Some VCs sound pretty radical, but I don't think you'll find too many who will make a startup-sized investment without actually insisting on your real life name. :-)

Um, you're applying to be FUNDED by YC. They are going to meet you in person. You are going to be talking with them about your entire background.

And somehow it's a problem that they'd get to see your public Facebook page?

I just don't understand this attitude at all.

YC asks for your age, too.

wouldn't tongue be in /cheek/?

(just saw this). Man, I labored over that order of precedence and figured (cheek (tongue (..) tongue) cheek) would map to /tongue/cheek /g

Right, and suppose like me, you don't actually have a facebook page. I have a pretty common name. There's at least 25 people with my same name living in the same city as me. Are they going to believe me when I say I don't have a facebook account?

I'd be happy to rent you mine...

Actually, I wonder if anyone has thought of the options of setting up "clean as a whistle" profiles to then sell to folks who need a presentable site. Tell the new boss that you usually go by an online non de plume, or use your middle name rather than your first name. Of course said service would be "For Entertainment Purposes Only"...