Apr 6, 2026 10:29 PM
(This post was last modified: Apr 7, 2026 09:55 PM by kim-hassan.)
In the past, the stake of getting doxxed was low because I used only pseudonyms.
A few weeks after deactivating my old nickname in an online community, I thought it was going to be okay to use my real name, and used my real name in an online community. An admin linked my real name with another nickname I used to use in the same community. The problem was that I dumped too much information regarding my interests and too many unsolicited advices with my real name and my other nickname because I was not mindful of my behaviors. Dumping too much information and too many unsolicited advices definitely annoys people and makes them want to poke on me for fun. Admins were somewhat annoyed by me and linked my identities because I used the same VPN IP address and didn't change my behavior and used the same online communities managed by the same admins. The same admins manage a few online communities.
I was going to use my real name for a business in the field that the online community was about. I don't want people to unnecessarily poke on me by mentioning my nickname(s).
I want to do business. I don't want people to disrupt my business activity with unnecessary remarks about my nickname(s) and my past disorganized behaviors associated with my old nickname(s). Business is hard enough without unnecessary distractions.
Just to be on the safe side, I deactivated the account with my real name in the online community. I also changed my VPN IP address after realizing that admins can see my IP address. I probably will need to ask technical questions to some people in one of the smaller online communities about that technical subject.
How should I use online communities about that technical subject from this point forward? Should I create another nickname and use another online community about that same topic and never communicate beyond the minimum required to achieve my current objective? No small talk that reveals my interests which will doxx me? When should I use my real name? Should I reveal my real name only to future employees in my business? Or, should I wait until admins largely forget about me? I can't really hide my interests from communities, though if I want to use online communities. I should use online communities that are not managed by the same admins? I should avoid online communities?
Any easy-to-follow suggestions?
I decided to quit all online communities because I realized they are all useless anyway. They are a useless distraction at best.
A few weeks after deactivating my old nickname in an online community, I thought it was going to be okay to use my real name, and used my real name in an online community. An admin linked my real name with another nickname I used to use in the same community. The problem was that I dumped too much information regarding my interests and too many unsolicited advices with my real name and my other nickname because I was not mindful of my behaviors. Dumping too much information and too many unsolicited advices definitely annoys people and makes them want to poke on me for fun. Admins were somewhat annoyed by me and linked my identities because I used the same VPN IP address and didn't change my behavior and used the same online communities managed by the same admins. The same admins manage a few online communities.
I was going to use my real name for a business in the field that the online community was about. I don't want people to unnecessarily poke on me by mentioning my nickname(s).
I want to do business. I don't want people to disrupt my business activity with unnecessary remarks about my nickname(s) and my past disorganized behaviors associated with my old nickname(s). Business is hard enough without unnecessary distractions.
Just to be on the safe side, I deactivated the account with my real name in the online community. I also changed my VPN IP address after realizing that admins can see my IP address. I probably will need to ask technical questions to some people in one of the smaller online communities about that technical subject.
How should I use online communities about that technical subject from this point forward? Should I create another nickname and use another online community about that same topic and never communicate beyond the minimum required to achieve my current objective? No small talk that reveals my interests which will doxx me? When should I use my real name? Should I reveal my real name only to future employees in my business? Or, should I wait until admins largely forget about me? I can't really hide my interests from communities, though if I want to use online communities. I should use online communities that are not managed by the same admins? I should avoid online communities?
Any easy-to-follow suggestions?
I decided to quit all online communities because I realized they are all useless anyway. They are a useless distraction at best.