The online game is full of aliases. If you join a website to play Diplomacy then you're asked to provide a username. There's nothing wrong with that although it does, perhaps, take away something from the community of the Dip hobby. As in most things, there's a history of this in postal Diplomacy and this is usually seen as a way to be anonymous. With online play, however, it may be possible to change your username. This might be simply because you realised the name you chose was not a good choice. For instance, a number of players may use a version of their email address which may not be the best idea. If you come across someone who is an idiot who thinks it's acceptable to harass players off-site then using your email address could be a mistake. Sometimes it's realising that the name you chose really does you no favours. I come across this every day at work. I deal with younger people who don't necessarily think much about what ...
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