@Richard Flude I see your point but at the same time having to use one's real name in talkbacks like these can open a can of worms. Let's say I use my real name rather than the pseudonym I use here and someone gets offended at something I say... which does happen on occasion. Let's say this person who got offended decided not to call me out here but - using my real name - managed to track me down, stalk me, and hurt my family or damage my property. Over a comment in an online forum. Over words.
I'll grant that it is an extreme example but there are some real nutjobs online, some of them savvy enough to be able to track down someone using their name. On Facebook I expect to have to use my real name and I expect others to use their real names because I want to find people I lost touch with and I want them to find me... to me that is the purpose of Facebook - reconnecting with people lost along the journey one's life takes.
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