Just thought I'd post

[Uncle Tony]

Hi, everyone. I know I'm a little late, but I thought I'd post to defend my name against the acrimonious accusations that were made against me.

Do I really hold the distinction of being the first person to be pitted before ever posting?

Anyway, to clear everything up:

1. Yes, I am a lurker.
2. No, I am not a troll or a sock puppet.
3. This post has been Polycarp◄ed by the Poly... oh, never mind.

[lieu]

Well, I'm convinced.

Welcome to the boards and feel free to borrow my car any time you need it.


Oh yeah, key's under the pot.

[Eilsel]

Pot?

can I have some

[Eilsel]

Okay, I'm cornfused...I thought we had a polycarp.

[ace22]

Well, what's under the key? A turtle, I reckon.
And you know what's under the turtle. It's turtles all the way down.
I've been told it's a representation of Hitler.

[Searching For Truth]

Welcome to the boards.

[Finagle]

Well, would it hurt to allay possible concerns that some people might have by describing why you picked a name that is 50% that of an existing (but unusual) username, and 50% gibberish?

[carrot]

It's not gibberish, it's a &#9668.

[roadrunner70]

Opps...I'm sorry. I thought that said Polycarp#9669...

then you'd have been in some deep sh*t, buster...

[carrot]

Er...for those of you that can't see it (I just checked with IE), it's a left-pointing arrow, kind of a filled-in <.

[Eilsel]

All I see is a square.

Man, I'm so confused...and so out of the loop...and so uncool since I"m not part of the incrowd yet.

*sniff*

[Giraffe]

So, um, what's the deal with your username? Did you toss around alternatives, like Coldfire_ and Lynnn Bodoni, or were you a Polycarp fan right from the beginning?

[sugaree]

A square? A left-pointing arrow? All I see is an ampersand and a number symbol between Polycarp and the 9668.

[Polycarp]

Well, sir, welcome aboard!

You can imagine my intense curiosity as to why you picked a name very similar to the one I use. I look forward to seeing the reason (knowing several other phenomena tied to our mutual name, I was not myself assuming sockitude).

[Munch]

Originally posted by sugaree
A square? A left-pointing arrow? All I see is an ampersand and a number symbol between Polycarp and the 9668.

What do you see below?

Polycarp◄

[Eilsel]

No, I meant in carrot's post ... there's a square. In the neuvo Polycarp I see the ampersand, number, 9668 and a semicolon in that order.

[iampunha]

Another person seeing "◄" after the SN, not any sort of funky symbol. In IE.

[Eilsel]

Polycarp and a square...

My turn

How many fingers am I holding up?

[iampunha]

Er, that'd be ◄, not a square. I do not see a square on the username side of the screen. I see a square in my post. That might just be the board software's rendering (or lack thereof, possibly) of the sign followed by the ...oh, hell, I dunno.

[Eilsel]

Yeah, I have OE/IE as well

[Eilsel]

I see a squre in the POST and the symbols and numbers (9668) in the username.

[iampunha]

That's identical to what I'm seeing, Eilsel.

[Eilsel]

Okay then, now that we got that established, why are we concerned w/what we see again? LOL

[Homebrew]

The & # 9 6 6 8 ;

◄

is html code for the left pointing arrow head. Looks more like a triangle with one point at 9 o'clock.

It gives a null character (the square) if your charset doesn't have anything with that code in it.

[Eilsel]

I see...so the fake polycarp didn't realize that you can't put symbols in usernames...

[Casey1505]

Originally posted by Eilsel
I see...so the fake polycarp didn't realize that you can't put symbols in usernames...

And he would have gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for us meddling kids.

[Eilsel]

LOL!!

[Uncle Tony]

Darn, I had a longer reply typed out but I lost it.

Honestly, I originally didn't intend to post at all. I only registered so I could search. I didn't think anyone would know I existed! I never really noticed the "Welcome to our newest member" feature on the main page, until I saw my name there after registering.

As it turns out, I can't see the left-pointing arrowhead I thought was part of my username either. It shows up as a square in the post text, and in the left-hand column and the forum screen where I'm listed as the thread starter, I see &amp;#9668;. Inredibly, in Homebrew's quote box, the arrowhead does show up.

I guess I should ask for a username change. I'll try to think of a decent one.

How's Scylla&amp;#9668; sound?

[Zenster]

Originally posted by Polycarp
... You can imagine my intense curiosity as to why you picked a name very similar to the one I use ...

Oh come now Poly, you know there's literally hundreds of users registered here with variations on your screen name. Why, it's got to be one of the most popular there is at these boards, right after supercalifragilisticexpealidocious.


Do you think any of us will take this poseur the least bit seriously until they show the courtesy of changing their entirely unoriginal ripped off screen name? Besides, I doubt there are but one or two people at these boards who would be fooled for a picosecond by this seemingly uncouth cretin.

[Zoe]

How did you select your user name? Do you like to fish or something?

Shall we call you "Very Fishy"?

[capybara]

Hmm. In Safari it looks like a box with shadowing around the edges with a small diamond inside it with a dot in the middle of the diamond. . .
I'm not making this up.

[dantheman]

A true poseur would have named himself Polycrap...

I see Polycarp, an ampersand, a pound sign, 9668, and a semicolon in his username. I do see empty squares in some posts here, though.

[dropzone]

I see you are a sailor....

[Troy McClure SF]

Originally posted by capybara
Hmm. In Safari it looks like a box with shadowing around the edges with a small diamond inside it with a dot in the middle of the diamond. . .
I'm not making this up.

I got your back... it's kinda cool, actually.

[Satisfying Andy Licious]

Originally posted by Zenster
Do you think any of us will take this poseur the least bit seriously until they show the courtesy of changing their entirely unoriginal ripped off screen name? Besides, I doubt there are but one or two people at these boards who would be fooled for a picosecond by this seemingly uncouth cretin.

I don't know. The original Polycarp was a "Christian martyr. A student of the Apostle John, he was burned at the stake during a period of persecution of Christians in Smyrna." So it well could be a coincidence. Before you picked your username, did you search the boards to make sure there were no variations of Zen already registered? Maybe give PolycarpII the benefit of the doubt.

[lorinada]

I don't know....he did admit he's a lurker, although he doesn't say for how long. But, he's clearly familiar with Scylla, so it's safe to assume he lurked on more than one thread. I can't imagine anyone lurking for more than, say, 10 minutes without encountering a post by, or a mention of, Polycarp.

[Polycarp]

And his OP makes an allusion to the late unlamented Grapist.

He's a lurker.

I take at face value his statement that he registered in order to search. I assume he had no intent to perpetrate hoaxes, and take as a compliment his use of a variant on my screenname. If you decide to change it, Polycarp◄, may I suggest something that does not bear close resemblance to another name, e.g., TUBAD1VA, UncIeBeer, or Dr Matrix? For gosh sakes, don't take that last comment seriously!

JFTR, I've been using Polycarp online since 1989, when I was on the staff for the AOL predecessor PC-LKink During 2000 I was amazed to learn that there was a band (now defunct) using the name "Polycarp" based out of Durham NC -- not 40 miles from me! So goofy coincidences do happen!

[milquetoast]

Originally posted by dantheman
A true poseur would have named himself Polycrap...

No offense, Polycarp, but I find dan's comment hilarious!

[Polycarp]

Originally posted by milquetoast
No offense, Polycarp, but I find dan's comment hilarious!

I woulda, and still got a chuckle out of it, but nearly four years of seeing it as unintentional typo (followed by apology) nd intentional insult, have kind of worn the novelty off it!

[dantheman]

I haven't been diagnosed, but I often feel I am dyslexic because at first glance the letters in a word appear transposed. (I'm not suggesting I am dyslexic, just that I get that idea sometimes.)

And I'll admit it, one of those words has been Polycarp...

[Thylacine]

There is a ThylacineWas Taken floating about and I am not sure how he or she knows I am not single or why he/she cares.

There is a whole theme there to be explored, Polycarp beat me to it or not the original Polycarp perhaps?

[Satisfying Andy Licious]

I vote for Asbestos Polycarp.

[Polycarp]

Originally posted by dantheman
I haven't been diagnosed, but I often feel I am dyslexic because at first glance the letters in a word appear transposed. (I'm not suggesting I am dyslexic, just that I get that idea sometimes.)

And I'll admit it, one of those words has been Polycarp...

It's perefectly OK, damntheman!

[dantheman]

Thylacine, how about Polycarp 2: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut?

[fessie]

BizarroPolycarp

[Finagle]

Originally posted by Thylacine
There is a ThylacineWas Taken floating about and I am not sure how he or she knows I am not single or why he/she cares.

I got the impression that TWT wanted the user name Thylacine (for some unknown reason) and was noting that it was taken, rather than commenting on your marital status.

[Polycarp]

Originally posted by dantheman


Thylacine, how about Polycarp 2: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut?

And just how, pray tell, do you propose that the validity of that name be verified?

[Ottoerotic]

Thank you Uncle Tony, I have seen the light...

I'M SORRY OTTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All hail the real Otto

[iampunha]

Hell, for a while here we had Aceospades and aceospades. And IIRC we still have a Fenris and a fenris.

I kinda doubt, though, that we will see an Iampunha (though not for lack of people mistakenly capitalizing it!!!!!)

[Fenris]

Originally posted by iampunha
Hell, for a while here we had Aceospades and aceospades. And IIRC we still have a Fenris and a fenris.

Actually we had an Ace0spades 0=digit, not letter, who was banned, returned and was rebanned (and forced to change his name between the two) and an Aceospades who's a cool guy who should not be confused with the late unlamented Ace0

And I don't believe there's a fenris. There was a Fenris1 who was part of the St*rmfr*nt invasion (and was made to change his name) and there's a ferris. And even a Fenrir. But AFIK, no fenris.