plantladylin said: LOL, I've always shown my real name and haven't had any problems. I do sometimes see new members posting their personal email address though, which is never a good idea. 
^^^ I agree, showing your real name won't really do any harm but there will be bots out there on the internet scanning for email addresses and phone numbers to send spam to.
A fair warning though, it's trivially easy for someone to find your exact home address and images of your home within minutes, especially if provided *both* geographic location down to the city level and a full name. (Which is why I still avoid giving mine out when possible.)
