How do you pick a screen name?
I raised this issue in the "Smoking" thread. I've been "Luca Rescigno" for the whole time I've been here and it seems kind of silly to use my real name when everyone else has a screen name/handle. But I can't think of anything good. Anything I come up with sounds silly and I kind of prefer my real name anyway.
So I'm asking people how they actually pick a screen name. I've read the thread about the stories behind your screen name (I like murbot's of course ), but I'm wondering how you actually decide what to call yourself. My AIM screen name is "AstroManLuca" because I'm into astronomy... but that doesn't seem quite right. Eh, whatever, I'll probably stay with what I have now anyway but I was just looking for some thoughts on this issue.
So I'm asking people how they actually pick a screen name. I've read the thread about the stories behind your screen name (I like murbot's of course ), but I'm wondering how you actually decide what to call yourself. My AIM screen name is "AstroManLuca" because I'm into astronomy... but that doesn't seem quite right. Eh, whatever, I'll probably stay with what I have now anyway but I was just looking for some thoughts on this issue.
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so i just looked for the best greek god name i could find. i've used it ever since. once i have a name, i don't see any point changing it. i have a hard enough time remember who people are as it.
ShawnJoycePennStateUniversity
I made that screen name about six years ago back when including a sports team with your name was cool. It's not anymore. I don't think it ever was, actually. But everyone knows me by it, so I see no reason to change.
....And ShawnJ and SPJ are pretty obvious.
I play trumpet. I'm a a man. You can add.
The oddest thing about my handle is that people ask me if I REALLY play trumpet. I could understand if it were some sort of incredible ability I really wanted to graft onto myself or my personality. (like NinjaWarrior, Neo, or something like that)
Nick
Well it is just my last name with \\/\\/ as the W.
Yup. I use my last name as my handle...
I feel so loser-ish now.
If anyone needs me I will be under my rock...
Originally posted by BuonRotto
First thing that pooped into my head.
fecal matter?
Originally posted by pensieve
I was torifile for a LONG time and my .mac address is still torifile.
I did NOT know that. I'd even wondered where you were... I guess I'm glad to see you back
Hung around Ai a lot but never posted. It was a very sad & painful time in my life.
Anyway, to start afresh, I decided to call myself Aquafire because it reflects the two most dominant colours in my paintings:
( Aqua-being Pthalo Blue ) & ( Fire-being Burnt Sienna )
A lot of my paintings have background sunrises & sunsets in them. So it's very apt.
I'm $$$$ing tired of stupid Internet handles.
I AM ADAM!
Originally posted by InactionMan
Back in my first year of university I played a bit too much Maelstrom on my old LC 630. People would go to class and I'd be playing Maelstrom, they'd come back hours later and I'd still be playing. I wouldn't move for hours..... hence InactionMan. I'm also very lazy.
Maelstrom..haha.. If you thought that was good..you should have tried playing " Thezone" it makes maelstrom look like a storm in a teacup.
Try it..but I warn you...start at the beginners level.
Download here.
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Before that it was Bruce Mclee, from a movie idea my friends and I scripted. It was about a young chinese lad adopted by a family in the Scottish Highlands. Amazingly, he still spoke with a chinese accent and could do Kung Fu. A total spoof. Too bad we never shot it.
I'm sad to say that I can't remember my first handle. It was 95, on the ISCA BBS.
For my AIM name, I just based it off of my real name. It's Ashleytree7. I am Ashley, named after an ash tree, so: Ashleytree. The 7 is just a random number because plain "Ashleytree" was taken.