Whatever you decide - to use real name or pseudonym - you will probably have to use it Internet-wide: in all forums, in your blog, your email address has to be covered and so on because, sooner or later, you can come into situation that you have to connect some of them.
There is another option: to use a nickname. It should not be intended to cover your identity but it can used in different situations. For example, you can use your real name in a professional blog and nickname in a forum with more relaxed topics. Using a nick in that case would be similar to wearing a casual dress when you go to a pub in the evening instead of a suite and a tie you wear in the office.
Concerning privacy issue, I share Bruce's standpoint.
Take care,
Grigor |