Hi David, welcome! From the responses (and your post) it sounds like you are well known media producer. Can I suggest doing a "verification"? That way your name here is protected and the community can confidently interact with your content. The common way it is done is to post a photo of yourself with a handwritten sign with "steemit" and your user name on it (or some variation on the theme). Another way would be to piggyback on your Twitter or Facebook verification (if you are verified there) and make a post on there mentioning you are now on steemit.
Anyway, welcome again. And as a progressive myself I look forward to reading your posts!
yes, mentioned on my verified twitter account, @dpakman
i give you upvote revo , ah really? should i do it to make a handwritten sign with steemit? the pic steemit with myself without hang written sign it means my steemit acct.not officially verified? am i right, Mr.revo? you can check it here---> https://steemit.com/@chiny ---< coz i ma new here and dont know some roles...
You don't need to be verified. Its just a beneficial thing to do if you are a well known personality. If you're just a regular person there's no need to do it.
I see those verifications as a way of being precautious, but it is also a lack of freedom.