I was wondering if there is any way to change my username, I’m not sure to what. I’ve realized my current one is too traceable. The other option is to delete my account. Any thoughts?
When I decided my account was too traceable (because it was, you know, “#{wedrifid.owner.firstname}_#{wedrifid.owner.lastname}” I trashed that account and started a new one. It was on the top contributors list at that point too. :)
Dave- if wedrifid was concerned enough about being traced to delete an account that was on the top contributor’s list, don’t you think it would be common courtesy not to link the current account to wedrifid’s real name?
Fair point. I can’t do much about the fact that the desired untraceability doesn’t survive a few minutes casual googling, but I can avoid being personally involved with the fact. Retracted.
Fair point. I can’t do much about the fact that the desired untraceability doesn’t survive a few minutes casual googling, but I can avoid being personally involved with the fact.
It is about putting up trivial barriers to entry, so people searching for you by your real life name don’t tend to stumble upon your pseudonym. I have no problem with LWers learning my real name, I added many on google+ for example, but I don’t want everyone who knows my real name reading all of my posts.
Anyone searching the Internet for that real-life name will not find wedrifid’s instance of it either way; there are too many more popular owners of the name.
When I decided my account was too traceable (because it was, you know, “#{wedrifid.owner.firstname}_#{wedrifid.owner.lastname}” I trashed that account and started a new one. It was on the top contributors list at that point too. :)
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Dave- if wedrifid was concerned enough about being traced to delete an account that was on the top contributor’s list, don’t you think it would be common courtesy not to link the current account to wedrifid’s real name?
Fair point. I can’t do much about the fact that the desired untraceability doesn’t survive a few minutes casual googling, but I can avoid being personally involved with the fact. Retracted.
It is about putting up trivial barriers to entry, so people searching for you by your real life name don’t tend to stumble upon your pseudonym. I have no problem with LWers learning my real name, I added many on google+ for example, but I don’t want everyone who knows my real name reading all of my posts.
Anyone searching the Internet for that real-life name will not find wedrifid’s instance of it either way; there are too many more popular owners of the name.
You didn’t delete the comment though, it’s still visible.