Screenname changes...

[MIJB#19]

Am I the only one at FOFC wondering where these long time 2,000+ posters come from? Who's Chris? Who's Karlifornia? At least Omnivore put his old name in his signature. These three I figured out by now, but did I miss any of them? And when did this name change trend start?

I suggest a list of name changes in this thread. :rolleyes:

[Poli]

Who are you?

[Draft Dodger]

I am Emmit Smith

[FrogMan]

I knew about Chris and Omnivore, but this Karlifornia dude had me wondering. Took quite a lucky shot to figure it out... From this thread:
http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?p=1114662#post1114662

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None of my favorite categories are on the list (maybe it should've been done by cthomer or Ksyrup?).


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[vex]

Karlifornia was an easy one, it's the same for him on myspace atm;)

[DanGarion]

So what after 2000 posts we can change our user name at will?

[CraigSca]

Why would people do that, anyway?

[DanGarion]

Why would people do that, anyway?
Because they can?

[Ben E Lou]

Actually, they can't do it at will. They ask. I have no idea why. Quite often, I get the rather cryptic explanation of something along the lines of "this screen name has tired itself out." :confused:

[Buccaneer]

Frog, good catch.

At least Bucc will still be Bucc. Oh wait....

[terpkristin]

Am I the only one at FOFC wondering where these long time 2,000+ posters come from? Who's Chris? Who's Karlifornia? At least Omnivore put his old name in his signature. These three I figured out by now, but did I miss any of them? And when did this name change trend start?

I suggest a list of name changes in this thread. :rolleyes:

OK, since I haven't figured out these three, can somebody buy me a clue?

/tk

[Young Drachma]

If I'd realize the ire these sorts of things caused, I'd probably have been less likely to do it. I just did it on a whim and it was something I'd thought about for ages, but never knew was possible. So when I knew it was, I just wrote SkyDog a 5,000 treatise and he changed on the condition that I never write a PM that long to anyone, ever again.

Ok, so I didn't.

But like I said, had I know my changing it would've been part of this whole "Who the f is this person? or Why the heck would you wanna do that?" furor, well..I'd have just stayed DC and been done with it. What can I say? peer pressure is a bitch.

[Joe]

change it back

[Young Drachma]

change it back

Why?

[Joe]

because everyone is confuzzled

[Joe]

oooh or can I change my name to Dark Cloud since that name is available now? Although, I am tempted to make a switch to MIJB#18.

[Cap Ologist]

I thought you could only change your name if you bought one of SkyDog's cd's ;)

[cthomer5000]

Probably the dumbest trend sweeping FOFC.

[Maple Leafs]

Can I change to Subby? I hear it's available.

[Joe]

Probably the dumbest trend sweeping FOFC.

Please me more specific. Is the dumbest trend the name changes, or people buying skydog's CDs? :cool:

[bbor]

Dibs on Dave Dial

[Maple Leafs]

Please me more specific. Is the dumbest trend the name changes, or people buying skydog's CDs? :cool:
The word "trend" implies more than one person doing it.

[MIJB#19]

oooh or can I change my name to Dark Cloud since that name is available now? Although, I am tempted to make a switch to MIJB#18.It's a good thing I reserved MIJB19 already. :cool:


Also, I think I forgot to list MacroGuy in the initial post. :D

[Bad-example]

Perhaps posting in an official name change announcement thread, linked in the reference thread, would be a useful prerequisite when taking a new handle...?

[vex]

It's a good thing I reserved MIJB19 already. :cool:


Also, I think I forgot to list MacroGuy in the initial post. :D

:ahem::D

[Desnudo]

Probably the dumbest trend sweeping FOFC.

It's the barbed wire tatoo of FOFC

[Schmidty]

Other than Dark Cloud, I don't know who the other two are.

[Schmidty]

Oh wait, I know who Chris is.

[KWhit]

So who is Karlifornia?

[Karlifornia]

I've wanted to have a new name for the longest time, but I didn't know it was possible until I saw SkyDog had altered ApatheticLurker's name. After Dark Cloud's name changed, I realized that I could change mine. I guess I just got tired of RadioFriendlyUnitShifter..it was long and clumsy.

[Joe]

So who is Karlifornia?


RadioFriendlyUnitShifter

[cuervo72]

Why not just RFUS? Not long and clumsy.

[Karlifornia]

Why not just RFUS? Not long and clumsy.

I thought about that after SkyDog changed it....but now I don't want to bug him again. But that isn't a bad idea, Cuervo.

[tanglewood]

Why change your name anyway? Kalifornia looks stupid. :)

[tanglewood]

dola

If you change to RFUS I'll refer to you as Rufus all the time. Dunno if that's a positive or a negative.

[Toddzilla]

I don't have anywhere near 3,000 posts, but I'll bet SD would let me change my username if I picked something dope like "Rakim" ;)

[CraigSca]

I just think the whole thing is retarded.

[Karlifornia]

I just think the whole thing is retarded.

Shutup, you stupidhead!

:rolleyes:

[DaddyTorgo]

I'm thinking of changing my name to "YoMomma"

[Lorena]

I thought about that after SkyDog changed it....but now I don't want to bug him again. But that isn't a bad idea, Cuervo.

No offense, but Karlifornia sounds so... blah. RadioFriendlyUnitShifter has personality... I like your old name better.

[Karlifornia]

No offense, but Karlifornia sounds so... blah. RadioFriendlyUnitShifter has personality... I like your old name better.

S'ok. It's like the movies. The sequel is always under appreciated. I mean, who saw Pet Semetary II? :)

[Ryan S]

Can I change to Subby? I hear it's available.

It's not available.

http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/member.php?u=4662

When I created a new name for Subby, I created another user account as a placeholder for his old name so nobody else could use it.

[CraigSca]

Shutup, you stupidhead!

:rolleyes:

LOL - I think stupidhead is taken. :D

[sachmo71]

The problem with the namechanges for me is that the handle is pretty much how I "recognize" people. I can eventually glen who is typing a post by their style...sometimes, but it's not easy. Hence the confusion.

Maybe we can get a list of who is who, or was who, in this thread? For easy reference?

[ice4277]

The problem with the namechanges for me is that the handle is pretty much how I "recognize" people. I can eventually glen who is typing a post by their style...sometimes, but it's not easy. Hence the confusion.

Maybe we can get a list of who is who, or was who, in this thread? For easy reference?
Agreed. And who is glen?

[FrogMan]

The problem with the namechanges for me is that the handle is pretty much how I "recognize" people. I can eventually glen who is typing a post by their style...sometimes, but it's not easy. Hence the confusion.

Maybe we can get a list of who is who, or was who, in this thread? For easy reference?

I have the same problem, you see the username and associate facts you know about the person, maybe even a picture or something visual to help you.

There's this guy at my karate school who also changed his name in real life. Just had it done. Darn it's tough to address him by his new name, but at least I see his face when I talk to him, that's not the case here...

FM

[Joe]

another forum I'm on allows name changes until the person has 1,000 posts, thinking that you have created an identity for yourself by that time.

[Bad-example]

No offense, but Karlifornia sounds so... blah.

Agreed.

Hot Karlifornia would have been much better.

[AlexB]

Agreed.

Hot Karlifornia would have been much better.

Or Karlifornication...

[AlexB]

Dola,

And does anyone else keep getting shoved to FM's post (#4) every time they click on this thread :confused:

Edit... and apparently when they post in this thread?

[Joe]

Dola,

And does anyone else keep getting shoved to FM's post (#4) every time they click on this thread :confused:

yes

[ice4277]

Dola,

And does anyone else keep getting shoved to FM's post (#4) every time they click on this thread :confused:

Edit... and apparently when they post in this thread?

Yeah, I was going to mention that. I think FM's triple-quote and copy out of another paste was too much for the system to handle :D

[AlexB]

yes

But not now it's onto page 2 :). Dunno why that was happening though

[Draft Dodger]

I never could figure out what the fuck a Subby was anyway.

as long as people don't change their name to annhardennu (or whatever), I'm cool.

[MIJB#19]

:ahem::D
Yours is way too subtile to even be noticed.:cool:

[JeeberD]

Not for me... :p

http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?p=1104068&highlight=vex#post1104068

[vex]

Nothing gets past The Jeebs.

[Abe Sargent]

I wish I could have chosen Euplatious as my nick but I feel now is too late.

-Anxiety

[FrogMan]

Nothing gets past The Jeebs.

ahem, I had noticed it a good 6 hours before he did...
http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?p=1103833#post1103833

:p

FM

[Young Drachma]

I asked to go back to my old name. Just so you all know.

[MacroGuru]

I explained the reason for my name change.

I was formerly IndoorSoccerSim, I was using that name here for several reasons.

1) The ISM soccer game was under development and moving forward in progress, so I was trying to get a name out there.

2) I found FOFC because of HT, however, I migrated to the General, Dynasty fourma more than the HT forum.

So when the game evaporated due to two of the developers getting swamped (Three if you count me) and someone overwriting my main site with their league site, I figured I would go to the webname that I have used since 2000.....MacroGuru. My MSN, Yahoo Messenger, and all of my emails are macroguru as well.

[fantastic flying froggies]

I asked to go back to my old name. Just so you all know.

...and apparently Chris switched back to Subby as well...

[MIJB#19]

That wasn't the intent of this thread, to talk people into re-renaming.
I just tried to provide some help in the potential confusion that arose for others.

[Young Drachma]

I spent years becoming "dc"...I didn't know what the hell i was gonna be with Omnivore. "o" "omni" "o-dizzle"

the symbol?

i decided to stop the madness.

[Subby]

I like being Subby better, so I changed back.

I didn't even realize this thread existed until just now...

[stevew]

Eh, I like that Indoorsoccersim at least had the idea to put his former name in his sig. That was cool.

[John Galt]

I like being Subby better, so I changed back.

You chose wisely.

[Antmeister]

Is it possible for me to change my name back to Antmeister while keeping the old start date and current post count of Antmeister71? I lost my password for that account a while back and I would like to drop the 71.

[stevew]

Is it possible for me to change my name back to Antmeister while keeping the old start date and current post count of Antmeister71? I lost my password for that account a while back and I would like to drop the 71.

I would think they could change "antmeister" to something else, and then change antmeister71 to antmeister pretty easily.

[Antmeister]

I would think they could change "antmeister" to something else, and then change antmeister71 to antmeister pretty easily.
I agree, but can they give me my original join date and not the one started on Antmeister71 while maintaining the current post count?

[panerd]

I was thinking about changing to pbnerd or Solcismic, but too many people would wonder where the old panerd went!

[stevew]

I agree, but can they give me my original join date and not the one started on Antmeister71 while maintaining the current post count?

Doubtful. Just get a new password for the other antmeister account and start a massive dola-chain.

[stevew]

can i change my name to swmagic?

[Antmeister]

can i change my name to swmagic?

lol....please no.

[duckman]

can i change my name to swmagic?

Only if I can get my name changed to FlaschWon'tComeOutOfTheCloset.

[JeeberD]

I agree, but can they give me my original join date and not the one started on Antmeister71 while maintaining the current post count?


Post counts are editable (not by me or the other new mods, though) so if you really wanted to I'm sure it would be possible. The problem with that is that if someone did a search for your old posts they wouldn't come up under your old/new name.

[terpkristin]

I think I should change my name to kristinterp so that I can use /kt instead of /tk and totally throw everyone off. :D ;)

OK, I'm a bit buzzed, so I probably find this a bit funnier than it really is.

/tk....or is it /kt???

[cartman]

bump...

:D

[MIJB#19]

Heh, well timed bump, now that it's become quite the trend lately.
SD, I mean, Ben's comment early in the thread made me chuckle. ;)