My advice to everyone is not to give your real name. The ,OP , original poster, probably wants to be friends and encourage friendship amongst the posters, which is a desirable thing. Putting your real name and other personal information on the internet can come back to haunt you. It will always be there. If you want to trade names, do it privately. Once your privacy is gone, it is gone forever. Yes I know it sounds paranoid, but don't think it isn't without consequences. You have no idea what sort of information can be gleaned from your posts. Your geographical location can easily be found from your IP , internet provider. I know mine is posted for me to see, in the lower corner of every post. Imagine every thief, home invader, pervert, and sociopath was looking at your information, and go from there.
Resist the urge to tell, remain anonymous.