I'm a big proponent of seperate names for SINs.
However, I can't use just a generic John Doe, due to personal history. A friend of mine and I were picked up for, errr, loitering shall we say? After hours, juvenile, him very drunk, no ID on us...
Cop: What's your name:
Him: Charles Brown
Cop: Really. Charlie Brown?Your name is Charlie Brown? You think I'm a peanut?!
Him: No...shherioushly offisher...I'm Charles Brown
Cop: Don't be a smart-a$$. What's your real name?!
Him: I promishe! I"m Charlie Brown.. I mean..Charlesh...I mean...
Cop: That's it. You two, in the van....
So, while generic names like Richard Hamilton, Helen Taylor, Bob Simpson etc certainly make the grade... I just can't bring myself to either extreme of highly memorable (and thus, ridiculous) like Gannon von Nachtor to overly anonymous like Jim Smith.
I prefer a happy medium*
*Preferably Brunette, tall, and predicting nocturnal activities in the future. *ba-doom*CHING*