# VCO3 - Why on earth did you change your name? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 4, 2008, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vco3-why-on-earth-did-you-change-your-name/432345 "2008-01-04T23:57:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vco3-why-on-earth-did-you-change-your-name/432345/21 "2008-01-05T02:57:23Z")
Wait. I’ve had an idea. Um… **TubaDiva** what’s the maximum length of a doper name? ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vco3-why-on-earth-did-you-change-your-name/432345/22 "2008-01-05T03:06:48Z")
[QUOTE=GuanoLad] He seems like he’d be the most annoying and irritating person to be near. I have never liked him, and now I like him even less. [/QUOTE] Come on, is this really necessary? Take it to the Pit if you have to. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vco3-why-on-earth-did-you-change-your-name/432345/23 "2008-01-05T03:46:03Z")
I recommend everyone refer to him as VCO3, and whenever someone doesn’t, someone reply to their post with a general disclaimer saying what happened and why he should be referred to as VCO3 and not the new “name”. ETA: Actually, I like **Lobsang** ’s suggestion from another thread better- just mash down on the keyboard when you refer to him 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vco3-why-on-earth-did-you-change-your-name/432345/24 "2008-01-05T03:56:00Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] I recommend everyone refer to him as VCO3, and whenever someone doesn’t, someone reply to their post with a general disclaimer saying what happened and why he should be referred to as VCO3 and not the new “name”. ETA: Actually, I like **Lobsang** ’s suggestion from another thread better- just mash down on the keyboard when you refer to him 🙂 [/QUOTE] Hey, that could work. AKVHANUYAERG: Your nick is too long. DSASVNTSERGJISBM: Seriously. ASJHATTENTIONWHOREJGHK: You need to change it back. Whoa. _That_ was weird. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vco3-why-on-earth-did-you-change-your-name/432345/25 "2008-01-05T04:09:56Z")
Well, he could at least render it in Old Leetish, not this modern halfassed bastard AOL chatroom vulgate. Like so: 7[_|)|2][[}]\<_]|{|\_()1|=+\| ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vco3-why-on-earth-did-you-change-your-name/432345/26 "2008-01-05T04:17:39Z")
[QUOTE=Big Bad Voodoo Lou] Come on, is this really necessary? Take it to the Pit if you have to. [/QUOTE] I thought this was the Pit, but I had [two threads open](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=448821&page=5). Even so, what I said is hardly worth taking there. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vco3-why-on-earth-did-you-change-your-name/432345/27 "2008-01-05T04:23:58Z")
[QUOTE=Starving Artist] His explanation [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=9331662#post9331662). [/QUOTE] Since an explanation has already been given, I think this thread can be closed. If the ex- **VCO3** wants to start a thread discussing his name change, he can do so. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vco3-why-on-earth-did-you-change-your-name/432345.md?page=1)