The three of us just went by our Board names, mostly because Tungsten Monk and Cedar Copse share the same first name. {X D

Awkwardly trying to communicate without using names at all usually works, too. ^_~

~Neshomeh

It's largely a matter of personal preference. With me it's easier because there's no difference between my username and real name. XD (I was inexperienced with the internet in general when I joined the PPC.)

No? No. All right.

As Phobos says, it's really up to the person in question. I tend to go by either my real name or hS, because no-one knows how to say 'Huinesoron', and four syllables is overkill regardless. From memory, a lot of the older Gatherings were heavy on the real names - probably because at the time, most of the PPC was on Livejournal, so we 'knew' each other beyond the Board. In more recent times, we've gravitated towards usernames, possibly because that's no longer the case. But at the beginning of the day, it's up to you.

hS

Some combination of all of the above. Honestly, most of it will be usernames, but some Boarders know each other better than others. Older Than Thou might call Oaken Thorinshield "Janet" because they know each other pretty well. In other instances, it could be a case of "Hi. I'm Oaken Thorinshield, but you can call me Janet." It all comes down to personal preference. For instance, my name is Derrick and I don't really care if the internet-at-large knows that. Others are more cautious.

hS, please feel free to correct me if I am mistaken on that. Also, did Oaken have a real name before this? If so, she probably isn't happy with me telling people to call her Janet.

-Sir, Mr, Dr, Rev Derrick Phobos, the Betraying Betrayer Who Betrays

Anyone and everyone is welcome, and I daresay we've had people before whose names I recognised less. We'll see you there!

hS