# Even sven/ Even seven **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/41 "2012-07-09T13:53:43Z")
Really? We’re going to force a new member to change their name, because it’s close to another? What has happened to our community? What do y’all do, in real life, when a second Joey comes into your life? Make them change their name? Or, y’know, get used to it? I can’t believe this is the solution, instead of people having a little confidence in their own damn gray matter, and realizing that, though it may be initially confusing, it will settle out. **Even Sven** , even waded in and said she could care, so why the fuss? I’m not seeing why there’s a problem, to be honest. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/42 "2012-07-09T14:04:34Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > 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? This reminds me, meant to tell you that I’ve put in a request to change my handle to **Scupmup**. I’m getting ready to confess my lifelong obsession with kiddie porn and I felt it was a good time for a new name. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/43 "2012-07-09T14:06:50Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > Really? We’re going to force a new member to change their name, because it’s close to another? What has happened to our community? > > What do y’all do, in real life, when a second Joey comes into your life? Make them change their name? Or, y’know, get used to it? > > I can’t believe this is the solution, instead of people having a little confidence in their own damn gray matter, and realizing that, though it may be initially confusing, it will settle out. **Even Sven** , even waded in and said she could care, so why the fuss? I’m not seeing why there’s a problem, to be honest. It has been asked of new members before. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/44 "2012-07-09T14:12:00Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > This reminds me, meant to tell you that I’ve put in a request to change my handle to **Scupmup**. I’m getting ready to confess my lifelong obsession with kiddie porn and I felt it was a good time for a new name. Personally I’m going with elbowls. Maybe we could team up and start a 21st century online Vaudville act. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/45 "2012-07-09T14:14:20Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > It has been asked of new members before. I can never take that sort of thing seriously as an argument. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/46 "2012-07-09T14:17:50Z")
My real name is FillBish, but I feel now that I shouldn’t use it. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/47 "2012-07-09T14:19:21Z")
> [@tapu](#): > > I can never take that sort of thing seriously as an argument. Huh? It was meant to be an argument, but a data point that this is not some one-off weird situation or response. It’s not a crazy new idea, but something that has been asked of new posters in an effort to help keep identities reasonably clear. precedent does have a place. The argument, however, is such: This is a board that prioritizes keeping your posting history your own (no socks, no frequent name changes, not deleting posts or threads you regret). So it is not unreasonable to make it a board priority that names not be overly similar to minimize that type of confabulation. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/48 "2012-07-09T14:33:30Z")
I’ve asked **Even seven** to pick a new username because the name is very similar to **even sven**. That should resolve this issue. We do this once in a while with new users. It doesn’t come up very often, but we’ve had something like 137,000 accounts registered here over the years and every now and then someone will create a name that is similar to an active user and we have to ask the newer poster to make a change. If you have a personal problem with **Even seven** (or **even sven** or anyone else), please take it to the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/49 "2012-07-09T14:41:24Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > What do y’all do, in real life, when a second Joey comes into your life? Make them change their name? Or, y’know, get used to it? > > … In Life, I’d recognize the person, not so much the name. I don’t have that ability on the net. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/50 "2012-07-09T14:49:37Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > This reminds me, meant to tell you that I’ve put in a request to change my handle to **Scupmup**. I’m getting ready to confess my lifelong obsession with kiddie porn and I felt it was a good time for a new name. Funnily enough, I was going to request a change to Vinyl Turdnip. I thought it might add spice to my description of how I intend to assassinate certain high ranking political figures. Small world, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/51 "2012-07-09T14:56:03Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Before anyone takes evan stone, they might want to check it out first. Can I be Robin Stone? I’ll be movin’ on! ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/52 "2012-07-09T14:57:33Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > Funnily enough, I was going to request a change to Vinyl Turdnip. I thought it might add spice to my description of how I intend to assassinate certain high ranking political figures. Small world, isn’t it? Cool. See you in the exercise yard! ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/53 "2012-07-09T15:05:46Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > Ya know. > > If some new poster named Billlfish678 came along and made me look like a stupid, ill-informed jerk I’d be kinda mad about it. Similarly, if $meghead registered and turned out to be articulate, intelligent, and well-liked, I’d be really annoyed. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/54 "2012-07-09T15:31:17Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > Do we have an **even steven**? We do, but they mistyped it - twice - when registering… ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/55 "2012-07-09T15:50:22Z")
LOL! ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/56 "2012-07-09T16:01:39Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Similarly, if $meghead registered and turned out to be articulate, intelligent, and well-liked, I’d be really annoyed. Actually that was what I was implieing in my self deprecating joke…that I would look bad by comparision 🙂 And I was leaving an opening for anybody else to say I didn’t need any “help” to do that in the first place 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/57 "2012-07-09T16:05:23Z")
> [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](#): > > If we had avatars this wouldn’t be a problem. > > Stop hitting me. Okay. :: loads super-soaker :: ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/58 "2012-07-09T16:07:07Z")
“Loading it up with what, though,” he asked, suspiciously. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/59 "2012-07-09T16:07:26Z")
I think we should ban them both. It’s the only way to be sure. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661/60 "2012-07-09T16:12:01Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > “Loading it up with what, though,” he asked, suspiciously. :: checks vial :: The label’s smudged. It’s either nectar re-engineered to give immortality simply by skin contact, or sulfuric acid. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-even-seven/627661.md?page=4)