Why does my address appear as part of my name 2527

Carl Pearson

I know, but I thought that on the folklore group there would be some understanding for people whose knowledge of computers is folk.

I am pretty sure it is a mistake I make when signing up at Google. There is "name", "user name" and "nick name". It is sort of a trinity. I thought there were only two: user name and nick. I may have given my name plus address as a user name.

I thought it was somehow visible that I do not use any program except Google. Some people find that severely reprehensible for reasons which they were unable to formulate.

Yes, I think I understand it now. It is the way you say, though not at the server.

!!!!!!

And can they use other people's names? Post in my name or send e-mail that looks as if I had written it?

Sometimes it is the family or maybe you have somebody in your family who is famous or you are afraid of some neighbour or precisely of somebody who writes letters in your name.

Thank you very much.

I have just discovered that at my e-mail address provider there is a possibility to block spam. Maybe that works, and in that case it does not matter if my address is so highly visible.

Otherwise, I'll have to do what you said and change my Google registration. Though I keep telling l myself that Google is just a computer, I hate to let them see that I had to change my name again, for the forth time.

Scruples.

Vanity.