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With 2008 Beijing Translators’ Powwow (3pm – 6pm, April 19) just around the corner, I posted a reminder for possible live broadcast via BlogTV in the ProZ Chinese forum. While most colleagues responded the thread positively, there was one colleague expressed his concern over the live show.

He noted that not everyone might like to reveal his/her true identity on the web and said China is still not a ‘common peoples’ society’（公民社会或平民社会）and ‘individual rights have to be protected by oneself, and probably may not be fully protected.’（个人的权益需要自己注意保障，而且未必保护得过来。）

Although other colleagues were mostly joking about his comment, I see in China some people do think revealing their true identity may cause them discomfort or even ‘danger’. What are these people? I know lots of people in China fake girls in chats. The fun won’t be there if their manly faces were caught by a cam. I know there are guys who only use cloaked identity to write anti-government posts, comments, etc…

But I don’t think a professional should be afraid of showing his/her true identity. What do you fear and why?

As a matter of fact, IMHO, I believe showing my own identity is the only effective way to fight against those swindlers who claim they are somebody but not. By letting potential clients see who you are and what you think as a real person, you are more likely to build a business relationship. One of the purposes for me to come to this Powwow is exactly to see who’s who and what they are going to say…

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