I am whoever I say I am
In contrast to Martin and Daniel, I really don’t care how you refer to me. My parents called me David, most people call me Dave, in my teenage years a few friends only referred to me as Murph or Murphy, particular ex-colleagues persist in using my childhood nickname of Smurf, and the vast majority of people I interact with primarily through IRC know me as Schwuk. Various other nicknames have also been used and discarded throughout my life. Schwuk, Smurf and the rest are as much as part of my identity as my given names, so I have no problem with others using them in real life.
One of the refreshing things about coming to Canonical from a more traditional company was the widespread use of IRC and the opportunity for my personal and professional identities to merge.
Then again, maybe I’m just strange. 
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