Yeah, what you said. I have a friend who uses his legal name for work, and has another name that he's been using for years elsewhere. It's not a funky "fannish" name. In fact, it sounds so much like a legal name, there are many people who do not know that the pseudonym is not his legal name. He doesn't do it to be anonymous; he does it for reasons of work/personal life separation. At this point, it has the status of a legal alias, I believe.
I've always had my legal first name on my badges at events, and everyone in my family does pretty much the same thing. (This past Baycon was difficult because of that, though; I actually had someone ask me if my badge was "an homage [to motogrrl]". "No," I replied, "that's my *name*."
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Date: 2007-03-13 05:57 am (UTC)I've always had my legal first name on my badges at events, and everyone in my family does pretty much the same thing. (This past Baycon was difficult because of that, though; I actually had someone ask me if my badge was "an homage [to