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davidcyclebackI suspect a lot of people use their eBay user id, which they may feel is more appropriate to a hobby forum than their given name-- and may indeed be.
It is understandable that people don't want their posts showing up in google, which is why I think it's acceptable for people to post with nicknames. I also don't think someone googling your name for whatever reason, even if it's your family Priest or potential business partner, is going to care much that you post about baseball cards. Likely the worst that will be said is, "He likes baseball cards. Isn't that cute."
The funny thing is I was yesterday contemplating switching my board name to DRC.