[merth]

Because of these "digital footprint checks" now nobody can truly say what they want online. Either you have to put on a fake persona or just go completely silent. It’s self-censorship in disguise. Dead Internet Theory confirmed.

[jdashg]

Once upon a time, we were told not to share our real name or personal info online with strangers. That remains wisdom!

[firefax]

You could use a psudonym. That's what I'm doing.

Occasionally I shed a username and start a new one.

The admins here seem not to mind as long as I'm not voting more than once or ban evading, and the same goes for most sites.

I used to be really into comedy -- it's perfectly possible to have a persona that doesn't tie back to you, but you need to be diligent -- separate email, phone number etc.

[_swfb]

I mean, I dunno. I attached my name to these things because these are opinions I do really hold. I could have easily done this under a pseudonym, but I didn't, and if I am going to attach my name to it (or an alias easily tied to m), then I can't really get upset that people associate these opinions to me.

Some of these opinions are ones I don't really hold anymore so deleting isn't a big deal. I will admit that some of the ones I am deleting upset me because I still do think that way.

[stuartjohnson12]

This kind of response shows humility and self-awareness. I have no doubt you'll do great after a tidy up. Not an empty affirmation. Good luck stranger.

[otikik]

Just create 2 accounts