A Dozen Ordinary Gentlemen Walk Into A Casino…
Leaguefest 2012 is a go! Roughly a dozen of us will meet, live and in person, in Las Vegas, in less than three weeks! On Friday night, May 25, we will gather at the SpaceQuest Bar of the LVH (formerly the Las Vegas Hilton) next to the monorail station.* If you can, wear the LoOG trademark bowler hat! Saturday evening, we’ll be feasting on delicious steaks together. You can still join even if you’ve not yet confirmed — just please let me know before May 25, so I can finalize our restaurant arrangements and get you a seat — a big dinner party on a holiday weekend requires some advance logistics. Make your room reservations at (800) 635-7711 and please drop the blog’s name when you do. See you in Las Vegas, fellow Ordinaries!
I can’t attend, so this is purely idle curiosity: will y’all be using real names or noms de League?Report
This is my real name.Report
I dunno about all y’all (and obviously I bailed on LeagueFest so. . . yeah) but I’ve spent so many years using the same pseudonym that I don’t even notice when people call me Plinko in person instead of my “real” name. I have several friends that haven’t used my real name for me in years.Report
Emails regarding this have revealed some inner secrets.
Once I know the real identity of the one called “Burt Likko”, my master plan can be activated.Report
I hope I benefit from my proximity to the leader!Report
This is actually a really good question. In terms of contributors, I already think of everyone as their actual name.
If anyone prefers I not utter their name, it would be wise to tell me now so I have time to make the mental adjustments.Report
Heh. I won’t be there but don’t specifically mind people I’ve come to trust here knowing my name (as I’m sure all the authors do from my email address). I use handles to avoid people being able to google search me any more than they already can. The handles I’ve used here also double as real life nicknames, so it wouldn’t seem odd for someone to call me by them, either.Report
Pseudonymous bloggers blog pseudonomyously for various reasons. Mine is, as disclosed, to maintain a tissue of separation between unexpurgated online opinionating and the potential for career advancement. Were I not in an area and a profession where one’s words and thoughts are so carefully scrutinized I’d already be writing under my real name. So you can go ahead and use my real name in real life. Or in private messages.Report
Yea. What he said.Report
I plan to use my real name in person.Report
I’d planned to use my real name, but I could make up a pseudonym for the occasion.Report
That reminds me—Likko, send me an email. I want to sue somebody.
No, really. 😉Report
Uh… okay.Report
Oh God. It’s me, isn’t it?Report
I’m pretty sure it’s Chevy Chase. No worries (unless that’s you? Naah, you’re still funny.)Report
I prefer that you use my pseudonym — expect for the fact that it’s the same as my real name and I won’t be there. But other than that, yeah.Report
My wife and I will be there. Look forward to it!Report
I’m pretty excited for this!Report
I’m so jealous. ;.;Report
The main reason I use a pseudonym is because “Scott” was already claimed when I got here. If anyone calls me Boegiboe in person, I will probably giggle.Report
I’m not sure I could pronounce it.Report
Yeah, I’m not sure anyone would get you two mixed up.Report
Oh yeah, Cahalan:
Can we burn down a casino while we’re there?Report