Thank you ladies! I totally appreciate your insight. I've decided to go with a fake name and after much deliberation, picked one I love that I feel expresses myself. I feel much more relieved with the extra layer of protection and it's not often we get to reinvent ourselves, so I'm enjoying that aspect of it as well.
I particularly appreciate the insight that these guys don't have our best interest at heart - I tend to be a positive person and always assume the best, but since I'm newish I haven't been around long enough to seriously get burned yet, hearing enough people warn me of the same thing is enough to set me straight. Thanks

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