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Originally Posted by TLF799R
Maybe it's a generation thing?
I'm so used to having to use a username all over the web that I never even think about it.
Philippa
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Philippa, I can guarantee it is NOT a generation thing.
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Originally Posted by Hydroglen
Well maybe it is.....then again I get annoyed with another club I belong to who publish a Roster on a yearly basis. The Roster has the persons name and address plus a list of his cars. Yet many of the members chat on a club forum hiding behind a pseudonym.
I don't know who it is that is posting and like Geoff I tend to ignore those
posts who use aliases.
On one like this were we have to log on and use a password ( known only to you and your dog and cat ) I suppose the secrecy carries on to the signature.
Dorien
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Not quite sure what you mean by your last comment Dorien.
As for the things that annoy you about your club - forums are often open to anyone who wants to join, as this one is. Whereas a club member list has a closed circulation. Maybe that's the reason people use pseudonyms.
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Originally Posted by Geoff Dowdle
Kevin ,
Maybe I'm of the old school but why should I help someone on this forum by taking time replying to a thread (my typing is a very very slow one fingered affair) when he or she is not even willing to divulge their real name.
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To provide information for the wider Bristol community?
To guide people in the right way to service or repair their Bristol?
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Originally Posted by seanmcs
Not a new idea; tried that with the webmaster and that's how he wants it. What do others think?
Sean
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Sean, not sure what you mean by this.
My preference is that people use their real name as their registered username on this forum, but it's not something I can enforce, even if I wanted to.
Personally I believe participation and contribution are more important than identity. Good advice doesn't become less valuable because it comes from someone using a pseudonym.
Besides, as I have said before, a pseudonym can be a real name, and when you are dealing with people you have never met you wouldn't know any different!