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Identity, compartmentalisation and paranoia

 
 
Less searchable M0rd4nt
18:22 / 08.07.02
So, say there's this wannabe hackette, right? (We'll just call her Merdant Cornival.) And say she was almost done writing an article for a webzine which she was hoping (should it be accepted) to refer to on her CV.

Now, say that Merdant Cornival also had a weblog which had recently earned her a few death threats from passing imbeciles. This, among other things, is making her a bit skittish about the idea of revealing her real name online at the moment, even for the sake of a nice juicy slice of CV-boosting visibility.

Would prospective publishers (magazine/webzine) be happy with a "writing as..." reference? Or do they need something more substantial than a psedonym?
 
 
Tezcatlipoca
18:36 / 08.07.02
I've little experience with online writing, but with published material it's perfectly permissible to use a pseudonym, and to then accredit yourself on your CV (just as long as whoever you're trying to impress with the CV can be assured that it's you). When I published some poetry in a small local magazine a few years back I used a pseudonym as at the time I really didn't want - for a number of reasons - to have the work connected to me. When I started putting it on my CV, I contacted the editor who confirmed that if anyone checked with him in connection with my CV, he'd happily confirm that I'd contributed the pieces. I seriously doubt whether anybody has ever bothered to check up on it, but it looks good on the CV :)
 
 
Thjatsi
05:24 / 09.07.02
Now, say that Merdant Cornival also had a weblog which had recently earned her a few death threats from passing imbeciles.

Could you please post a link to the weblog? I'm curious about any writing that leads to death threats.
 
 
Less searchable M0rd4nt
05:39 / 09.07.02
Here ya go, but don't get too exited. According to the person or persons making the threats, I am to die because I'm a "HOMOSEXUAL!" (Yeah, news to me too...)
 
 
Thjatsi
10:39 / 09.07.02
Yeah, it looks pretty tame. Maybe you were threatened for not being offensive enough while on the internet?
 
 
Less searchable M0rd4nt
16:06 / 09.07.02
Tame? TAME??? I'm edgy, dammit. Edgy and dangerous. Will people never learn?
 
 
We're The Great Old Ones Now
16:10 / 09.07.02
Uh, I trust you did the appropriate 'forward email to ISP' thing, and possibly the coppers as well? Death threat = not funny, obviously.
 
 
Less searchable M0rd4nt
16:14 / 09.07.02
Unfortunately the tagboard where said comment was left doesn't show IP numbers. But I have a trick or two up my sleeve if this chap comes back.
 
 
Thjatsi
20:35 / 09.07.02
TAME??? I'm edgy, dammit. Edgy and dangerous.

Sorry, I meant tame in an edgy and dangerous sort of way.