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Do you think it is weird that some people use their regular name in their user name?
- Thread starter Josh5890
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Some people just like to live on the edge.
No one can dox me from my username, I’m just your average friendly monster.
No one can dox me from my username, I’m just your average friendly monster.
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No, I fully support someone if they do. Also support them if they use their own face as their avatar.
Barely Able
Cappy
Completely tangential, but there was this house in a cul de sac maybe a block away from where I grew up. The parents put the names of their kids in giant block letters outside what I assume was the bedroom windows. Like directly on the front of the house. I remember how weird that was back in the 90s and could only image how insane it would be if someone did that today.
Me too, I've been using some sort of construction of my first and last name all around the internet since the dawn of it, at least the late 90s. Using another name now would not delete all that info.
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Would you do it if you were a gaming professional?
Maybe I`m still living back in the early 2000`s before twitter toxicity existed, but I completely remember a day when you knew who all the gaming professionals were on the boards and what their real names was.
Only people who covered it up were Drinky Crow etc who wanted to live a different personality.
I don`t use my real name because my English is middle school level unless I spend a large amount of time-editing it and really want future employees referring to my horribly written options about JRPGS.
Maybe I`m still living back in the early 2000`s before twitter toxicity existed, but I completely remember a day when you knew who all the gaming professionals were on the boards and what their real names was.
Only people who covered it up were Drinky Crow etc who wanted to live a different personality.
I don`t use my real name because my English is middle school level unless I spend a large amount of time-editing it and really want future employees referring to my horribly written options about JRPGS.
AndroidOS
Cappy
I think it's a bit odd when people use their full name as a username, but I'd be comfortable using my first name - it's common enough that it'd be very hard to trace back to me. And to be honest, I've been using the same username for so long that people who actually know me can probably make the link between me and my online username anyway.
Hoshi
The Sapphire Star
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Yep. It's kind of funny how in the early days of the internet we were always told not to give out any personal information, and then I'd say around the late 2000s/early 2010s people were a lot laxer with giving out information. And now we're back to strictly maintaining our privacy.
Daniel Switzer
Rattata
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I actually thought about this quite a bit before I decided to just use my name. I normally go by a Forum name I’ve used over at previous websites, but I also used to separate my identity as someone who likes video games and the rest of myself because I was insecure about it. I’ve grown out of that now.
As others have said, we used to be told not to share personal information like your name on the internet, but now we have Twitter and Facebook and so forth, it feels a bit redundant.
I have a blog, a Twitter account, I used to write about games in a small capacity a few years ago. My name is already out there, so that’s why I settled on using it here. I suppose in a way it also keeps me accountable for the things I say.
As others have said, we used to be told not to share personal information like your name on the internet, but now we have Twitter and Facebook and so forth, it feels a bit redundant.
I have a blog, a Twitter account, I used to write about games in a small capacity a few years ago. My name is already out there, so that’s why I settled on using it here. I suppose in a way it also keeps me accountable for the things I say.
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Not rlly popular internet ppl also seem to use their real names usually but if you wanna stay risk free first name should be fine aslong as you don't connect it to literally everything so someone can trace ya back. In the past i used my irl firdt name but now the squiddo alias because before that my username was nothing noteworthy and this one sticked. So i ditched the username with my irl name it was assassin + my real name. But yh personally i would onky use my first name at most online outside of irl social media accs.
famicorpse
Sleepy Mage
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I think it's a lack of creativity.
CaptainNuevo
McDonald's Maniac
So uhh... is getting doxxed like a kink or something here Josh5890?
Byakuya
一咬 千刃花
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It does seem to be fairly common nowadays, especially on social media platforms. I blame FB for that. On forums people usually have nicknames, but I think forums are mostly populated by millenials and older generations who grew up with a different era of the internet. We're more used to nicknames and anonymity, I think.
toxic user
Rattata
Weird no, but I'd probably not recommend it on any board where you discuss politics. Those tend to be monitored by known actors as soon as the boards are big enough.
steviestar
Step Up Senpai
Come at me bro
Ramune
Piranha Plant
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I was gonna tell you how much I loved Mystery Train, but now you’re telling me you’re not the real Jim? Damn.
Jarmusch
Cappy
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sorry
