to think regulars who name change are cowards?

[ssd]

whats the bloody point??

are you so scared someone on here wont think you're great anymore?

I can understand name changing if someone has recognized you and is giving you grief, but name changing because you feel like saying something that may annoy others is pathetic

stand by your convictions people!

[shellbu]

thanks aufaniae just had to look up iirc as well :)

[isteppedinto]

So now that so many of us have so comprehensively and exhaustively explained why we name-change, any chance that the non-name-changers could lay off us a bit?

[ShowMeTheYoni]

I name change quite frequently. I post things that could out me in RL and my job is worth more than that. Easier to namechange, post as I like and keep anonymity.

[EllieFunt]

It's just good e-safety, frankly.

I have asked for support on some very personal stuff that not even my nearest and dearest know about.

I don't want my colleagues to know anything about my life that I don't tell them myself.

I am also very, very famous lies

[isteppedinto]

Yes that's the other thing EllieFunt. The papparazzi, the horrors of front page exposure. All becau7se of Mumsnet.

[higgle]

For most of us does it really matter if people know who we are? All i do is talk to nice people on style and beauty and the dog house and on an odd foray elsewhere ( esp Feminism) get seriously flamed. How does it matter what name I use or if my neighbour realises who it is?

[isteppedinto]

Would you not be bothered about work colleagues, higgle? Or clients?