What's in a username?

[damian]

Username?

Oh come on, we all know your real name is Bruce Wayne....

[damian]

I just used a user-name I had for another (astronomy) forum in an attempt to reduce the number of user-names I had to remember.
Didn't really work as you still have to remember the different passwords.

xkcd: Password Strength

xkcd has an answer to everything.

[Master Splinter]

I just followed the golden rules of teh intarwebs:

0) Firefox will remember all your nicks and passwords.
1) Never reuse a nickname across forums.
2) Nickname should be chosen at random.
3) Always have more than one nickname on a forum. Always access second nickname through a proxy to mask the originating IP address. (useful for sock puppeting).

[Rattrap]

I just followed the golden rules of teh intarwebs:

0) Firefox will remember all your nicks and passwords.
1) Never reuse a nickname across forums.
2) Nickname should be chosen at random.
3) Always have more than one nickname on a forum. Always access second nickname through a proxy to mask the originating IP address. (useful for sock puppeting).

Hmm i failed on 1 & 3. I use my name on more than 1 woodwork site & i got no idea at all why anyone would want to do 3, that's totally beyond me

[Master Splinter]

i got no idea at all why anyone would want to do 3, that's totally beyond me

So you can support (or contradict) yourself, whichever offers the most lulz.

[Cliff Rogers]

Lots of people are & have sock puppets.

[Scott]

Hmm?

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

I just followed the golden rules of teh intarwebs:

0) Firefox will remember all your nicks and passwords.

*snrk!*

I wish someone would tell Firefox that!

The last auto-update lost not only all my passwords, but also the bookmarks and all my account/proxy settings!

[RedShirtGuy]

Eons ago I wanted something different than my other online handle at the time (AhrT - taken from a HR Giger book entitled "arh+") mostly for gaming. This seemed to suit my gaming style...being dumb, the bait and usually dead. I also sometimes use "Ensign Ricky" who was a red shirt in an episode of Family Guy.

In the original Star Trek universe it's generally considered that anyone wearing a red shirt is going to die shortly after being seen. Although the uniforms in different modern series kind of put a end to it, it's still well recognised. The latest movie had a special red shirt tribute death as they jumped out of a ship onto a drilling platform. I saw it in the cinemas and was screaming with laughter.

There's even a Wikipedia page dedicated to them
Redshirt (character) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There are other historical/war references to red shirts, but I go with the nerdy one.

A few of the folks here "got it" without explaination which always makes me chuffed.

[Grumpy John]

I was working at a job I loved, but had the foreman from hell. Consequently I usually came home in a foul mood hence the nickname. Gave up $80K a year to work at Bunnies for less than half, much happier now.

[bluegum30]

I'v used Bluegum in a number of forums and this forum i had to add 30 because it was already taken,i choose bluegum because i cut many railway sleepers out of bluegum .

On another forum i was asked if i was negro from some state in America, and from that conversation i learned that the term ''bluegums''related to negro's in a area ,i'm not sure whether it was only a term used in that area.

[DavidG]

Due to lack of imagination I used my first name and family name initial.

[Woodwould]

Due to lack of imagination I used my first name and family name initial.

Goliath?

[DavidG]

Goliath?

Only in stomach, not in name.

[Handyjack]

Handyman for Odd Jobs, Jack of all trades (master of none).