How much do you change your MN identity?

[Movingon2018]

It was picked up on one of my posts that there were inconsistencies in facts in some of my posts. I value the advice I get on Aibu but I name change & vary the details of my life in my posts so as not to be outed as know friend come on here.
My general view is that I really value some of the advice on here but I do want to protect my identity a bit. It’s an Internet forum at the end of the day.
So Aibu to vary the details of my posts to protect my identity on here? How many on here name change/ vary their life information?

*friends

I changed my username but that was simply because I changed my email address and forgot my password to my previous account. I had to create a new account. I do miss my old username and thought about trying to get it back on this account BUT it did contain my first name as part of it and am quite glad that this name doesn't. Also someone else used a very similar name ( after me, they copied it ) which annoyed me.

I wouldn't post personal or location details as could be identifying. If I was seeking advice on here I would change some details as you have done to protect my identity.

YANBU.

I'm an old poster recently reregistered after a year or so away.

In the past I was quite care free about details I gave out on here but this days with the media lurking and bad experience with other users trudging up stuff from my past posts, I'm going to be as sketchy as possible with details should I require advice. I don't want to get too comfortable if that makes sense.

I change very small bits of info sometimes.

No bloody idea why though because 99.9% of the time i don't bother and anyway, quite frankly if the HIGHLY unlikely happened and someone here thought they might know me then ... so what?

i have no friends anyway

Oh, to add, ten long years a mumsnetter.

I have flounced three times then end up coming back under a different name

How does anyone know about inconsistencies in posts ~ how would they know you’ve changed your user name?

I change about every 6 weeks and, even then, I change a few details with every new username so that they can't be connected! Very unlikely, I know, but better to be safe than sorry.

I think changing small (insignificant) details is a good idea. There are so many journalists and other fuckwits out there, trawling for stories and who knows what else, it makes sense to me.

I change my username regularly but not post details. If I was going to post something which might end up in the fail I would alter circs a little.

I don't really. My username is one I've used all over the place and I'm sure if anyone cared enough they could connect the dots. However for that reason I don't always post a response on threads if the response would be too personal, in case anyone has actually connected the dots (not that anyone would care, obviously).

I tweak ages and sexes and minor details - orienteering becomes running, for example. Or it might if I'd ever been orienteering. I also name change regularly. This one is new

I am just as evil and sarcastic here as in RL. Only in RL I do keep my big mouth shut at times...

I’ve had 3 name changes and been here since it was fields.
My first name was baby related as I was a new mother.
The second was amusing but confrontational. I still use it occasionally now but only because I’m signed in as it on another device, and too lazy to change.

I do vary the ages, sexes, dates in identifying posts.

I'm pretty accurate to real life when I post but I don't have any bloody friends so nobody is going to out me on mn!

I have absolutely no idea how you change your user name ( but would like to, just in case I want to) and from reading lots on here over the last 6 months or so it seems like you can look up a users previous posts.....is that correct? Somebody could look at every post I have made? If that is right how on earth do you do that??
And no, you are NBU.

To change your name, go to your account page, type something different in the 'nickname' box, enter your password further down, click Save.

To find a poster's previous posts, type their name into the search box and hit enter. Our you can be more specific and click on Advanced Search, where you can find threads they started, add key words and search by time posted etc etc.

Always worth doing if a post just doesn't feel right.

I've been nearly always AlpacaLypse for several years now, I don't talk about anything particularly controversial when I'm on here under that name. But if I need to talk about stuff that isn't fun and japes like most Chat and a lot of AIBU is, I revert to one of my old names.

Perendinate

I don't NC because I'm ashamed of what I post. I'm always at least civil in what I say. I NC because there are some very, very odd people on the internet and in my workplace and I don't want either of those groups to make any connections. Sometimes on MN I discuss issues that, although not shameful, are not things I wish to discuss with many people IRL. My miscarriage is one.

I have name changed once after I commented on a thread and realised I had completely misunderstood the OP. I reported my comments to get them deleted but there is a delay and it was actually quite stressful!

jimbo
Thank you! It’s very kind of you to be helpful.

perendinate
The opposite of thank you! It’s very ( insert word of choice) of you to be (insert word of choice).

I don’t think I’ve ever changed, not entirely sure how to do it either.