bupper,

When I used the term "fake" name, I simply mean users who have a primary screen name that we know them by and then create multiple user names, or what I've been calling "fake" names and then create mischief under those "fake" or secondary names.

I'm not saying we should use our legal names, although some choose to. People should choose whatever screen name they want to or even use a number if that floats their boat. People should feel free to make it as cryptic as they wish. "Bupper" is fine as a screen name. You don't need to use your real name or identify your country or any other personal info.

(Hint: bobcflatpicker isn't my real name, but I chose to reveal that Bob is my first name and I use a flatpick to play guitar).

My point is simple. One person, one screen name, and PG should know the actual identity of the person using the screen name. With most of us who've been here a while, PG already knows our real names and adresses and they keep those private.

Once again:

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There’s a lot of good reasons why PG has a rule of one screen name per person. There's no good reason why someone would want multiple names.



Even though it's against the rules, any of us could create as many screen names as we wish. I'd just like to see PG come up with a way to prevent that. It would be a very simple and inexpensive thing to do.

Bob
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