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tidyturd said:

 

That's the thing though ... once you know there are sound people who you then reveal your real name to thats fine its your choice whether to or not ... its not like there giving surnames or addresses out

 

I know what you mean, you decide someone is sound, so you tell them your name, which they then post on the internet, for everyone to see, after you had chosen a user-name, so that everyone didn't know your real name.

 

I just wonder if people check that it is OK to use someone's real name on a forum before they use it. [The very few people who do know my real name (and I have reasons other than "internet paranoia" not to use it), I ask them not to use it in forums, or with other people who don't know it. (90% of my friends now know me just as Blink)

Just imagine if everyone did use their real name as their user name...all the Chris's, John's, Steve's, James's...etc

 

Most people I know on other boards use their real nick names as user names...like me. Nearly everyone who knows me calls me Ginge.

 

The way I see it, if you dont want people using your real name in posts...DONT FOOKIN TELL IT TO THEM.

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Blink said:

 

I know what you mean, you decide someone is sound, so you tell them your name, which they then post on the internet, for everyone to see, after you had chosen a user-name, so that everyone didn't know your real name.

 

 

But at first no-one can be sure what sort of site it is ... you get your user name by 'suggestion' or invention then later on learn that it is a good site with sound people on here who you can go and meet up with on your own if you so wish with no worries of them being stalker material or weirdo's, by that time alot of people on the board know you by your user name so it doesn't warrant changing it IMO (thats my excuse anyway)but the ones whom you've met are more familiar with your christian name so use it more general.

Cud have guessed that Blink started a thread like this. PATHETIC!

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Tresh said:

Cud have guessed that Blink started a thread like this. PATHETIC!

 

Well to be honest anyone could of guessed that Blink started this thread cos it tells u who wrote it b4 U open it

Very clever. I have to admit that Blink is totally right, name droppers really do piss me off.

I met a bloke the other day that went to Uni with Eddy the Eagle

And ?

back to the topic - i'm beginning to agree with blink now

 

the last 3 threads i read where sum1s used my real name, each time they spelt it wrong! if thier gonna use my real name, at least spell it fukin right

Well I just hope NO-ONE calls me by my real name coz I wouldnt see it and wouldnt reply anyway.

Use the usernames, thats what they are there for.

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Mr_Happy said:

back to the topic - i'm beginning to agree with blink now

 

the last 3 threads i read where sum1s used my real name, each time they spelt it wrong! if thier gonna use my real name, at least spell it fukin right

 

Wot wud u know about spelling?

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CreamyC said:

Very clever. I have to admit that Blink is totally right, name droppers really do piss me off.

 

Bothered Kev?!?!?!

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CreamyC said:

And ?

 

and wat?

 

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Mr_Happy said:

back to the topic - i'm beginning to agree with blink now

 

the last 3 threads i read where sum1s used my real name, each time they spelt it wrong! if thier gonna use my real name, at least spell it fukin right

 

Wot wud u know about spelling?

 

urs is barely better