I was talking one night with one of my favorite intelligent, creative, charming, attractive Dopers about this general subject.
I don’t have any plans to make a change of any kind, but I thought it might be useful and interesting to see what other people thought.
Most people have a creative nickname, whether it’s a fictional character, a physical description, an allusion to one’s occupation, and so forth. There are some excellent names here.
Mine’s fairly bland - I mean, straightforward. Yeah, that’s what I meant!
Now, personally, if someone who’s been here a while changes his or her name, I’m against it, for purely selfish reasons. I’m lazy and don’t want to have to learn a new name. Of course, after the person changes, I get over myself and learn their new name. I may whine, but it all works out in the end…
In contrast, if someone’s been around only a short while and wants to change, I hardly notice.
So I guess what I’m asking is:
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Do you think this name is fine as it is, or do you think a change might be in order? Bear in mind that I’m not leaning one way or another, and I wouldn’t make a change for the sake of making a change.
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If a change actually occurred, would it bother you? (Would you even notice? Don’t answer that, me hearty …)
Anyway, this thread’s mainly for fun. Whatchoo tink?