Identity Online and Nicknames on REALNEO

Is there a dichotomy between your online/offline selves?
Does your online self have split personalities?
What defines your identity online, and are you able to fully and effectively manage it?

There's been quite a bit of attention paid here at DrupalCon [1] to Identity. I attended a talk yesterday by Lullabot [2] Drupal rockstar James Walker [3] (walkah [4]) on OpenID, Drupal and the Open Web [5]. Some of these technologies for allowing you better control and aggregation of your identity and data online may finally be coming of age.

Chris Messina just now finished an awesome keynote address on Our Online Identity [6].

He talked about how just a couple weeks ago he moved from "factoryjoe" to "chrismessina" -- a huge move for a very prolific and established online identity. He recognizes a general trend of moving from online handles to using Real (human) Names.  The geek crowd has long extensively used nicks and handles -- at this conference much recognition is based on one's username on drupal.org.

I, personally happy this transition is happening, and wanted to bring this back to REALNEO since we've been having conversations on identity and usernames lately.

Did you know you have the ability to change your username on REALNEO?

Are you using a nickname?
Why... Privacy? Fun? Inertia?