FTR

Although I am not fond of my meatspace name, you're still welcome to call me out by it if it's some kind of issue where you think I'm hiding behind my username. Of course, I've been this username for over ten years, and more people know maevele than know me as given name. But, you people who insist everyone should use their "real" name, have you ever been stalked? Ever see what happens when certain chunks of the net get someone's contact info that they don't like? (see 4chan and feminists, last year, frex)

Maye that's why some people don't broadcast their "real" names, rather than an unwillingness to stand behind their words