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Dobermannman, Actually I would prefer to use my real name. As a regular member I have posted my name many times. Unfortunately we have some odd people that frequent the PDB that have made personal threats against mods for enforcing the TOS. It is administrations preference to keep mods anonymous for that reason.

Bill,

I agree.

Dobermannman my name is Mark Davis so now prove that is my real name or not. Bet you can't. I don't want to be getting anonymous people calling my house at all hours because they were banned from this site. And if you don't think it would not happen you obviously haven't really noticed some of the stuff that happens here.

Until we can verify identities which we are not going to do, it is a moot point.

Wildbill  and Dobbermann:

Most all of us that have been here for any number of years are all known by our real names in many venues and many of the members all know each other from the clubs we belonged to , to our pups and to the friendships we have made.

I just am not gonna use my real name in the public forum as most of all have respect to not give some unknown person just emailing and saying   give me YR phone number.. NOT GOOD.

SO MOST  as far as I know , all are very well aware of who each other are..I am not anoymous and can prove who I am, but in todays internet world, not good to just go announcing it in big print nor do I care to use my real name /

If  one  doesn't want to be known they won't ,that is their choice.  It is obvious when someone joins last night only to bash someone or offer up some KItchEN SOUP, they are up to no good. This is where admins. will be used and do their checking or watch .

YR

I've never used anything but my real name on the Internet (although lots of people claim and think otherwise)
I've only had one "stalker" who got my cell number and called 18 X in a row and send piictures of gang bangers flashing "signs". I guess I was supposed to feel scared? No one ever showed up, which disappointed my
Late American Bull dog no end ;-) I've had a couple of wackadoodles I had to block their email address but that was more nuisance then threat.
People that make threats (especially from behind a computer screen) are seldom the ones you have to worry about. It's the quiet ones with the strange look in their eye that get my attention :-)

IMO boards and forums that require you to sign with a real name (even if it's not 100% fool proof) tend to have less trolls, BS and melodrama.

Thomas Barriano
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I think many women think differently, Thomas. I too, agree with Bill. And I have my own reasons. I'm very glad it is a moot point.

I think many women think differently,
 

Say it isn't so.

I agree with Thomas. YR is right, though; most of "us" do know who "we" are, but it always seems the troublemakers and losers who need a good roll in the hay and a bourbon don't want anyone to know who they really are, which is very annoying when they persist in provoking people who put it all out there, like many of us do, as we have nothing to hide. When they make allegations such as the ones that have been made here lately about fellow members, it really would lend credibility to them if they signed a name, so people could consider the source, as they almost always post under the guise of "for the sake of the breed." <gag>

GSD, I agree with you, too. I am always cautioned about being "out there" online but I have really never had any issues due to it. Most of the internet freaks are fairly harmless, or at least such cowards that they are all talk and nothing to worry about. The truly dangerous ones aren't that dumb as to stir trouble online, most of the time. 

And it is such a relief that I can take great comfort in the meaning of moot, when I read such self-serving drivel, as stated above. There are worlds some can only dream of, or never, ever imagine.

 Bee Tree...ad nauseum.