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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jindc]Is there a reason people don't like usernames?  Just curious...[/quote]

OP aka pumpkin here. I think the worry is if we have usernames we might hold back from posting certain things if they had a username. In some cases (not me I promise!) people want to feel free to deliver those verbal smackdowns DCUM is so famous for without being held accountable for it. I think a more compelling reason is that people feel they're no longer anonymous since we are mostly in the same area. For example, if my user name is Jane, and I post about having two kids, then later post about a complaint with St. Albans favoring one of my twins over the other, make an observation about the chevy chase listserv, and respond to a question about the best minivan by saying "we love our honda oddyssey," I have just made it pretty easy for someone to figure out who I am in real life, and then I probably don't want to post things like "I have a uterine prolapse and I want to get pregnant again" or "DH gave me HERPES!" without fear that all our friends would know. Obviously we can change details but sometimes you just want to discuss your problems without all the fuss / obfuscation. I think you can log out, but that seems like work. That (the second part, not the snark part) is why I never hesitated to set up a username. [/quote]

Oh, and for the record, Pumpkins husband did not, I repeat, DID NOT, give pumpkin herpes. No herpes here! :) [/quote]

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