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Genuine names please
#1
I completely understand why, generally, some people prefer to preserve anonimity on the internet.  Many would be surprised/horrified to learn how relatively easy it is to 'find someone' online.

I am happy to express my views in my own name. Am I in a minority?
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#2
I have a pseudonym primarily because I like to be a bit flippant. It was also my nickname at work. Those that need to know my real name already do, and if you don't you only have to ask.
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#3
Hi Nick

For many of my earlier years I hated the name my parents saddled me with. However I’ve got used to it and am now quite happy with it so why should I want not to use it.  Well I guess it depends on how I’m using it.  I use a pseudonym on eBay where monetary matters are involved. But as far as this forum is concerned I am Howard and very pleased to be…

Cheers

Howard
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#4
I sympathise Howard, but imagine being saddled with a first name of 'Alvary'?

For the record, it is Middle English for 'Alfred'.

As to why it arrived with me...that is for me to know and others to find out...?
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#5
Imagine being called Richard Edward, as a distant relative, who hated the abbreviation of names, called one of her sons.
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#6
My name is Anthony Harman, named after a relative on my father's side (as my family did back then  Smile ).

Anthony Harman was a successful brewer in Tonbridge, owning three breweries and 20 or so public houses.

I inherited his subscription atlas of UK, a nice bracket clock and a few pieces of silver flatware- the rest of his fortune was spread far and wide  Sad
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#7
(12-09-2022, 08:19 PM)Howard Wright Wrote: ... I use a pseudonym on eBay where monetary matters are involved...

Yes, the same here but otherwise I generally use my real name.  On the odd occasion when I favour discretion I get my PA, Miss Mavis Enderby, to act on my behalf. Wink
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#8
No relation (as far as I am aware) but this is where my father, Robert, got his inspiration from in 1949 on the way to the maternity hospital...



http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_my_p_edwk/...edw096.jpg
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#9
I shorten my surname to the first letter, purely due to being lazy
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#10
After 49 years, people still don't believe it is. However, it is.
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