Then I would err on the side of 'Yes', but say it ultimately depends. I wouldn't know swombat or patio11 if they walked passed me in the street, but discussion works fine and those of us that want to share our real identity do.<p>On my own business' site (Shirlaws Online), I encourage everybody to use their real name. We're a B2B professional services type firm, and our clients expect that Jacob Aldridge on LinkedIn will be on Shirlaws Online as 'Jacob Aldridge' not 'a1bizcoach'.