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have another identity to this (realname) one which in one sense is 'pretend' yet its longevity has imbued it with 'realness' in the eyes of others - Alison Wheeler - I find it quite tricky that we build our confidence in peoples presence on-line, we trust them, but at the end of the day maybe they are someone we would not like to support

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how do we decide if a user is genuine (not as a person!) in ideas, speech, facts, content? - Sylwia Presley

APOLOGIES - first sentence was meant to be a quote:./ - Sylwia Presley

(no prob!) I believe this comes down to a 'body of work' argument. Anonymous is a great writer/composer, as were various women writing under men's names in order to get published. Similar argument imho - Alison Wheeler

isn't dangerous to trust a voice like this on-line though? - Sylwia Presley

of course, hence the length of time is important. years not days. example: how many 'fake' twitterers there hae been unmasked - Alison Wheeler

truth, I agree...I just wait to see one of the leading voices (Tweeterer, blogger etc) to be disclosed as a governmental spy or something similiar - I read to many Clancy books as a kid;) (joke) - Sylwia Presley

some of my favourite blogs are pseudonymous, and I'm glad they are as I've grown to trust them more. Sometimes it is ok when they are unmasked - NeeNaw, Random, etc - but not always - Alison Wheeler

I am actually worried about them - I remember what Zoe Margolis and Salam Pax went through and how it changed their life...ok, some - like them- are strong and turn it all around - but what if they are not?:/ - Sylwia Presley

I suspect it depends on how your output (blog/tweets/identity) are seen. whistleblower or naughty-but-nice-really. - Alison Wheeler

ah, right, you are very right...it also all depends on the context, reality, environment and time - some things worked for Zoe, but might not work for similiar blogger in other country... - Sylwia Presley