Names in signatures

[ezdays]

On an informal and often visited forum like Big Blue, it's nice to know other people's real names as well as their screen names.. Many of us get together with other members from time to time and that's a bonus. Some people use different screen names on different forums though, so one may not alway know who is who and where else they go to. Sometimes you cannot always get the same name on another site, and sometimes, it's just a good idea to keep some anonymity when visiting or signing up some places. I have one email address that I use for that, and I use the screen name, "nscaler". When I have to register using my full name, I use, "Nate Scaler". You can image my wife's surprise one day when she found a letter in our mailbox addressed to , "Mr. Nathan Scaler", she almost sent it back. I'm glad she didn't since it was a $20 gift certificate for a chain restaurant that we had a problem with and this was their way of saying they were sorry.

Both names are fine as long as the person is comfortable with using them both, Others prefer to be know by their screen or nickname. I've always been know as, "Don", so I don't mind being referred to using either. Even our license plate says, "ezdays". Yes, my avatar is for real...