site, to see how I'd get into it: I chose a name and avatar that was quirky, but fit the subject of the site. It didn't exactly make me ill, or anything... but I never really "got into" using a pseudonym on forums. Also, at many of the forums I go to I want to represent myself as a merchant, and my site name is MY name. Using a pseudonym would seem (to me) like I'm trying to hide something from my potential customers, or not taking my work (or my words) seriously enough to stand up and reveal myself. Now, if I still happened to go by a nickname as I had in the past, I could see using that as a pseudonym and avatar. (On the other hand, "!@!^#&$&@!!* Why can't you fix dinner once in a while!?!!" might seem a bit long for a pseudonym...)