I have a vague preference to switch from my nickname here to my real name. Are there any unexpected upsides or downsides? (To the extent that matters, I’m no-one important, probably nobody knows me, and in any case it’s probably already easy to find out my real name.)
Plus in case I go through with it, are there any recommendations for how to ease the transition? (I’ve seen some users temporarily use nicknames like <Real Name, formerly MondSemmel> or something, though preferably as a shorter version.)
Another option: if memory serves, the mods said somewhere that they’re happy for people to have two accounts, one pseudonymous and one real-named, as long as you avoid voting twice on the same posts / comments.
In the past I’ve encouraged more people to use their real names to more stand behind their writing, nowadays I feel more like encouraging people to use pseudonyms to feel less personal social cost for their writing.
I have a vague preference to switch from my nickname here to my real name. Are there any unexpected upsides or downsides? (To the extent that matters, I’m no-one important, probably nobody knows me, and in any case it’s probably already easy to find out my real name.)
Plus in case I go through with it, are there any recommendations for how to ease the transition? (I’ve seen some users temporarily use nicknames like <Real Name, formerly MondSemmel> or something, though preferably as a shorter version.)
Another option: if memory serves, the mods said somewhere that they’re happy for people to have two accounts, one pseudonymous and one real-named, as long as you avoid voting twice on the same posts / comments.
In the past I’ve encouraged more people to use their real names to more stand behind their writing, nowadays I feel more like encouraging people to use pseudonyms to feel less personal social cost for their writing.