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London Mike Jul 28th 2011 1:53 pm

BE Usernames?
 
I've just realised that I hate my BE username. 'London Mike'? Give me a break! Was I that imaginative when I signed up quickly to ask those ever so important questions on the forum ...? It's just not me. I don't even think of myself as a Londoner even though I spent 10 years there.

If I could start over, I'd choose something funkier or at least something less banal. 'dubnobasswithmyheadman' or something like that. :rofl: If you could start over, what would you call yourself? Also, whose username do you like on BE? I quite go for 'Mandymoochops' and 'FlirtyKnickers'. Sorry lads, can't think of any decent usernames amongst the chaps!

Greenhill Jul 28th 2011 2:07 pm

Re: BE Usernames?
 
I'd quite like to just be the real life me. Unfortunately, the advantages of anonymity outweigh those of the open-book life that I like to live :(

Kinda shitty, really, this trustworthy yet untrustworthy virtual world we share.

Perhaps they could add a depth to the entire forum, e.g. when you reach n posts and have sufficient peer votes, all the avatars and usernames become the people we actually are?


Originally Posted by London Mike (Post 9525569)
If you could start over, what would you call yourself?


Steve_P Jul 28th 2011 3:45 pm

Re: BE Usernames?
 

Originally Posted by London Mike (Post 9525569)
If you could start over, what would you call yourself?

Some days I think I would like to go back to my original BE username.

JamesM Jul 28th 2011 4:27 pm

Re: BE Usernames?
 
You can change your name easily. Just message IainK or someone else in a position of importance and let them know what you want to be going forward. Job done!

mandymoochops Jul 28th 2011 5:29 pm

Re: BE Usernames?
 

Originally Posted by London Mike (Post 9525569)
I quite go for 'Mandymoochops' and 'FlirtyKnickers'.

mmm a threesome - interesting ................ ;)


Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 9525656)
Some days I think I would like to go back to my original BE username.

See now having met you Steve I can't imagine a username so totally opposite from someone as lovely as you :)

Sherlock Holmes Jul 28th 2011 5:42 pm

Re: BE Usernames?
 

Originally Posted by Greenhill (Post 9525579)
Perhaps they could add a depth to the entire forum, e.g. when you reach n posts and have sufficient peer votes, all the avatars and usernames become the people we actually are?

It happened to me when I got to 8,000 posts. See name and avatar. :D

Sherlock Holmes Jul 28th 2011 5:43 pm

Re: BE Usernames?
 

Originally Posted by JamesM (Post 9525709)
You can change your name easily. Just message IainK or someone else in a position of importance and let them know what you want to be going forward. Job done!

True, and you don't need to lose your post count and karma. ;)

Cookie Jul 29th 2011 12:52 am

Re: BE Usernames?
 
I changed my name a couple of years ago. I felt reborn :rofl:

TrishP Jul 29th 2011 3:47 am

Re: BE Usernames?
 
I very unimaginatively changed from being TrishB to TrishP this week - at least I remember my login name :thumbsup:

Clematis Jul 29th 2011 7:47 am

Re: BE Usernames?
 
I too was renamed, nothing more original than the original. :rolleyes:

Gremmie Jul 29th 2011 9:00 am

Re: BE Usernames?
 

Originally Posted by JamesM (Post 9525709)
You can change your name easily. Just message IainK or someone else in a position of importance and let them know what you want to be going forward. Job done!

Really ???? off to change my name to Blowitoutyarse1 :rofl::rofl:

Funky Florist Jul 30th 2011 9:35 am

Re: BE Usernames?
 
When I joined most people thought I was a woman. I'm not. And I'm not a gay florist either. Which surprises quite a lot of people too. But I was a florist and have always been a man. Just breaking stereotypes, that's all.

Now off for a drink with an umbrella in it...

Bob Jul 30th 2011 9:45 am

Re: BE Usernames?
 

Originally Posted by JamesM (Post 9525709)
You can change your name easily. Just message IainK or someone else in a position of importance and let them know what you want to be going forward. Job done!

Have to let Sue know, to get the name changed, she'll do it the once for a good reason....so make it count :)


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