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24baja
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I consider it a CB handle for Cyberspace....kinda aging myself huh! This is my real name....Connie
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Bajahowodd
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I can tell by the current vote tally that a few folks we know haven't voted yet.
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Keri
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They didn't give an appropriate response for me.
I use my real name on this forum but I don't think everyone has to. I think it is up to the individual.I do think you should use the name they use on
the forum.They may not wish their real name out there in cyberspace. I got called on it once. I didn't mean to do harm. I just had never thought of
it. I do now. I respect others privacy.k
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Bajahowodd
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I do suppose that identity theft gets a minor assist when people use their full names online. But using one's real first name? Folks are entitled to
their opinions, but I fail to see what harm can be done by using one's real first name. There was another thread here where people explained what
their "handles" meant. In fact, since that thread, I'm still negotiating with Howard for the rights. Trivia- Woody Allen once played a character in a
movie that was my full name.
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DENNIS
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I can't contribute. I use my real name but, I don't feel anyone should unless they want to.
Just read Keri's response and I agree.
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Oso
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Hey, it's the INTERNET! I'm not too upset when people I know respond to a post using my first name, but I don't like having my full identity on the
net for a number of reasons, identity theft first among them. I've had to disappoint nieces who wanted me to "friend" them on Facebook or MySpace.
If others want to post their names, addresses, social security numbers etc. for the benefit of Nigerians, that's their business. Me? Uh uh.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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jimgrms
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i don't use mine because of the reward that's been offered lol
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vandenberg
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Little paranoia goes a long way.
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k-rico
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If I used my real name I could only log in as one person, what fun is that?
Seriously, there is one Nomad who seems to go out of his way to use people's real names on this board eventhough they log in with an alias. If I ever
meet him I'll have to give him an alias.
John Q. Public
123 Maple Street
Anytown, USA
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Oso
I'm not too upset when people I know respond to a post using my first name, |
Thanks, Bury.
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Corky1
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Keri
I use my real name on this forum but I don't think everyone has to. I think it is up to the individual.I do think you should use the name they use on
the forum.They may not wish their real name out there in cyberspace. I got called on it once. I didn't mean to do harm. I just had never thought of
it. I do now. I respect others privacy.k |
I agree with Keri
Corky 
 
\"Keep The Rubberside Down\" |
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Gypsy Jan
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What Is a REAL Name?
The one that is chosen for you or the one you chose for yourself?
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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Cypress
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Oso said it. It' the internet! One of those world-wide party lines. ID theft, Spam, etc. on and on with things going on we don't even dream of.
Paranoid? Call it what you want. Guess everybody with door locks are paranoid.
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Gypsy Jan
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IRS ID
When the U.S. Government started issuing Social Security numbers, my late and much missed mother-in-law signed up for at least four and maybe more.
She just wanted to be able to lie about her age credibly so she could keep on dating younger men.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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Ken Bondy
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Diane I use my real name but I don't care if others do or do not use their real names. In many cases I think the handles are kinda fun.
++Ken++
[Edited on 9-22-2009 by Ken Bondy]
carpe diem!
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24baja
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Keri and Ken make good points, as do all the rest of you, but it is up to the individual. If I respond to someone I use their handle unless otherwise
instructed. This is a very interesting topic.
I used to have a photo of us up but my husband wanted me to take it off, so now we have the sunrise at BOLA as the avitar. How do you feel about
posting photos of yourself as Avitar?
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Bajahowodd
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It's a comfort factor thing. While I don't want to hijack this thread, I really do believe that since 9/11, and the prior administration's
opportunism, Americans live their everyday lives in a greater level of fear than before.
Edited for clarification- I'm not trying to politicize this, but rather it's a cultural phenomenon.
[Edited on 9-22-2009 by Bajahowodd]
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DanO
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| Quote: | Originally posted by 24baja
How do you feel about posting photos of yourself as Avitar? |
What, no one believes this is a photo of me?
\"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.\" -- Frank Zappa
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BMG
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I'm okay as long as the scammers don't take a retinal scan.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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Neal Johns
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I post under the name of Neal Johns but my real name is Dixie, and I really, really, like girls. I am white and have blue eyes.
My hobby is letting them scratch my tummy:
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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