I don't want people on here to know my name because:
1. I've interacted with a lot of different people on here, and not all of them have been pleasant. At least one I suspect as being mentally unstable and not someone I'd trust with even my first name.
2. I'm not here to really make friends, but more to talk about pool in a matter-of-fact way with people who share the passion.
3. I like the freedom to discuss various situations that occur without it being obvious to whom I refer. It gives the freedom to get an outside, unbiased perspective from those who react to the story, and to tell the story as it happened without worry that someone is going to get angry about it and of course to discuss the situation as a general type of situation, rather than a specific one. More interesting, I think.
4. There isn't really much of an upside to disclosing my name, but possibly a large downside, by people hassling me, looking up old posts, quoting out of context, or even posting lies with my full name, adress etc... People could make up all kinds of nonsense and post it, just because they got mad about some discussion we were having. I really wouldn't put it past certain people to do something like that. Even if it's a remote possibility, the risk simply isn't worth it.
5. I try to be responsible with my anonymity, to be truthful. The very fact that I am anonymous, means that there also isn't much of an incentive to make up accomplishments etc. I don't have to be defensive if I have a bad tournament, and I don't need to boast if I have a good one, because, being an anon means nobody cares. Also I can be upfront with stuff that might be embarrasing if people knew my name, like how many aiming systems I've tried:grin:.
