Udhay wrote:
Am I making sense?
Yes, but perhaps not the *same* sense to all of us.
I may have a somewhat different perspective on this, being an relatively
untraveled American. My meatspace experience has never introduced me to
a Udhay, a Madhu, or a Bonobashi. From here, I can't tell if any of
these are typical names, obvious (to you) pseudonyms, or cultural
references. I can't even guess which are (meant to be) male and which
female. Similarly, "Bruce" may be a cypher to some others here.
And you know what? I don't care.
Each regular poster here has a consistent name (though I see from this
thread that some have more than one). Those I recognize have built for
themselves a reputation, and though it be entirely divorced from the
human I might hope some day to meet, these electronic personalities are
as real to me as any of my friends.
Disinhibition? Yes, always a concern online, as is misidentification,
but this list has both technical and social barriers to misbehavior
(without comic intent) that seem sufficient -- indeed superior to most
lists I read.
Do you wish to reinvent yourself, perhaps experimentally? I see no
reason to block this so long as the deception is not malicious. Do you
wish two, unrelated identities on this list? You may have them, but at
the cost (to us both) that I will know you in both guises less well.
(Don't expect me to carry the burden of remembering who is also who.)
So call yourselves what you will, for whatever reasons you find
sufficient to your needs, and I will gladly abide.
Just try to stay interesting.
Bruce
