Why?

[crfriend]

I'll admit to candidly purloining this comment from another thread:

Everybody has their reason for disguising their identity, whether it is fear of being discovered and the embarrassment/repercussions associated with it, but I hope one day you'll have no need to hide.

I'd like to think that if nothing else, SkirtCafe provides reason why one need not seek the shelter of anonymity. Hell, if one desires to do that, one can quite safely and anonymously do that whilst wearing trousers! And, amongst the vast herd of males you'll be indistinguishable from the rest unless you happen to have other features that "stick out".

Folks who inhabit this community already know the comfort that skirted garments bring; those who are not "regulars" here may be browsing out of curiosity -- and curiosity is the first step towards enlightenment. Skirts, kilts, sarongs, and all the other names that the garments go under all across this planet of ours work. They work well. They make sense as everyday wear in a lot of cases. Why hide?

I'm not saying that the "in your face" approach is necessarily best, but in some cases it can work surprisingly well.

Skirt on!

[nicothoe]

I personally see no reason to hide, especially not in this forum. The chances of someone you know stumbling across this site and being shocked to find your photo are pretty slim indeed. You'd be lucky to find any two members living within the same city! Even if someone did discover your photo, chances are they are here for same reason - namely they have a passion for skirts!!

I have no need to disguise my identity in any of the photos I've posted, and believe me, I have posted more "embarrassing" photos elsewhere. I have a profile photo of myself on my facebook page for my friends and family to see. I even received a couple of compliments!

[r.m.anderson]

I for one use my internet name (r.m.anderson) on all forums I participate/post.
I do not use Facebook or any of those type media.
As of yet I have not posted a picture but in place I am the Anderson Tartan pattern.
No embarrassment. I stand behind everything I post; factual, humorus or otherwise.
I must comment that it is a heck of lot easier to post than to wear skirts & skorts
out and about at times but that is the way it is. As for kilts that is a breeze.
Nothing to fear here. Kilts are accepted wear almost universally.

"So Kilt-On 'What Me Worry' Alfred E. Neuman Mad Magazine"
rm

[wichor]

well, something like that happened to me once on another forum.

my girlfriend (in 3 weeks my wife) and I are expecting. And I posted some comments on the forum called 'me a father' before we told our relatives (we had told our parents though). then my girl's aunt read a magazine that interviewed the founder of the ´me a father´ forum. So she decided to take a look there.

I had used a pseudonym as a logon, but signed with my own. Other fathers-to-be congratulated me, and that message with my name on it appeared on the homepage as the newest contribution to the forum. And because it´s so unique a name (i think at least in the netherlands it's only me, and maybe one other person) said aunt was drawn to the forum and read there that we'd be having a child.

Now what are the odds?

(sorry for the Off Topic)

[skirtingtherealissue]

well, something like that happened to me once on another forum.

my girlfriend (in 3 weeks my wife) and I are expecting. And I posted some comments on the forum called 'me a father' before we told our relatives (we had told our parents though). then my girl's aunt read a magazine that interviewed the founder of the ´me a father´ forum. So she decided to take a look there.

I had used a pseudonym as a logon, but signed with my own. Other fathers-to-be congratulated me, and that message with my name on it appeared on the homepage as the newest contribution to the forum. And because it´s so unique a name (i think at least in the netherlands it's only me, and maybe one other person) said aunt was drawn to the forum and read there that we'd be having a child.

Now what are the odds?

(sorry for the Off Topic)

First of all, congratulations on both the forthcoming nuptials and fatherhood.

As for the odds, well, I too have a somewhat unusual surname. To my knowledge, everyone in the UK who has the same surname is related to me in some way. So, when my ex had a holiday fling in the Med last year it must have been a bit of a shock to have been with the close friend of a not too distant relative. She doesn't know for certain that I know.

A very small world though, no?

You can find so much on the internet, without really trying. That's the reason I'm not showing my full face, yet.

[Bob]

I hide as a matter of principle on-line. But in real life, people all know about my tastes in fashion. Someone from work once even saw me in a skirt, although I think he might not have noticed. That happens.

[Uncle Al]

The simplest answer to the question of Why is

Why Not!

Uncle Al

[AMM]

I "hide" to the extent of not using my "real name" when posting here, or, for that matter, when posting anything that could be seen as controversial.

I do that because I might want to switch jobs at some point, and I've heard of employers' Googling applicants' names. If they do that with my name, they'll just get some posts about programming and the odd technical comment about railroads. I'm not going to make a big secret of my skirt-wearing or my political opinions, but it's not really any of their business, either.

I'm also kind of a private person, and am not in the habit of revealing details of my private life to random voyeurs. If you want to ask personal questions, you can damn well come up to me and introduce yourself first.

I don't worry about the photos because, so far, Google doesn't do image recognition, and SkirtCafe doesn't allow unregistered people to see the pictures, anyway.

[renesm1]

HI,

I would say that while no one needs to be shy about wearing skirts (heck that' why this website exists), I would say taht hiding your online identity is important for other reason, such as identity theft, etc.

I read that people using facebook should be careful about revealing if they are going on holiday just in case a burglar finds out and then goes and steals from your house.

That's my thoughts anyway. Let's be careful but for other good reasons besides.

Rene

[Sarongman]

I am careful to the point of paranoia about a hacker reading my keystrokes, even though I think I have a secure firewall. This is why I'd rather use phone or, the old fashioned, in person banking rather than internet banking. Facebook and Twitter are far too open for me to trust It's a wonder I turned this thing on at all

[Pythos]

Pythos is my handle, if I ever become a music artist it will be my stage name. It has been my handle for many years. As I have stated it is the combination of old handles, Pythons (for my love of Monty Pyton, and Gothos, because I am goth. So the two got combined by some freinds one day, and the handle stuck. It is the name I use for when I do not want to be official.

If I were a military flier, it would be my call sign.

Not too much hiding per se, for me.