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and a few of us who've met irl sometimes still call each other by our forum usernames face-to-face.

I can definitely see your point.

It's somewhat premature to say, but If I were to meet you IRL, I don't think I'd refer you by your real name. Given we're so accustomed to each other's cyber Identity, It's odd (to me anyway) to veer from that alias.