Why are so many people afraid to stand behind what they say?  I do not use an alias, and do not plan on it.  Here is why.....Because I try to think about what I say(as in type into my computer and hit enter).  Do I make an ass of myself from time to time.....you betcha I do.  Called life, and maybe you learn by getting burned from running your mouth (just like I am doing now).  But to hide behind an alias and talk trash....Really.  Don't get that one bit.  No one is going to get shot for showing up here, and if you think LE is gonna get you for saying something a certain way, then don't say it that way.  
Okay.......go ahead and school me on my ignorance, I am sure that I am missing something here.

If I look in Phone Book I am not going to see your name as WonderBoy and your Ph # against it, am I?

THat's why I use an alias.. I decided to use it as I was asking and sposting about what I had spent.. I have reviewed under the other name I use here.. and frankly, I don't want the lightbulb to go off for any of the providers I am with about where else I spent my money or how much I may be spending.. In fact, I changed to an alias when I posted that thread on purpose.. it's all anonymous sort of, except for the providers that I repeat with and I tend to do that.. They know when I have reviewed them and what I said.. One of them told me that I made her out to be a lot less nasty than she thought she really was.. so, the non-alias handle is not really anonymous sometimes..The alias is..

First of all, they can be a lot of fun, like my old one, Conan The Grammarian, who used to correct bad language usage.  Or J. Edgar Hooker who commented on LE issues.  You also can use an alias to ask for sensitive information you prefer not to be attached to your handle, especially if you use it for booking purposes.
I hardly ever use my alias and, yes, I will use it to flame sometimes.  So what?  Why does anybody care?  It's a fuck board and nothing said here by anyone means a damn thing in the "real world."

Okay Mr. CurlyW......You have convinced me that there is a place here for an alias to cover your hobby name.  I admit that I am naïve when it comes to the nature of internet usage, but you made sense with what you explained.  I just figure most like to sling shit at others while hiding behind the cover of an alias, but the business transaction of giving and receiving information without leaving a finger print, so to speak, is actually a good and wise practice.  

I will be heading into my corner now to lick my wounds, and get a towel to wipe all the egg of my face.  It is all good though, a hard lesson learned is better than no lesson at all.  Peace

HNY!

lol. and haha too!

But seriously, how refreshing for someone to admit a miscalculation and eat humble pie.  Here's best wishes that you get to eat much juicier pies during this new year.

Also MidgetPhil and PygmyPhil.  Oh, and HirogensMom (if  you remember that clown.  Actually, I miss him.)

It is almost impossible to hide behind an alias , from someone that knows alias deciphering code .
 After you've been here awhile , you "might" learn some tricks you don't know .  
   
   If I give someone grief, it's under my handle , if I'm joking around I use my one and only alias .  
 
  At least you said so many people, and not every one, or I would be calling you a dim wit .

Never used an alias and never will! Hiding behind an alias to post something derogatory on a website is about as cowardly as it gets. Granted, maybe there's a good reason to use an alias every so often. More often than not, it's out of insecurity and pussification. Can't imagine what some guys are like IRL. Can't use the ignore function but I sure can skip reading their posts and not reply to their PMs.

I have no need to post with an alias & the funniest is when they do it on the PO board.  wtf chicken shit.

If you want to stand up and voice your opinion, by all means go ahead.  But if you want to do under an alias, or anonymously, send a letter to the editor of your local newspaper.  

where people (including me) listed a variety of good reasons to use an alias.  Here's another classic one, from today's New England Board.  The guy was flaming no one, asking for advice in a tough situation and clearly was better off not revealing his handle.
http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion_boards/viewmsg.asp?MessageID=18985&boardID=50&page=1#1898

I fully agree with you, in this situation, that there is a legitimate need for the use of an anonymous post.  
IMHO, the vast majority of alias usage is not of this nature, but one where the tone of the post is a most uncivilized one.