# Have you ever heard of me? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 9, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642 "2009-12-09T22:03:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642/1 "2009-12-09T22:03:44Z")
A scientific approach to prepare a response to [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11854602) thread. I thought I’d raise a poll here to see if any has actually heard of me, then post the number of respondents who recognize my user name over yonder. If this was, say, three or four years ago, I’d be confident that 10 or 15 of you had heard of me for sure, but I haven’t been posting here much lately, and wanted to keep things _scientific_. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642/2 "2009-12-09T22:04:58Z")
I recognize your name. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642/3 "2009-12-09T22:05:03Z")
I remember you, although sometimes I confused you with Jonathan Chance (why, I don’t know). ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642/4 "2009-12-09T22:08:42Z")
I said yes. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642/5 "2009-12-09T22:09:12Z")
I voted for myself, because… well, you know. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642/6 "2009-12-09T22:10:25Z")
> [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](#): > > I remember you, although sometimes I confused you with Jonathan Chance (why, I don’t know). I get a lot of that. I think it’s because he used to dress as me for Halloween. ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642/7 "2009-12-09T22:11:20Z")
Of course! You’re a well-known [protagonist](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Smith). Beyond that, though - no. But I don’t count; I’m new here. ---
**Author:** ![Busy\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642/8 "2009-12-09T22:14:07Z")
I’ve heard of you on the SD I think. Winston Smith is a popular username on all sorts of message boards though, so it’s harder to be sure. Unless that’s all you, bossing the internets. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642/9 "2009-12-09T22:15:37Z")
> [@Busy\_Scissors](#): > > I’ve heard of you on the SD I think. Winston Smith is a popular username on all sorts of message boards though, so it’s harder to be sure. Unless that’s all you, bossing the internets. I’m prolific. You should see my shopping lists. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642/10 "2009-12-09T22:18:05Z")
You mean, heard of you as a poster here, or in real life? I’ve seen you hear before but I don’t recognize you from anywhere else, if that’s what you mean. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642/11 "2009-12-09T22:20:30Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > You mean, heard of you as a poster here, or in real life? I’ve seen you hear before but I don’t recognize you from anywhere else, if that’s what you mean. I want to collect recognition metrics to prepare me to respond to FG’s question in the linked poll. > [@Rate your own popularity on the Dope.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-your-own-popularity-on-the-dope/520153/1): > > How popular do you think you are here? How many people do you think recognize your name and remember who you are? ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642/12 "2009-12-09T22:48:16Z")
You were Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during WWII. ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642/13 "2009-12-09T22:49:48Z")
> [@Winston\_Smith](#): > > If this was, say, three or four years ago, I’d be confident that 10 or 15 of you had heard of me for sure, but I haven’t been posting here much lately . . . See, I knew that. When I saw this thread, my reaction was, “Is he still around? I don’t remember him posting much lately.” So yeah, I remembered you well enough to notice. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642/14 "2009-12-09T22:52:32Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > You were Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during WWII. I was also Mayor of Upper High Street for a few years back in the early 90s. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642/15 "2009-12-09T22:53:39Z")
> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#): > > See, I knew that. When I saw this thread, my reaction was, “Is he still around? I don’t remember him posting much lately.” So yeah, I remembered you well enough to notice. Hey, Freddy! Always nice to see another 02’er. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642/16 "2009-12-09T22:54:54Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > You were Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during WWII. Is this a whoosh? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642/17 "2009-12-09T22:56:00Z")
And yes, I have heard of you **Winston.** ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642/18 "2009-12-09T23:00:17Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > And yes, I have heard of you **Winston.** Thank you for voting! Science! ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642/19 "2009-12-09T23:02:45Z")
Yes, and incidentally, 2+2=5. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642/20 "2009-12-09T23:05:34Z")
> [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > Yes, and incidentally, 2+2=5. Indeed. (And I love Big Brother). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-me/520642.md?page=2)