# Would someone who knows you well be able to identify you from posts here? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 13, 2009, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-someone-who-knows-you-well-be-able-to-identify-you-from-posts-here/481086 "2009-01-13T14:08:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-someone-who-knows-you-well-be-able-to-identify-you-from-posts-here/481086/41 "2009-01-14T18:07:20Z")
Probably. Just the username would be a giant clue. And then my sig. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-someone-who-knows-you-well-be-able-to-identify-you-from-posts-here/481086/42 "2009-01-14T20:04:17Z")
Either instantly, or probably not. They would instantly know me by my username. If they didn’t know me by that, I would say probably not…but I wouldn’t be overtly surprised if someone did ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-someone-who-knows-you-well-be-able-to-identify-you-from-posts-here/481086/43 "2009-01-15T03:04:18Z")
My sis the lurker once emailed me a response she was tempted to post to an election thread. me: HA! I’d post it for you if I didn’t want to be outed on the board. 😃 Sis: Outed by whom? me: by you! I don’t want you to know my online handle! Against the rules! Sis: I already know it chique. I can spot your writing from a mile away. _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-someone-who-knows-you-well-be-able-to-identify-you-from-posts-here/481086/44 "2009-01-15T16:34:48Z")
Hell yeah. ---
**Author:** ![phall0106](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phall0106/32/5934_2.png) [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-someone-who-knows-you-well-be-able-to-identify-you-from-posts-here/481086/45 "2009-01-15T17:27:37Z")
> [@Mr.Excellent](#): > > Yes. Easily. My threads about zombies and the law would be a dead giveaway. So, without reading your threads, you either defend or prosecute zombies. Which is it? Someone could probably connect me with my posts, but most likely not identify me from my posts. Or something like that. Is it Friday yet? Not that I care though. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-someone-who-knows-you-well-be-able-to-identify-you-from-posts-here/481086/46 "2009-01-15T17:43:15Z")
> [@Mr.Excellent](#): > > Yes. Easily. My threads about zombies and the law would be a dead giveaway. Are you in Madison? I was at breakfast last week, and this guy sitting further down the counter was talking about zombies, and some sci-fi scenarios, and he looked kind of like Adam Savage of Mythbusters (which is what I imagine every male doper under 40 to look like). Anyway, I thought to myself that this guy could be a doper, but I didn’t want to make myself look like a yutz by asking. So I’ll ask here instead, because I would rather _read_ like a yutz than _look_ like one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-someone-who-knows-you-well-be-able-to-identify-you-from-posts-here/481086.md?page=2)