Agree with both sentences from QuietandEffective. Pseudonyms definitely make it easier for some folks to comment. I only feel "safe" commenting as a pseudonym. I am fearful of cyber-stalking and try my best to leave a very limited digital footprint as it is. I will tell you who I am if you ask (some folks already know me). Even when using Facebook I would use my farm page and say commenting as Dave Burlew (as per Civil Beats old guidelines) but my farm page has no personal information on it. I also have a "fake" Facebook page I use when I am looking at stuff on Facebook.