# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/61 "2013-02-07T21:06:47Z")
3 for me too ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/62 "2013-02-07T21:31:55Z")
AceP 4 letters Theres a bunch of Ace choices. But only one AceP ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/63 "2013-02-07T21:49:45Z")
When I get to ten letters, there are two choices–me, and someone called “pseudotrition ruber ruber.” (There’s an extra “i” in there.) What does this mean? Someone invented a fake name that he/she thought would look like I was posting? ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/64 "2013-02-07T22:11:38Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > If I type in all 7 letters of my username I still get one other user, **telemark7449** , who posted once in 2010. > > I \*hate \*him. jump in > **[Do you hate anyone you don't know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=681100)** > > Do you? I do. There’s this one guy who works at the mall with me and I’ve never spoken to him and I just can’t stand this guy. He’s NEVER in his store, he’s always out bugging people (I’m careful to never make eye contact with him so he won’t... ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/65 "2013-02-07T22:50:45Z")
Whaaaaaat there are three people with different variations of SurrenderDorothy. One is Surrender Dorothy One is SurrendrDorothy and one, of course is me. So it’s nine- SurrenderD. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/66 "2013-02-07T23:21:50Z")
I have to type my entire username, because there is somebody named Mister Richland. I was surprised at the number of “Mister (Something)” names; I’ve never seen most of them before. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/67 "2013-02-08T01:47:47Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > Seven. Crotalu. There’s a user named crotale who has never posted. > [@bienville](#): > > I am completely unfamiliar with **biensaturnolo** , the one who bumps me up to a 5. > [@Telemark](#): > > If I type in all 7 letters of my username I still get one other user, **telemark7449** , who posted once in 2010. > > I \*hate \*him. > [@Giles](#): > > Same for me: there’s a [gilesjuk](http://www.boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?u=40183) who has only posted once, in 2003. > [@Saltire](#): > > 1. There are two usernames that start with ‘Salti,’ **SaltineCracker** and **Salticidae**. Neither seems to have any posts to show for it. > [@echo7tango](#): > > There is an **Echo Seven Delta** who has exactly one post from about 4 years ago. This Thread currently has 65 replies but **805** _views_!!! These bastards are all out there _laughing at us! They’re LAUGHING AT US!!!_ ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/68 "2013-02-08T03:44:23Z")
Four. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/69 "2013-02-08T03:49:50Z")
I’m another never unique poster–I don’t recognize Eureka2 or Eureka4 ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/70 "2013-02-08T03:52:46Z")
Eight. Though I have never seen any of them post, there are a handful of other posters with Rhiannon+some number as their user name. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/71 "2013-02-08T07:37:55Z")
6, apparently. There’s a foolscap. I thought there was a foolsgold, but I guess not. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/72 "2013-02-08T09:26:50Z")
1. There’s someone named “panache” who hasn’t posted since 2004. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/73 "2013-02-08T17:16:08Z")
Three characters. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/74 "2013-02-08T18:37:56Z")
Five, thanks to \*\*Labtop08 \*\*(who only has ONE post) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/75 "2013-02-08T19:27:49Z")
There are a lot of **Dr.** names out there, so many that I don’t even show up on the list. As soon as I type the G, it’s just me. I thought we had a **Dr. G** somewhere out there, guess not. ---
**Author:** ![getitrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@getitrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/getitrite)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/76 "2013-02-08T19:30:06Z")
3, nothing like me. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/77 "2013-02-08T19:38:58Z")
I have to get to the hyphen to go from 6 choices to 1. “Hypno” is sort of popular. ---
**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/78 "2013-02-08T19:51:44Z")
Well I type all 5 letters and it’s me and some mooching moocher named Moocher who mooched my name. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/79 "2013-02-08T20:40:06Z")
4-5, depending if spaces count. I get nothing until I hit 3 letters, then this: > [@](#): > > Der Big Pickle > Der Geist > der klunker > Der Kommissar > Der Meister > Der Trihs > Deray > derbis > derbratschist > derbuckheader > derbyanabella > dercetis > DerCliltest > DereamurE ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/80 "2013-02-09T02:26:40Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > There are a lot of **Dr.** names out there, so many that I don’t even show up on the list. As soon as I type the G, it’s just me. I thought we had a **Dr. G** somewhere out there, guess not. It’s **[Docta G](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php)**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383.md?page=5)