Since it's my poll, I suppose I should answer it, too.
The first time I signed up anywhere on internet, I used a real-sounding name that wasn't mine. (Veronica). And, like Laura, I felt so weird having people call me a name that wasn't mine that I never did that again. From then on, I used made-up names like "oceanbreeze" and "avidreader". It took me hours to think up those names, and as you can see, they weren't very good or imaginative, at that.
This is the only site that I have ever felt comfortable enough to use my real name. I guess that says a lot about the atmosphere here.
- Vicki
