Aloha Chad. I've often agonized over a nom de plume and using my real name. 
There are good reasons for both choices but what I am sure of is that I would never be as forthright or honest if my real name was forever associated online with my comments. 

You may understand how that might forever unfairly prejudice or otherwise negatively affect anyone's professional and personal life. In my case the very nature of my profession restricts me from speaking candidly here using my real name.

If commenters were forced to use their real names then I am sure this forum would become quite restrictively bland and participation and readers would drop off precipitously. That's something I'm sure Mr Omidyar wouldn't be too stoked about.

Although imperfect, CB's comments section does strive to maintain a modicum of decorum and I enjoy reading all points of view here even - or especially - the ones that I vehemently disagree with.

Go Bows Go Dodgers 

With that, I again sign off with a HuliOpu.