Dear John,
Your comment about .... "Ominous image especially in light of recent events" is quite shocking to me indeed. I've used that prefix for my email for more than 20 years, with zero concerns raised by anyone. The host of this forum, with whom I had to register had no issues with my member id either, and I see lots of posts with just a member ID.
Even though I agree with the ... "more personal"... part of your comment, I strongly resent the ..." not being collegial" ... part. After all, this is an informal forum, and nothing in any of my posts conjures up any ominous image or violate decorum or common etiquette. I reject the suggestion or insinuation by you that it does.
That said, thanks for the tip about getting rid of the time stamp.
Respectfully,
Akay.
Pediatrics, Springfield, MA.