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Geek Culture / Why Are Most Mods Changing Their Forum Names To There Real Names?

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Drew G
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why is this?
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CattleRustler
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Posted: 8th May 2006 18:06
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this is my real name

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SirFire
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Posted: 8th May 2006 18:21
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How do you know those are their real names?

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Saikoro
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Quote: "How do you know those are their real names?"

Exactly, those names are FAR too generic to all happen to be mod names

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Richard Davey
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Posted: 8th May 2006 18:25
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I guess you get to a certain point on a forum where you just, well.. grow up? and needing a cool sounding pseudonym is no longer a requirement.

Bite my shiny metal ass
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Saikoro
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Oooh CR, Richard pwnt you. JK of course.

Of course using words like pwnt isn't really showing much on the "grow up" side from my part. From now on I will be known by my real name Frankfurter Hasslehoff.

...well its better than Englebut Humperdink, anyway.

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Seppuku Arts
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Quote: "Oooh CR, Richard pwnt you. JK of course."


Not really, cattle rustler is using his real name...OMGZ READERZ DIZ FRIGGINZZ POZTERZ....my apologies....


Quote: "I guess you get to a certain point on a forum where you just, well.. grow up? "

Sooo...is bouncy brink/Nick J whatever/Bob an exception then?

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Richard Davey
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Posted: 8th May 2006 18:50
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Quote: "Sooo...is bouncy brink/Nick J whatever/Bob an exception"


Given the frequency of identity changes.. I'd say it points to something else entirely

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x1bwork
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Posted: 8th May 2006 19:01
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Aye. And if I get lucky and dubbed as "Mod" for fpsc,I'll just be "Lawrence"

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Eric T
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Quote: "Aye. And if I get lucky and dubbed as "Mod" for fpsc,I'll just be "Lawrence""


I'd go for something a little more true... like "Train Wreck Clean Up Supervisor"

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RUCCUS
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Posted: 8th May 2006 19:11
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I'd be Richard Davey is the best and kewlest person alive times infinite. And 1 even.

...Or something like that...

*RUCCUS makes the call me sign with his hand to Richard

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x1bwork
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Posted: 8th May 2006 19:14 Edited at: 8th May 2006 19:15
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LOL Eric. well,I could go with 3 characters first name and 1 character last name and be LawL. Or I could just not be accepted at all and just be x1b

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BatVink
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Posted: 8th May 2006 19:23
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Of course super heroes never reveal their true identity.



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x1bwork
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Quote: "Of course super heroes never reveal their true identity.
"


s'ok, im pretty sure im seen as a Super Villain here. "Doctor A$$hole" or something

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Van B
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Posted: 8th May 2006 19:26
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People call me Van-B in real life though... so until they grow up I can't

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Dazzag
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Dunno. My name is infact, suprisingly really quite boring. Although my forum name isn't exactly amazing either.... I would actually change it to my usual alterego name (Crivens), but I have used this one for half a decade now (august 2000 -2002 is new forum dates- I believe), and don't like to change things.

On the other hand it doesn't take a genius to work out my real name is not, say, David. For instance. And could probably take a running jump at the first letter of my last name, say. Or I could be lying and actually be called Sally.

Cheers

I am 99% probably lying in bed right now... so don't blame me for crappy typing
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David T
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Posted: 8th May 2006 20:06
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Yes a lot of people have done it recently - I'm shocked! Exeat was such a cool name

I personally did mine years (well, 2) ago.

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Pseudonyms forever!

*Gets a tat of Fallout etched onto his left butt cheek*

Besides, if I told you all my real name was Albertenstein Kopplewench III Esquire, you would probably tease me.

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Drew G
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Posted: 8th May 2006 20:36
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And if you knew my name was
Twinkiesnuff Lindonerd Geeksholf the IIII
you'd make fun of me aswell
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Posted: 8th May 2006 20:38
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To be honest my name isn't a pseudonym, I am actually Miyamoto Musashi raised from the dead, or I could be just being a saddo...

Yey! I removed the sig...
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I'm just sad


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David T
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Posted: 8th May 2006 22:03
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Quote: "Twinkiesnuff Lindonerd Geeksholf the IIII"


its IV, not IIII

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Jeff Miller
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Posted: 8th May 2006 22:05
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Hard enough at my age to remember my real name. I'd never remember a forum name. I'd see my post and think that someone beat me to it.
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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 8th May 2006 22:08
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Nothing is more fun than changing your name regularly

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Drew G
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Posted: 8th May 2006 22:22
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I'm sure you have some insecurities Nick.

@ David
I know, I just wanted to spell it wrong on purpose.
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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 8th May 2006 22:34
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RL names suck.


It's like a Megaton Cat radar, 24 hours a day.
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Posted: 8th May 2006 23:03
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Quote: "Exeat was such a cool name"


Who is Exeat now?

Quote: "I'd see my post and think that someone beat me to it."


Haha, nice.


I'm not a mod, obviously, but I changed mine to my real name because I was tired of people calling me Bolt. I'd much rather be called by my real name.

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adr
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Posted: 8th May 2006 23:38
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Quote: "I guess you get to a certain point on a forum where you just, well.. grow up"

No you smell.

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Drew G
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Posted: 8th May 2006 23:49
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I guess all people smell. I mean, after you reach that point in life where you need deoderant, you start smelling. Since adr hasn't reached that stage yet in his life, he doesn't smell I guess.
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Posted: 8th May 2006 23:53
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Quote: "I'm just sad"

The first stage is admitting it

Quote: "No you smell."

Nice...be careful to finish off your sentences or someone would think you were trying to be mean

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Drew Cameron
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I hate when people on MSN have song lyrics instead of names.

People are given names for a reason, why have a different name for forums? (Aside from safety, I guess)

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Quote: "Who is Exeat now?"


Dave J

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I AM NOT MR ANDERSON!!! My name is Neo!

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*train horn*


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Quote: "People are given names for a reason, why have a different name for forums? (Aside from safety, I guess)"

Safety, I guess. After a while I'll probably just switch to my real name, but for now I'd rather just leave it Bizar Guy... Maybe I'll switch my forum name once I make a game with Bizar Guy in it (the guy in my sig).

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Quote: "People are given names for a reason, why have a different name for forums? (Aside from safety, I guess)"

Some people thinks it makes them cooler. If you have a naturally cool name like Benjamin, then it is not necessary to do such a thing..

Kidding. But forum names can be more unique because you choose them yourself.

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My real name is made up entirely of common names and really isn't worth looking at or mentioning here. Plus Tallun sounds kinda cool. Kinda.
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I imagine some of it has to do with percieved identity. You can't tell what someone calling themselves Adrian will be like, but you get a feeling for what someone called ===UBERXCODER339=== will be like

It's like clothes for online - wear scabby clothes, and unfortunately people will treat you differently. Have a different online name, and people are instantly making judgements on who you are.

Personally, anyone with 'programmer', 'newbie', 'DB' or 'ultimate' in their forum name makes me wary of their posts. Sad but true.

So - short version: I use Tinkergirl because it's COOLZORZZZ!!

(No, really.)
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Quote: "I hate when people on MSN have song lyrics instead of names.

People are given names for a reason, why have a different name for forums? (Aside from safety, I guess)"


It is annoying when people do that on MSN as well packing them with smileys and longs messages like 'DwLUV U NEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!![(h)(f) You rule, yeh baby I am a freak!!!!!!!!'

I call myself something else basically I like to have something as my identity that is differant to the one I have in the real world, I think just seeing 'Bryn' instead of Musashi or Seppuku Arts is just boring, as long as names are original I can understand why people use them, but stuff like 'No1 Matrix Fan' or something is sad.

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Quote: "You can't tell what someone calling themselves Adrian will be like"


I let my avatar do the talking, since if you hadn't already guessed, my name is infact Adrian.

What you've got, is someone who looks a bit pissed off, probably because he needs a good night's sleep. He could also do with a shave.

I'm perpetually "almost presentable" and I think my avatar reflects that nicely Although, my new job's requirement to wear a shirt has bumped my presentability to "adequately satisfactory".

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Quote: "I hate when people on MSN have song lyrics instead of names."


Agreed. Half the time I don't know who is sending me a message. And when they do have a name, it's one different from the forums.

sheesh.



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I think I changed my name 7 times whilst talking to Benjamin earlier. Mnemonix thought I was blocking him

But seriously, why do a lot of the mods have the same name to top it off? Theres a couple Daves, a couple Johns...

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I am currently eating salmon.


I thought I would post some information of superior practical use than that which has been posted already on this thread.

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I want to change my real name to my login name, so I must be not growing up, but reversing in age.

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Quote: "Agreed. Half the time I don't know who is sending me a message. And when they do have a name, it's one different from the forums."


I try to keep mine all the same. I haven't changed my name since I started an account here (actually just a bit before then).

I see no point in changing your name once everyone knows you by it

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Whoa, everyone watch out!!! Drew G changed his name to George Lopez!!!

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You know what? I just don't trust people that use their real names...


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Quote: "[quote]And if you knew my name was
Twinkiesnuff Lindonerd Geeksholf the IIII
you'd make fun of me aswell"


its IV, not IIII[/quote]

Hence the reason to make fun.


Quote: "But seriously, why do a lot of the mods have the same name to top it off? Theres a couple Daves, a couple Johns..."


They're not exactly the most uncommon names.


Quote: "Of course super heroes never reveal their true identity."


Or in this case, their human persona never reveals their super hero side.


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Quote: "You know what? I just don't trust people that use their real names..."

You don't trust Rich Davey or Drew Cameron or any of those other guys?

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