# Even sven/ Even seven
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [July 9, 2012, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661 "2012-07-09T02:47:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/1 "2012-07-09T02:47:38Z")
As you might have noticed, a new member called **even seven** has joined the board.
However, we have a long term poster called **even sven**.
Those two names are really too similar not to lead to confusion. Many are going to assume when they read a post by the former that it has been posted by the better known latter. I’ve nothing againt the new poster but I think he or she should be made to change his or her board name for something less confusing.
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### Author:  [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/2 "2012-07-09T02:51:36Z")
If we had avatars this wouldn’t be a problem.
Stop hitting me.
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### Author:  [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/3 "2012-07-09T02:54:19Z")
> [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](#):
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> If we had avatars this wouldn’t be a problem.
Oh, yeah? What if two posters chose the same avatar? Could happen!
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### Author:  [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/4 "2012-07-09T02:59:18Z")
So we’re confused, so what? I often don’t look at who the poster is, or know who the poster is. I don’t see why it’s a problem. Respond to what they say, not who they are (we don’t know who they are anyway. In case you’ve not noticed, most people are using names not their own.)
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### Author:  [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/5 "2012-07-09T03:01:33Z")
> [@Musicat](#):
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> Oh, yeah? What if two posters chose the same avatar? Could happen!
Exactly my point. If a second poster signed up with a sort-of-similar screen name, but a duplicate avatar of another poster, their masquerading intentions would be plainly obvious.
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### Author:  [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/6 "2012-07-09T03:02:41Z")
You mean Argent Towers and Agent Foxtrot are the same person?
Wow.
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### Author:  [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/7 "2012-07-09T03:05:47Z")
Do we have an **even steven**?
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### Author:  [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/8 "2012-07-09T03:06:15Z")
> [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](#):
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> Exactly my point. If a second poster signed up with a sort-of-similar screen name, but a duplicate avatar of another poster, their masquerading intentions would be plainly obvious.
So if avatars were allowed, the chosen avatar would first have to be cleared by the Avatar Registration Board (SDMBARB)?
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### Author:  [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/9 "2012-07-09T03:07:57Z")
> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#):
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> So we’re confused, so what? I often don’t look at who the poster is, or know who the poster is. I don’t see why it’s a problem. \*\*Respond to what they say, not who they are \*\*(we don’t know who they are anyway. In case you’ve not noticed, most people are using names not their own.)
Exactly. (My bold)
Too bad this doesn’t happen.
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### Author:  [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/10 "2012-07-09T03:10:33Z")
Perhaps **even 7** might be a viable alternative for the new poster. I agree that **even seven** causes confusion.
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### Author:  [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/11 "2012-07-09T03:20:59Z")
Yeah, yeah, nobody spoke up when **Bosstrain** was around…
😛
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### Author:  [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/12 "2012-07-09T03:26:39Z")
Might I also suggest **Even seven** or **Even Seven** as alternative possibilities. Just a capital letter or two would make it easy to differentiate between the new poster and **even sven**.
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### Author:  [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/13 "2012-07-09T03:29:06Z")
Fuck me…just when I thought we were completely out of inane things about which to bitch…the board that flatters itself about its collective IQ needs rules to compensate for poor reading?
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### Author:  [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/14 "2012-07-09T04:18:42Z")
I don’t like that kind of thing. I wouldn’t want someone with something similar to my username to start posting.
Tripler
I was here first.
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### Author:  [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/15 "2012-07-09T04:42:25Z")
Thought I’d drop in to say “hi.” I don’t really know nor care what this deal is, but I assume the mods are on this and something tells me it won’t be an issue for too long.
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### Author:  [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/16 "2012-07-09T05:09:42Z")
The first time I saw “ **Even seven** ” I was confused, but the styles are very different and I think **even sven** is right, this one won’t last long.
Perhaps I’ll change my username to “ **even’s even** ”. Somebody else can have **evan sven**. and **even swan**. We’ll teach you attention to detail if it kills us.
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### Author:  [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/17 "2012-07-09T05:14:19Z")
Maybe we can all change our names. I call dibs on **even steven**.
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### Author:  [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/18 "2012-07-09T05:22:42Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#):
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> Maybe we can all change our names. I call dibs on **even steven**.
No way Jose, I totally proto-dibbed that in the pit!
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### Author:  [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/19 "2012-07-09T05:26:03Z")
> [@even\_sven](#):
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> Thought I’d drop in to say “hi.” I don’t really know nor care what this deal is, but I assume the mods are on this and something tells me it won’t be an issue for too long.
What is the issue here? Unless it’s being done to troll, there is no rule against similar user names.
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### Author:  [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2012, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/20 "2012-07-09T05:50:25Z")
Been a [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=558326) on this before.
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