On 5/18/08, Simon Walker stwalkerster@googlemail.com wrote:
It's the same with me - anyone who receives an email from me, including the mailing list will know my real name. However, I don't want it being linked to me on-wiki.
Although "semi-pseudonymity" is a poorly defined concept and "open secret" is an oxymoron, most people will try to respect your wishes if they are aware of them. Of course a "please do not address me by my real name" request at the top of your talk page would almost certainly backfire by inspiring various shit-disturbers (who wouldn't otherwise have known that your real name is easily discoverable) to do exactly what they believe will upset you.
While this is a public list, to some extent it's still private, because I doubt many people who aren't wikipedians themselves have signed up to this list.
That doesn't mean that they are more trustworthy than, say... the general public (who can also read every message without having to "log in" to anything).
Still, back to the point, I feel that [her] identity should be kept quiet. If [she] wants to reveal her identity, then she can do it herself - she is quite capable of that. She does not need someone else to publicise it for her.
True but continuing to discuss it will only increase the incidence of knife-twisting and harassment.
—C.W.