Comments on Hning's Asia: Pseudonym vs. Real Name

hmmm...could be this posting related to fatih syuh...

2009-08-04T19:37:59.554+07:00

hmmm...could be this posting related to fatih syuhud webblog who write about ghost blogger, isn't it?

for me it is not a big problem if we use a pseudonym, nick name, or whatever is.
the important is we have a responsibility for what we write. that's all...

Real name is the name you respond to, when you are...

2009-06-29T20:18:02.674+07:00

Real name is the name you respond to, when you are addressed. So if you respond to "somevillanousname", that pretty much tells you who you are, would it?

So what is one's real name? The name gi...

2009-06-29T16:38:40.883+07:00

So what is one's real name? The name given to them by their parents, consequentially having no say whatsoever in the choosing. Or the name chosen by their own free will?

in some cases, maybe the name (nickname, pseudonym...

2009-06-28T12:55:50.559+07:00

in some cases, maybe the name (nickname, pseudonym) you chose for yourself is reflective of who you want to be known as...

i might have taken the whole frog thing too far, but its kinda part of who i am. I never really hid my name, there were a few occasions where i actually associate my real name with something i particularly were proud of writing..

but generally.. i totally agree with you :)

I agree with everything you said here, Alia Makki....

2009-06-27T04:36:43.233+07:00

I agree with everything you said here, Alia Makki. :D

I think for writers and bloggers, as they mature, they become more comfortable about being identified with their styles of writing.

I've always had such a big problem about publishing my name (as I have with pictures of me), but I'm slowly realizing that being active online means you are opening yourself to being incriminated for anything you say AND at the same time, getting proper credit for it. There isn't one without the other. When you open a window, the bad comes in with the good.

Take for example the blogger Dooce (whom I know you read, too!).

As for siblings and relatives, yes, it's about time we moved on from that whole oh-but-you're-ruining-the-family-name. We manage to do that one way or another anyway.

We will always be one step out-of-step. (Quote from Angels in America, which I highly recommend you watch.)

xx