Silk Road forums
Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: jsmithdiggity on February 15, 2013, 09:19 pm
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Anyone care to weigh in on the pros/cons of having the same username for the market and the forum?
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Anyone care to weigh in on the pros/cons of having the same username for the market and the forum?
Pros
-Easier to identify
Cons
-Easier to identify
I decided to just go with having the same forum name and SR name, it makes things easier, but if you say too much on the forums, I guess a profile can start being built against you. That's if you were even worth going after by the government. So as far as security goes, it CAN make things less secure if it's known that your forum profile is the same name as your SR username, but by how much depends on the person/group.
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Well i am on my 3rd username cause i keep forgetting passwords, this 50 post bullshit is killing me
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I use two different screen names, just to avoid flame wars spilling over into SR
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Anyone care to weigh in on the pros/cons of having the same username for the market and the forum?
Pros
-Easier to identify
Cons
-Easier to identify
Pretty much nails it. In my opinion, it's a big con. If there really needs to be a connection, I don't see how a message either here or there can't make one.
I rotate forum usernames every so often as well, although with this 50 post rule now, it's become rather more painful.