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TheCaptain 
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 Topic: Real name, user name, or some nickname?
Posted: March 15 2009 at 19:50 |
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In the real world, I'd be surprised if anyone called me The Captain. I usually go by Mike, or sometimes Michael or my last name depending on who is talking to me. On PA I can only expect people to call me TheCaptain because that is what everyone sees. I'm not too happy about being called Mike because it's far too common of a name and I can't be sure if someone is talking to me or someone else. I really don't care what I am called as long as I know I am being addressed.
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Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal.
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progismylife
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Posted: March 15 2009 at 17:51 |
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I usually prefer my first name (Ben) which is sort of a nickname since my first name is officially Benjamin. But no one ever calls me that when I am in trouble. The only reason my mum calls me Benjamin sometimes is to make sure I hear it cause I'm usually really sleepy or not paying attention and Benjamin has a lot more syllables than Ben and can be dragged out.
I found it really annoying when people refer to me by a username or my xbox live gamertag (my friend's little brother refuses to use my first name and calls me by my gamertag).
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Visitor13
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Posted: March 15 2009 at 12:14 |
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Eraserhead
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Posted: February 27 2009 at 20:58 |
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Don't care. My name is Ryan, sometimes people call me Ry but other than that, that's it.
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In heaven, everything is fine
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Stool Man
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Posted: February 27 2009 at 13:50 |
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(oops - why am I being told I've timed out?)
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rotten hound of the burnie crew
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Stool Man
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Posted: February 27 2009 at 13:49 |
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( copy & paste, third attempt)
I don't care, and I timed out while writing a post shorter than this one - is there a problem somehow?
My first name is Stewart, my stage name is Stool Man, and I have two
other nicknames. I also answer to "hippy" among my non-hippy friends.
I bet this times out as well.
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rotten hound of the burnie crew
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Stool Man
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Posted: February 27 2009 at 13:48 |
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I don't care, and I timed out while writing a post shorter than this one - is there a problem somehow?
My first name is Stewart, my stage name is Stool Man, and I have two other nicknames. I also answer to "hippy" among my non-hippy friends. I bet this times out as well.
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rotten hound of the burnie crew
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Stool Man
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Posted: February 27 2009 at 13:46 |
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I don't care. My first name is Stewart, my stage name is Stool Man, and I have a couple of nicknames. I also answer to "hippy" among my non-hippy friends.
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rotten hound of the burnie crew
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markosherrera
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Posted: February 25 2009 at 22:59 |
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I prefer my first name Markos ,I have many nicknames like Bela Lugosi,Penguin,Reo,Hippie Penguin ,Crazy Penguin,Monsieur Cromagnon,Cronch... etc etc
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Hi progmaniacs of all the world
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Philéas
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Posted: February 23 2009 at 18:29 |
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In environments like this, by username. Among friends and acquaintances, by nickname.
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WalterDigsTunes
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Posted: February 22 2009 at 18:12 |
 Vompatti wrote:
WalterDigsTunes wrote:
People may or may not acknowledge that I dig tunes.
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It could be just me, but every time I see your name I think of prunes.
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Prunes are alright, but I prefer plums.
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topofsm
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Posted: February 22 2009 at 18:11 |
I really haven't been to a forum where people have called me by anything other than my username. Or toppy, which they sometimes call me. So I think it'd be weird if they did use my real name or nickname. However, I don't really care, so that's what I voted for.
And I'm not expecting anyone really to remember this, but my nickname is Miah, which is short for Jeremiah in real life. Yeah, Miah does sound like a girl's name when you say it, but I'm so used to it I really don't care. 
Pnoom! wrote:
I'll go by Folly, Pnoom!, or Aaron, don't really care which.
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How do you pronounce that? Puh-noom?
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Vompatti
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Posted: February 22 2009 at 17:48 |
WalterDigsTunes wrote:
People may or may not acknowledge that I dig tunes.
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It could be just me, but every time I see your name I think of prunes.
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JLocke
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Posted: February 22 2009 at 17:40 |
Well, whenever people call me by name, then it feels like there is a closer connection with that person, so for me, the people who call me by my first name are typically people I've chatted via PMing alot, and have therefore formed a more straightforward friendship with.
My 'Nickname' is really either 'Mike' or 'Kain', the former of which I have only been called by one person, and the latter is what people know me by online when not incredibaly close to me.
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The Doctor
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Posted: February 22 2009 at 16:38 |
I prefer to be referred to as "Big Daddy Spank-Bottom"
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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WalterDigsTunes
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Posted: February 22 2009 at 16:35 |
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People may or may not acknowledge that I dig tunes.
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Drew
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Posted: February 22 2009 at 16:22 |
real name- Kevin 
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J-Man
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Posted: February 22 2009 at 16:20 |
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Either Jeff or progrocker2244. I like Jeff more though.
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Diaby
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Posted: February 22 2009 at 14:58 |
I prefer to be described, as in "hey, fool!"
btw, first name/username
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yeah
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Pekka
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Posted: February 22 2009 at 14:22 |
I remember one time when someone has called me by a name here, and it was my real name. It felt weird to some extent since I'm so used to hiding behind this user name or Pedro in some other forums, but it also felt kind of nice, more personal, fuzzy and warm. So I guess I prefer the real name. I feel I'm more Pekka than this stupid thing I made up some night under foggy circumstances. Which of course somewhat translates to Keppa4yearsold 
Edited by Keppa4v - February 22 2009 at 14:24
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Real name, user name, or some nickname?
