What is your name? : Othor Games

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 1:47 am

I see a lot of people still only want to be known on a first name basis. I'm not sure what the fear is. Amazon encouraged real user names awhile ago and now Google is implementing real names into YouTube (which in theory should cut down on all the stupid comments (racism, etc.) especially when maybe potential employers will start scanning YouTube comments). Problem is it's entirely optional right now and I see very few people on YouTube using their name.

For me it's not a fear of letting my name be known, for me I just don't like my name much. I guess being around it for 19 years, being surrounded by similarily named people, it seems boring and bland.

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 2:38 pm

Woah, my name is Cam too! Freaky...

No way, that's so cray.

» Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:31 pm

My name is a synonym of valley and very closely resembles my username.

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 1:52 pm

I've already done this at the "Introduce Yourself!" thread... besides, it isn't that hard to figure out.

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:13 pm

It's Samuel, but I just go by Sam.

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:25 am

or i my actual identity is one people would recognize,

Because semi-famous people routinely rack up thousands of posts on gaming forums...

or some day recognize :wink_smile:

At least you got your head in the clouds.

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 7:51 am

You can call me Chef.

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:58 am

Wade.

Internet paranoia be damned!

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 1:14 pm

I see a lot of people still only want to be known on a first name basis. I'm not sure what the fear is. Amazon encouraged real user names awhile ago and now Google is implementing real names into YouTube (which in theory should cut down on all the stupid comments (racism, etc.) especially when maybe potential employers will start scanning YouTube comments). Problem is it's entirely optional right now and I see very few people on YouTube using their name.

You asked and answered your own question...

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:44 am

Internet anonymity allows free speech (such as academic criticisms of Islam, however I want to make it clear I am not endorsing those on this forum) that if names were introduced could lead to murders.

My name is Tom.

» Thu Jul 26, 2012 11:57 pm

Name's Vít. Short for czech Vítek. Latin counterpart: Vitus

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:35 am

You can call me Oreo, BK, or Brandornius. Those are the names I go by. I only use my real name for formalities.

For me it's not a fear of letting my name be known, for me I just don't like my name much. I guess being around it for 19 years, being surrounded by similarily named people, it seems boring and bland.

Your name is John Smith isn't it? :shifty:

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:17 am

My name is a synonym of valley and very closely resembles my username.

Dale.

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:17 am

Your name is John Smith isn't it? :shifty:

I had a class mate named that

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:26 am

My name is a synonym of valley and very closely resembles my username.

Dal is the Dutch word for valley...

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:59 am

My name is [REDACTED].

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:43 am

My name is Daniel.

This is an interesting thread, by the way.

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:19 am

Andrew though everyone who knows in RL knows me as Andy

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:09 am

Andrew though everyone who knows in RL knows me as Andy

woah, i always thought you were a girl... unless you are a girl named andrew (no offense intended)

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 8:02 am

woah, i always thought you were a girl... unless you are a girl named andrew (no offense intended)

When you use a pink pony for an avatar, things like that happen...

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:51 am

My name is [REDACTED].

What a coincidence, so is mine :tongue:

On the internet, i'm just ToJKa. Though that comes from my initials :wink:

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:08 am

woah, i always thought you were a girl... unless you are a girl named andrew (no offense intended)

I'm a guy, the Pinkie Pie in the Helmet was just the most "Borg"ish I've any any of the ponies in the show so I just went with it. though I can't really imagine why a girl would want "Rusty Gunn" as a Screen name unless they didn't want to be known as one

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:34 am

My real name is Joel, although Tycho is my most commonly used pseudonym on the internet. I chose it because I'm part Greek (Tycho is a Greek name which matches up with my Greek last name) and also because the Fallout series is my favorite video game series (Tycho was a character in Fallout). It means "hitting the mark."

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 7:51 am

I'm a guy, the Pinkie Pie in the Helmet was just the most "Borg"ish I've any any of the ponies in the show so I just went with it. though I can't really imagine why a girl would want "Rusty Gunn" as a Screen name unless they didn't want to be known as one

well i know one female member of these forums chose a name that sounds like vomit, so why not a rusty gun?

» Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:29 am

You guys all have such interesting and pretty names, mine is so ugly.

Omar.

*shudders*