LuciferSam
Banned
We use aliases online because we can.
-
Trouble logging in? Send us a message with your username and/or email address for help.
What's the purpose of Aliases in online forums/article comments?
- Thread starter Dave Rauschkolb
- Start date
RiverOtter
got any pics?
I have a interpretive dance routine demonstrating my life with lysdexlia :angry:
DuneLaker
Beach Fanatic
It is fun and most of us SoWal regulars know who each other are. Newbies can crack the code fairly easy by being active and showing up sometime at a soiree. If you ask, most people will tell you -- in person -- of course. Anonymous names aren't anything new, either. It is a long standing tradition that goes back to at least 1726. Many had "correspondence circles" back then and they used aliases when they wrote letters to each other. Other authors have used aliases. The History of New York was written by Diedrich Knickerbocker (Washington Irving). We might not have the New York "Knicks" without his creative mind. With over 9 or 12 million views on SoWal, imho, it is probably okay for not everyone to know who we are. Adds to the mystery of SoWal. 
GoodWitch58
Beach Fanatic
I thought it had to do with virtual realities....
GoodWitch58
Beach Fanatic
It is fun and most of us SoWal regulars know who each other are. Newbies can crack the code fairly easy by being active and showing up sometime at a soiree. If you ask, most people will tell you -- in person -- of course. Anonymous names aren't anything new, either. It is a long standing tradition that goes back to at least 1726. Many had "correspondence circles" back then and they used aliases when they wrote letters to each other. Other authors have used aliases. The History of New York was written by Diedrich Knickerbocker (Washington Irving). We might not have the New York "Knicks" without his creative mind. With over 9 or 12 million views on SoWal, imho, it is probably okay for not everyone to know who we are. Adds to the mystery of SoWal.
DL, Love your history lessons -- I always learn something! and I like the mystery.
Dave, you are truly one of the "good guys" too good to keep secret!
DuneAHH
Beach Fanatic
We use aliases online because we can.
Dude. You're SO deep.
I thought it had to do with virtual realities....
I adore the Enchanted Forest!
Now, that's funny......I don't care who you are!:funn:I remain anomalous because my given name isn't nearly as descriptive of "who I am" as my autonomous one.
Lake View Too
SoWal Insider
Lake View Too
SoWal Insider
I hope this doesn't bust too many bubbles, but "Mark Twain" wasn't really "Mark Twain", and Bob may not be Bob.
