"Nope...I've kept my name/location in my profile from day 1.
Bring it on!
I don't hide like some people and I'm not even afraid to post pics that <gasp> actually show my face! And no disclaimers necessary to see them either!"
God, you must be a man of strength, but I'm a woman--not a man. 😉 😛 And as a curious person who loves to investigate, I know how easy it is to obtain personal information about people. 🙂
As to the original post, I do not insult people in real life, except in extreme cases. So the same applies to the 'net. It isn't because of paranoia.
On the other hand, call me paranoid, but I know that most of the people I'm dealing with at the forum are not the regular Joe. So besides I being a private person even in real life, I still have reason to safeguard more on the 'net. But even more importantly, if the 'net is to be like real life, then what makes it any better than real life? People always said that the 'net was such a great invention 'cuz people could now express themselves anonymously without worries, but it seems real life is creeping gradually into the 'net life.