I've always found disclosure on the internet to be an interesting topic. As someone involved in multiple internet communities in which I have differing levels of control and social presence, I have found self-disclosure and identity construction to depend on my investment and involvement within each online environment that I have a membership in. For example, in the fantasy baseball league that I manage, my level of disclosure is high because I seek to promote transparency in my actions with other league members as I manager large sums of their money throughout the season and also handle disputes and set/change the rules of the league as commissioner. In that situations, I feel that the more identity I disclose, the more trustworthy managers who do not know me in real life (IRL) will consider me to be. In another online community, like chess.com where I play chess, join tournaments, and participate in commenting on forum posts I do not self-disclose very much information at all. I am content with being a "blank face" as Myra likes to say because there is no incentive for me to disclose information about myself. In fact, there is a disincentive as chess players are known to use taunts or other attempts to "psych out" their opponents. Thus, there are times when no one know if you are a dog is useful.
