If you could change your user name

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around participants sharing their thoughts on potential changes to their usernames. It includes personal preferences, humorous anecdotes, and reflections on the significance of usernames in online communities.

Discussion Character

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express a desire to change their usernames to more meaningful or appealing options, such as "RainStorm" or "basil."
  • One participant shares their fondness for basil, linking it to personal experiences with gardening and cooking.
  • Another participant mentions their preference for the username "evo," citing its brevity, while also appreciating humorous usernames like "Pengwuino."
  • A participant reflects on their research interests and suggests "M-51" as a potential username, sharing a personal milestone of publishing a paper.
  • Some participants discuss the challenge of coming up with creative usernames, comparing the process to choosing a tattoo.
  • One participant humorously suggests "Black Crowe" as a username, expressing a love for crows and ravens.
  • Another participant shares a nostalgic story about learning to hunt and how ravens can indicate the presence of game.
  • There are discussions about the significance of usernames, with some participants expressing satisfaction with their current names while others contemplate changes.
  • One participant mentions a previous username, "MarkovChaney," and reflects on its literary origin.
  • Another proposes "Mariang Rainier" as a potential username, referencing cultural elements.
  • Some participants humorously suggest names like "SAG" or "sunshine & gasoline," indicating a playful approach to username selection.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a variety of opinions on usernames, with no clear consensus on preferred names or the importance of changing them. Some enjoy their current usernames, while others are actively seeking alternatives.

Contextual Notes

Participants' preferences and suggestions are influenced by personal experiences, humor, and cultural references, which may not be universally understood or appreciated.

Who May Find This Useful

This discussion may be of interest to individuals contemplating changes to their online identities or those curious about the significance of usernames in online communities.

  • #31


╔(σ_σ)╝ said:
If I could change my username I would like a blank name or sunshine & gasoline, SAG or S&G for short. :-)
I've always wondered how long it took you to log in with your handle. Copy and past maybe?
 
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  • #32


I would be lazygirl, or rather stopbeinglazygirl, there is really nothing nuclear about me whatsoever.
 
  • #33


nucleargirl said:
... there is really nothing nuclear about me whatsoever.
You expect me to believe that? HA!
 
  • #34


what would nuclear be? dense core with a fluffy exterior?
 
  • #35


Proton Soup said:
what would nuclear be? dense core with a fluffy exterior?
Or smokin' hot with a short half-life?
 
  • #36


She's female. That's all that maters.
 
  • #37


dlgoff said:
I've always wondered how long it took you to log in with your handle. Copy and past maybe?

I never log in. I have been logged in ever since I registered.
 
  • #38


I would change my username to Superaveragenova.
 
  • #39


Jimmy Snyder said:
When my next sex change operation comes around perhaps I will.

"...next...?"

I like my name as it is.
 
  • #40


mugaliens said:
"...next...?"
I've had so many I can't remember what I started out as.
 
  • #41


╔(σ_σ)╝ said:
I never log in. I have been logged in ever since I registered.
:smile: You high speed connection folks... Rural internet sucks.
 
  • #42


Jimmy Snyder said:
I've had so many I can't remember what I started out as.
Well, it's like the Monty Hall paradox implies, picking twice increases your chances of being right.
 
  • #43


I wouldn't. I am who I am. :wink:
 
  • #44


At one point I was going to changed mine to "d-cubed" or "3D" -- but everybody wanted me to keep "physics girl phd" (to explain, I was writing my thesis when I discovered PF online, and found being a homework helper a great procrastination device). D-cubed roughly matches my "initials."

I like "basil" (probably because, like turbo, I like the spice-- but as a teen I also liked a book with a character named Basil), but then i'll confess to liking "lisab" as much or more. I guess we get to know each other by certain names and therefore poo-poo it if someone wants to switch. I guess if someone switches then they definitely should keep around the same avatar for a while to ease the transition.
 

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