I Hate my username

[Licentious_Ectomorph]

I hate my username too. When I went to register, I discovered that the one I wanted was already taken --I’m looking at you, Mostly Harmless. :mad: I don’t think I’ve ever even seen him/her in any threads (though I have seen harmless), which compounds the injustice. (Mostly Harmless, if you’re reading, I’m just kidding you )

So “Nordic” was all I could come up with off the top of my head. I took it from an email address my father used to have, DarkNordic@blahblahblah. It’s not witty or pun-ny or in any way memorable; it just sort of falls there with a thud. It says nothing about me or my likes/interests, and really isn’t even physically descriptive; though I do have some Norwegian in my ancestry, I’m usually mistaken for Italian.

So I’ve been wanting to change my username all along. My first first choice was Haywood Jablomey, but I didn’t think I’d get away with it. I think Voluminous Cerumen has a nice ring, but …nah. As soon as I come up with something I’m going to put in a request.

By the way, AwSnappity, I like your username – it’s cute and memorable.

[Chronos]

My first first choice was Haywood Jablomey, but I didn’t think I’d get away with it.

I think we already have one of them…

And might I remind everyone again that the proper procedure for requesting a name change is to e-mail one or more administrators (TubaDiva usually handles these, but you could also ask Lynn Bodoni, C K Dexter Haven, Gaudere, or Arnold Winkelried) and ask over e-mail. They generally check their e-mails more frequently than the board, so this will generally get you a more prompt response, and it’s best to ask a few of them, in case one is sick or on vacation or whatnot.

[ouryL]

@Rooves

I just read in the FAQ that I’d have to have a pretty damned good reason if I wanted to change my username. Is the fact that i HATE it a good enough reason?

Yeah, I know I picked it out. Who do I email? I just paid my new subscription fee which means I’ll be sticking around for another year. Let me have a shiney new name!

Would you rather have Ceilings or Eaves, or maybe Walls, Floors or Stairs?

[The_Asbestos_Mango]

So, if years from now, I decided that my username was wearing thin, then in a fit of inspiration, decided to change it to something like, oh, say, Thea Logica, I could e-mail Tuba Diva and ask her to change it for me, provided that a month or so later, I didn’t decide that, too, was boring and change it to something like agisofia, right?

Oh, and Rooves, I’ve always wanted to play bass for a band called They’re Coming to Get You, Barbara, but since it doesn’t look like that’s ever going to happen, hey, ya’ wanna take the name off my hands?