Nom du Plume

I've been working freelance for a charity recently developing their social media strategy. One of the tools we're using is wikipedia. I've suggested setting up a wiki page for the company and editing some topics to reference the charity's work in that area. All fine and dandy or so I thought until I tried to create the page... I expected something similar to this, create login, choose background, layout and write away. Not so fast, not so simple.

The first hurdle to clear was the creation of a login... my nom du plume. The instructions are straightforward and there are some tips about considering how visible and recognisable you wish to be. As I'm editing a charity's page and references, I reckon visibility is just fine. I'd reconsider if I was going to be working on the personal pages of some celebrity cos they like to sue if, regardless of its validity, the statement is not for public comsumption.

So I started with some variations of my name and clicked 'next'; mmmm seemingly I am not very unique, actually not only am I not unique, my family pet names for me aren't unique... must try harder family, else how am I to stand out from the crowd. At the same time as I was grapling with various spellings of my name, a rerun of Friends was playing in the background. I imagine that somewhere in the world every episode of Friends is playing on syndication. Its not sad that the actors haven't really had a career beyond it cos who needs one, they own the golden goose. But I digress.... In the episode, Chandler/ Joey's TV has stuck on a porn channel... Fantastic idea, I'll use my porn star name as my login... bet no one with have that... at last I will be unique.

I learned the rules for determining your porn name while travelling in Australia. You take the name of your first pet and either, your mother's maiden name or the street you lived on. Some of the names proposed that day were Fifi LaPlanche and Rusty Meadows Lane. Fabulous aren't they. So what about me then. Well my first pet was a gerbil... and I'm from the country so no street address, will have to be my mother's maiden name. So are ya ready........ drum roll please........

Sacha Healy, oh my god, even my porn star name is dull. She could have sat beside you for intercert geography. Its probably just as well that I've never considered a career in the porn industry, clearly I'd fall at the first hurdle.

On a more positive note, as far as wikipedia is concerned it is unique so Sacha Healy is now my nom du plume.

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