I do mean your A.P. nickname, or whatever you go by on A.P.
I have had people on forums send me an email or pay through Paypal with a completely different name than what they go by on A.P. (or whatever forum they belong to) and I have no way to make the connection. I call your name that you use on a forum your ID because that is what those on the forum know you by. For an example, if someone uses the name "water dunks" on the forum asks me about buying several plants on an IM, or even an email, and I respond with a price, I have a record of the price and plants. However, I deal with lots of people on various forums (as do several others on this forum) and if my Paypal account shows I recieved a payment from "John Doe" with no mention of which plants they are paying for, I do not always know that "water dunks" and "John Doe" are the same person. I then have to go through all IMs and emails trying to associate who paid and for what plants. It can get confusing. I hope that I have explained why this ID (identification) is important. I do not know if others run into this problem, but I have, and I do not want to send someone the wrong plants.
Thanks everyone for your help and understanding.