# SDMB Username Search: How many characters until you're the only option in the dropdown? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 5, 2013, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383 "2013-02-05T11:49:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [February 5, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/41 "2013-02-05T22:59:00Z")
I have to type all of Skald. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/42 "2013-02-06T00:06:24Z")
1. I have to get to the ‘e’ in Lendervedder before I’m exclusive. There are at least 15 Happys in the system. I imagine there are probably more, but the thing only puts out 15. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/43 "2013-02-06T00:51:53Z")
1. Many begin with echo. There is an **Echo Seven Delta** who has exactly one post from about 4 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/44 "2013-02-06T01:01:46Z")
Eight, including the space. I’m in competition with **The Hamburglar** , who hasn’t posted since 2003. ---
**Author:** ![RadicalPi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/radicalpi/32/9806_2.png) [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/45 "2013-02-06T01:29:04Z")
Eight, that is “ **radicalp** ”. As you might imagine, there’s a couple other **radical** s here. I don’t know how to find out when they’ve last posted though. ---
**Author:** ![2gigch1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2gigch1/32/3313_2.png) [@2gigch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2gigch1)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/46 "2013-02-06T01:44:23Z")
3 for me. ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/47 "2013-02-06T01:48:30Z")
As soon as I hit the ‘E’ it drops from 15+ to only me. 5 letters. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/48 "2013-02-06T01:57:38Z")
“Digital” gives me the max 15. The space apparently is ignored. “Digital i” is unique to me. So 9, including the space. ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/49 "2013-02-06T19:39:47Z")
'Warga" leads directly to me and only me, so - 5. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/50 "2013-02-06T20:07:51Z")
Some of these names which show up with no posts are spammers that have been banned — in case anyone is wondering. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/51 "2013-02-06T20:38:30Z")
I have to type 11 characters before I’m the only one in the list. Is that a record? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/52 "2013-02-06T20:40:37Z")
5 **meatr** ---
**Author:** ![Nature\_s\_Call](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nature_s_call/32/19006_2.png) [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/53 "2013-02-06T20:54:06Z")
The 7th’s letter is the charm. The apostrophe brings the list to just me. At 3 or 4 letters my name doesn’t even show up. **4 letters** natural natural born killer Natural-J-Bankie Natural1 Natural2us NaturalBornFollower Naturally Oblivious NaturallyCurly naturallyyours naturalman naturalmom NaturalRed NaturalTwenty Natural\_Gout\_Remedy nature girl It takes 6 letters before I even appear in the list. **6 letters** Nature’s Call nature12smiles Natureboy baturegirl NatureMusic NatureSpirit ---
**Author:** ![Lo-Slung\_Denim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@Lo-Slung\_Denim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lo-Slung_Denim)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/54 "2013-02-06T21:29:04Z")
Just three. ‘Lo-’, and it’s me. Can’t get anything for two letters. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/55 "2013-02-06T22:29:47Z")
I gotta go to 5, at 4 “drew” I get 15 different people. At drewt, it’s just me 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/56 "2013-02-06T22:53:19Z")
Even five letters in, there were four options. Finally, “Sternv” left me as the only possibility. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/57 "2013-02-06T23:00:12Z")
There are 3 Intergalactics, I have to type 14 letters to get to unique. Intergalactic Gladiator intergalactic0 IntergalacticFootballClub ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_the_turtle/32/2926_2.png) [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_the_Turtle)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/58 "2013-02-07T00:28:26Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Five. There’s a lot of fear around this place. Are you counting the space? Cause I need 6 (Fear t) ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/59 "2013-02-07T01:51:26Z")
sca - 15 scad - 2 scadi - 1 ---
**Author:** ![BigDadWolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@BigDadWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDadWolf)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/60 "2013-02-07T01:52:09Z")
Seven character before it is just me - there are eight other BigDad + something. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383.md?page=4)