Friday's Unscientific Poll

Poll #15822 Pseudonymity

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 47

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I am comfortable with connecting my "in-person" physical identity and my online identities.

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Never or hardly ever. I prefer to keep them separate
5 (10.9%)

Conditionally by topic, e.g. only with respect to things I've posted about publicly on my journal
11 (23.9%)

Conditionally by sphere of interaction, e.g. only in person or only online
11 (23.9%)

Conditionally by individual, e.g. only with those I know well
24 (52.2%)

Conditionally by venue, e.g. only my Twitter identity but not my Tumblr
22 (47.8%)

Unconditionally
4 (8.7%)

Here is another condition I apply to connecting my online and in-person presences:

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(Inspired by a LonCon3 panel writeup from kaberett. I'm still thinking this topic through and the poll hasn't come out exactly as I wanted to phrase it but it's a start.)