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Spell Check & Etiquette

May 2nd, 2006 · 6 Comments · 95 views

Thanks to the human dictionary known as Cathy to correct my spelling on my About Page. How embarrasing is that? How completely…..well…it’s par for me.

But I have a more pressing question…I’ve met Cathy and Paul – great people. BUT when speaking about other people on the web, do you call them by their real name OR their ‘webname?’

For example – orangejack is really rob. But he actually signs in as Rob…so that doesn’t work.

AK is Allen. Do I call him Allen or AK? Catbird is Cathy, Paul is paul.

Is there an etiquette for this?

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6 responses so far ↓

  • 1 AK // May 2, 2006 at 5:04 pm

    As long as you spell Allen correctly, I don’t care.

  • 2 Catbird // May 2, 2006 at 7:22 pm

    I think “webname.” If people really want to know the person’s real name, they can follow the link to that person’s blog/website and find out for themselves.
    But that’s just me.
    That said, it doesn’t bother me either way, so you’re still in the clear.

  • 3 rob // May 3, 2006 at 3:25 am

    you can call me rob or orangejack. either way i’spose.

  • 4 kris // May 3, 2006 at 8:27 am

    i approach it this way…
    if i know the person’s name — but — they don’t publicize their name on their own site, then i call them by their webname – i figure there’s a reason they don’t make their name public.

    But – if their name is stated on their profile/about page, then i may call them by their real name cuz i figure it’s not a secret.

    i think i called you by your ‘real’ name on my comments yesterday, so i guess i better make sure it’s listed somewhere on your site or else i’m lying here. (if so, i apologize, but i think you made it public on your previous skin/style, so i got in the habit of thinking you’re not trying to stay covert. ;-)

  • 5 kris // May 3, 2006 at 8:27 am

    oh yeah – i guess since you’re ‘grantenglish.com’ i figured i was safe ….

  • 6 Paul // May 3, 2006 at 3:54 pm

    The appropriate paranoid response is to never give your true name. So far I have been able to live by this. Even Cathy, my wife, doesn’t know my true name. The only problem is I forgot it also, so I just go by Paul now.

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