I won't use my full name in an Internet forum, especially not one which broaches some of the subjects on ETS. Perhaps after I'm retired.

Many of the ETS discussions wouldn't be as interesting without the freedom of pseudonyms.

If anyone thinks they need to know someone's name they can PM and ask.

If I ever went to an ETS event, I'd introduce myself there.

BTW, for my purposes I'm not seeing value in the proposed benefits of benefactor status, other than someone's mention of product discounts. I'm not fond of chat rooms.

If income is needed, then perhaps one or more of the forum sections should be closed to non-contributors. That would be an inducement for those interested enough in these subjects to be here -- especially if there were occasional click-through product discounts in the contributor-only section(s).