I like to make a different screen name on each online service I use, and be sure as much as I can that they aren't connected to each other or to my real identity.
For me, it started with growing up when the Internet was still new, and with all the Bad Things everyone was saying would happen because minors were on the Internet (the law that makes every visitor to every US website swear they're at least 13 years old was passed in this time frame). It sort of became ingrained that I should be sure not to use my real name for anything online.
I like to make a different screen name on each online service I use, and be sure as much as I can that they aren't connected to each other or to my real identity.
For me, it started with growing up when the Internet was still new, and with all the Bad Things everyone was saying would happen because minors were on the Internet (the law that makes every visitor to every US website swear they're at least 13 years old was passed in this time frame). It sort of became ingrained that I should be sure not to use my real name for anything online.