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Same old me

Discussion in 'Sorcerous Sundries' started by kuemper, Jun 29, 2006.

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  1. Drew

    Drew Arrogant, contemptible, and obnoxious Adored Veteran

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    Remove all ads!
    My nick has always been Drew. Surprisingly it's always available.....even on forums who had over 8,000 members when I registered.
     
    Drew, Jun 29, 2006
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  2. The Magpie

    The Magpie Balance, in all things Veteran

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    I always use The Magpie when I can, but occasionally I have to resort to The_Magpie, Magpie or (for the BioWare boards) Magpie101. There's also no way I'm changing it, as I just don't see the point.
     
    The Magpie, Jun 30, 2006
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  3. Zorac Gems: 11/31
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    Zorac, always Zorac. Why would I ever change that?
     
    Zorac, Jun 30, 2006
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  4. Eldular Gems: 10/31
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    I'm itching a change, but I don't want to get the pm DoTW got :p Although it's quite understandable the reason why Tal has that rule IMHO. I'm just like you DoTW. Just not THAT bad of an itch :D
     
    Eldular, Jun 30, 2006
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  5. Splunge

    Splunge Bhaal’s financial advisor Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    My parents named me Splunge.

    I see no reason to use something else for the Boards, or change it during my tenure thereon.
     
    Splunge, Jun 30, 2006
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  6. Disciple of The Watch

    Disciple of The Watch Preparing The Coming of The New Order Veteran

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    Yeah, well, I understand his smoking back when I was a gem, it could get confusing... but now I have the avatar which is well-known, so I guess I could swap names without too much confusion. But I said to Tal I'd stick with that one, even though it's very, very, very slowly driving me insane. I... need... change!!!

    I've also thought of asking Tal for a title change... to something more fitting like "SP's Official Cellphone Guru", but I have a hunch he will tell me to suck up and live with what I have until I have the cash for a SPS account.
     
    Disciple of The Watch, Jun 30, 2006
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  7. Felinoid

    Felinoid Who did the what now?

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    Changing because you've come up with a name that fits you better is fine. Changing for the sake of change just gets confusing, as well as aggravating for people who already have a million and one different things to remember and don't need you adding what your "name of the week" is to their list.

    @DotW:
    Just friggin' ASK him already! :rolleyes: Even if he says no, at least you have an answer and can stop whining about it. And if he says yes, all the better.
     
    Felinoid, Jun 30, 2006
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  8. Disciple of The Watch

    Disciple of The Watch Preparing The Coming of The New Order Veteran

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    Whoa, seems some rakshasa didn't had catnip this morning, hmm?

    And you never seen me *really* whining.
     
    Disciple of The Watch, Jun 30, 2006
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  9. Daie d'Malkin

    Daie d'Malkin Shoulda gone to Specsavers

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    Mine's changed.

    Used to be Sir Daie, now it's Daie d'Malkin.

    Also answer to Chibi-Daie in FAI
     
    Daie d'Malkin, Jun 30, 2006
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  10. Sir Belisarius

    Sir Belisarius Viconia's Boy Toy Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    I still like mine...Although I don't know if the name fits me anymore.
     
    Sir Belisarius, Jun 30, 2006
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  11. Beren

    Beren Lovesick and Lonely Wanderer Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    The confusion issue is a little more serious than some of you may think. People sometimes like to look back at old threads. In those threads, people will refer to old nicks that have been changed and the viewers are left wondering who is being referred to.

    Really, there's only one legitimate channel, ask Tal and provide a very good and legitimate reason for it.

    In the meantime, to everyone, no snipiness please.
     
    Beren, Jun 30, 2006
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  12. Master of Nuhn

    Master of Nuhn Wear it like a crown Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    I'm still Master of Nuhn, but you bucketheads keep calling me MoN, or something like it... Weird! :)

    Changed my Avathar once. I first had Susipaisti's zombie, with "Oft evil will shall evil mar" as a title.

    Since then I have this halfling halo-boy, with Priest-King of Salem as title. I'll most likely stick with the name and avathar, but I want to change the title sometime...
     
    Master of Nuhn, Jun 30, 2006
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  13. chevalier

    chevalier Knight of Everfull Chalice ★ SPS Account Holder Veteran

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    Hey, MoN, I call you Nun sometimes! :p

    As far as my own one goes, there were times I would react to it more than to my legal name. :p It's basically everywhere, with sometimes a little variation (like shortening :p ). I have some other nicks for other forums, but they are rare and also repetitive. :p
     
    chevalier, Jun 30, 2006
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  14. Master of Nuhn

    Master of Nuhn Wear it like a crown Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    That's true, Lier, but you only do that to try to have me converted to the RCC, have my sex changed and to get me in that celibate. :p
     
    Master of Nuhn, Jun 30, 2006
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  15. Susipaisti

    Susipaisti Maybe if I just sleep... Veteran

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    I've had the same nick all along. Eight months or so. The custom title that goes with it has changed once, though.
     
    Susipaisti, Jun 30, 2006
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  16. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Regarding changing publicly displayed names here more than twice: don't, for all the reasons already mentioned here. Most of all it being an inconvenience for everyone else when you change your name. If it only affected the user that's changing it, sure, why not. But it doesn't. It creates confusion for everyone else.

    There is no specific rule about this because it's been handled on a case by case basis thus far. But in the near future you can expect name changing to be severely limited.

    Changing avatars/portraits + titles isn't a problem, but pretty much as a rule I don't do it unless the person who requests the change has contributed in any way since their initial avatar/portrait + title setup. That keeps it down to a very low amount of changes.
     
    Taluntain, Jun 30, 2006
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  17. Rastor Gems: 30/31
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    I haven't changed my nick in the four years since I registered here.
     
    Rastor, Jul 1, 2006
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  18. Uytuun Gems: 25/31
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    No changes for me. ;) At least name-wise. :shake:
     
    Uytuun, Jul 2, 2006
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  19. chevalier

    chevalier Knight of Everfull Chalice ★ SPS Account Holder Veteran

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    You've never had a different avatar or title for all I can recall. :shake:
     
    chevalier, Jul 2, 2006
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  20. Oaz Gems: 29/31
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    My name used to be creudzfeldt-jakob, but that was a pain to spell, so I changed it to C'Jakob. Then I just changed it to Oaz because I felt like C'Jakob seemed silly. Or something like that.
     
    Oaz, Jul 4, 2006
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