# Stupid User Names **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 6, 2001, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775 "2001-01-06T23:51:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775/1 "2001-01-06T23:51:36Z")
What’s with all the really long stupid user names that have popped up in the last month. I’m not saying it’s the same person. I’m just wondering what’s possessed different people to come up with such universally stupid and **long** user names… i.e. **weapons grade bullonium** **RepurposedNuclearNosecone** **Crank it up to 11** **I’m gona bulk up on fonts** and others I’m sure ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775/2 "2001-01-07T00:02:15Z")
**RepurposedNuclearNosecone** has a nice ring to it. I agree though, some of these are just nonsensical. I think people are just rying to be witty, without realizing that _nobody_ notices how witty your user name is after about 12 posts. I guess some people think this is akin to a chat room. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775/3 "2001-01-07T00:04:25Z")
We’re aware of it. Yeah, not _all_ of those names are the same person. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775/4 "2001-01-07T00:27:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coldfire \* > \*\*We’re aware of it. Yeah, not _all_ of those names are the same person. \*\* Hey you! Don’t you know you’re supposed to e-mail a Moderator if you suspect…oh wait, I keep forgetting. The promotion and all. Carry on… ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775/5 "2001-01-07T01:00:48Z")
You know, I was _just_ saying this in chat. \ My question is, what is up with all these new posters with super long names?? We’re on the same wavelength or something, scratchie. ---
**Author:** ![Pit\_Meister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Pit\_Meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pit_Meister)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775/6 "2001-01-07T02:22:46Z")
I hate to admit it **oldscrach** , but both of us has funny user names too. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775/7 "2001-01-07T02:32:53Z")
Well yeah… But at least they’re short funny names **Pit Meister**. And you weren’t part of a rash of people coming in with Meister as their last names. And **Silver** , great minds think alike. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775/8 "2001-01-07T02:49:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coldfire \* > \*\*We’re aware of it. Yeah, not _all_ of those names are the same person. \*\* Incidentally, I’ve been doing a bit of housecleaning. When I see a thread in my area that’s started by a sock, I tend to remove the thread. So, folks, if you’re looking for a thread and can’t find it, I may have removed it. ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775/9 "2001-01-07T03:27:39Z")
While we’re on the subject of stupid user names, I have one for you. How about **zev\_steinhardt**? Now that’s a stupid… oh wait, never mind… Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775/10 "2001-01-07T03:30:17Z")
Personally anything over 10 characters is excesive in length and somewhat silly. Anything under 10 characters isn’t nearly descriptive enough and is somewhat confusing. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![zigaretten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/91b2a8/32.png) [@zigaretten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zigaretten)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775/11 "2001-01-07T04:52:08Z")
oldscratch, I agree 100% ! ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775/12 "2001-01-07T04:56:53Z")
You got that right. ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775/13 "2001-01-07T05:02:02Z")
I think only names that include both the first and last letters of the alphabet are anything more than insipid. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![zigaretten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/91b2a8/32.png) [@zigaretten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zigaretten)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775/14 "2001-01-07T05:17:19Z")
Lizard, I agree 100% ! (I’ll go away now) ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775/15 "2001-01-07T05:22:14Z")
Say it like it i… Shit. ---
**Author:** ![Chronolicht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@Chronolicht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronolicht)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775/16 "2001-01-07T07:27:53Z")
What does oldscratch mean? I mean is it an old person who scratches? Or did old scratch think about a long ago particularly profound, nay, epiphanic sort of scratching session? Was it the sort of scratch which distills all the effort, toil, love and art of life? It sounds like a type of Bourbon to me. And why isn’t it capitalized? I propose a new law on the board. Only ten letters, no more, no less, and all names must be cleared by oldscratch. Can I change my stupid name? I wanna be like oldscratch. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775/17 "2001-01-07T08:09:31Z")
Oldscratch is more or less synonomous with Satan, The Devil, Lucifer, The Price of Darkness, Beelzebub, etc. If I may notice a couple (having seen this trend myself) more stupid long user names: lowlyingfruit… (can’t remember the end of that one) March to a different drummer ---
**Author:** ![absoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@absoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/absoul)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775/18 "2001-01-07T08:19:05Z")
How about: (new user name) \*\*ck _e (ic_) ---
**Author:** ![March\_to\_a\_different\_drum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@March\_to\_a\_different\_drum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/March_to_a_different_drum)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775/19 "2001-01-07T09:08:09Z")
Hmm… I was thinking of becoming Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor, or Boogarrheal Catastrophe, or CrankyAsAnOldMan, or Danielinthewolvesden, or C K Dexter Haven But those were all taken 😃 ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775/20 "2001-01-07T09:23:57Z")
Damn, hadn’t noticed your August registration date. figured you were part of the trend of long user names in the past couple days. You can all go back to ignoring me as usual. I will add that I’m often tempted to post right after Danielinthewolvesden just because his name is making the “Last Post” column longer than necessary. And RepurposedNuclearNosecone (which at 25 characters is as long as one is allowed to get) actually screws up the formatting of the thread itself. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775.md?page=2)