On an unrelated note, the quite marvellous Dr Isis writes about blogging under pseudonyms and a how to be a well behaved science blogger.
Despite using a pseudonym myself, I really have no qualms (at least at the time being) about being approached as “Invader Xan” or as my real life self. But some people do. It’s wise to respect that.
Writing this blog is a labour of love, and one which I evidently need a little encouragement towards on occasion. If you like what I write, the best way to show your gratitude would be to fuel my caffeine addiction and buy me a coffee to say thank you. All coffee donations are gratefully accepted!
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Oh, absolutely. As long as there have been people standing on their own soapboxes, there have been pseudonyms to go with them.
Science blogging has done a lot for communication of science in general. So much so, it’s already sparked arguments between bloggers and traditional journalists…
You could consider it the same thing as writing or music or any art, really.
If people want pseudonyms, they want pseudonyms. Hell, I think it’s amazing what blogging and the Internet itself has done for science and the communication of ideas in general. It’s pretty great. Provided, of course, nobody breaks any laws or anything… but that’s another story.