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fiar · 08-08-2007, 05:12 AM

WWiD

I freely use my real name and identity when emailing commenters on my blog. I have no compunctions about anyone knowing that.

BUT, I don't publish my posts or comments under my real full name. Why not. I l Know for a fact that I would be the #1 Google search for it. I know this because I was. I severed links and made changes. I'm sure the results are still there if you use the Wayback Machine or something, but they are not there through quick and standard search techniques. That's good enough for me.

I just don't really feel the need to be the #1 search result for my name. I no longer am BTW. Some other dude with the same name is now.

I do post my picture. Look in my profile here even. That's really me.

There's a difference between allowing people to know who you are, and allowing it in a way that's searchable on a search engine. The latter feels too much like having my name and number on the bathroom wall. The former feels more like meeting a person and saying, "Hi. I'm Mike. Pleased to meet you."

That's my perspective.

08-08-2007, 05:12 AM	#14 (permalink)
fiar Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 24	WWiD I freely use my real name and identity when emailing commenters on my blog. I have no compunctions about anyone knowing that. BUT, I don't publish my posts or comments under my real full name. Why not. I l Know for a fact that I would be the #1 Google search for it. I know this because I was. I severed links and made changes. I'm sure the results are still there if you use the Wayback Machine or something, but they are not there through quick and standard search techniques. That's good enough for me. I just don't really feel the need to be the #1 search result for my name. I no longer am BTW. Some other dude with the same name is now. I do post my picture. Look in my profile here even. That's really me. There's a difference between allowing people to know who you are, and allowing it in a way that's searchable on a search engine. The latter feels too much like having my name and number on the bathroom wall. The former feels more like meeting a person and saying, "Hi. I'm Mike. Pleased to meet you." That's my perspective.