# What do you want to be called on here? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 12, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-be-called-on-here/187861 "2003-07-12T00:47:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Ladyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Ladyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-be-called-on-here/187861/61 "2003-07-12T17:19:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > \*\*… other than your screen name, that is. > > Some people have long screen names. (No, no, I’m not suggesting those of you with short screen names are suffering some kind of screen name envy.) Most of the time, when people reply to them or refer to them in posts, they cut and paste the entire name. > > So my question is this: **How would you like people to refer to you/call you, other than your screen name?** > > For me, I have no problem in the world with anyone calling me **dan** or **Dan**. “theman” might make me look at the post funny, but I won’t immediately think you mean me. > > The only time this would be a problem for me would be if someone said “Dan” in a thread in which I hadn’t participated. I couldn’t even find it in a vanity search, then! \*\* \*\*My screen name is short enough, I would like to stay just \*\* Ladyrose, **Thank you Dan.** 😉 ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-be-called-on-here/187861/62 "2003-07-12T17:21:04Z")
You’re welcome **Ladyrose** , She Who Eschews Capitalization and Spaces. ---
**Author:** ![Ladyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Ladyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-be-called-on-here/187861/63 "2003-07-12T17:23:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > \*\*You’re welcome **Ladyrose** , She Who Eschews Capitalization and Spaces. \*\* That’s the Ladyrose, the Eschewer of names…LOL 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-be-called-on-here/187861/64 "2003-07-12T17:27:28Z")
Well, I was referring to the lowercase **r** and the lack o’ space 'twixt **Lady** and **rose**. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ladyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Ladyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-be-called-on-here/187861/65 "2003-07-12T18:17:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > \*\*Well, I was referring to the lowercase **r** and the lack o’ space 'twixt **Lady** and **rose**. > > 🙂 \*\* And your point is… I wasn’t aware that this was a grammer of spelling bee, that is the way that I choose to have my nic displayed thank you…😛 lol ---
**Author:** ![WILLASS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/54ee81/32.png) [@WILLASS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WILLASS)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-be-called-on-here/187861/66 "2003-07-12T18:40:24Z")
Its in Rio, its a beach …you can call me ‘assmaster’ if you wish, but its only funny if you have watched a particular episode of the Uk comedy ‘The League of Gentlemen’… ---
**Author:** ![WILLASS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/54ee81/32.png) [@WILLASS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WILLASS)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-be-called-on-here/187861/67 "2003-07-12T18:42:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > \*\*“The Girl from Ipanema”! Cool song, though I have no idea where Ipanema is. \*\* I was reffering to this qoute by the way - I didn’t realise there was a second page! what a muppet.:smack: ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-be-called-on-here/187861/68 "2003-07-12T21:57:53Z")
Well, **hf** or the capitalized version both works. I suppose someone could just call me **hope** , although I’d probably think they were speaking to someone with that actual _name_. However, my only request is to not simply address me by **fool** because, I fear, if that did ever happen it wouldn’t be under the best of circumstances anyway and I might respond a tad snarkily. So there. 😛 Other than that, just don’t call me late to dinner. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![moejuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@moejuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejuck)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-be-called-on-here/187861/69 "2003-07-12T22:41:23Z")
moe might work, but there is another doper whose screen name is moe. I don’t think he would mind, but what if he did? He might track me down and do horrible things to me with various types of poking and proding involved. Juck doesn’t seem to be quite right either. How about moe-money, lawnmoer, moetion of the ocean, moemento, moe-ped, moen, moejo, moelybdomancy, moedus operandi? I think in the end that m.j. will be just fine. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-be-called-on-here/187861/70 "2003-07-13T01:05:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by moejuck \* > \*\*moe might work, but there is another doper whose screen name is moe. I don’t think he would mind, but what if he did? He might track me down and do horrible things to me with various types of poking and proding involved. > > Juck doesn’t seem to be quite right either. > > How about moe-money, lawnmoer, moetion of the ocean, moemento, moe-ped, moen, moejo, moelybdomancy, moedus operandi? > > I think in the end that m.j. will be just fine. \*\* If I was speaking to you IRL, I’d probably call you **moej**. Happy ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Dracul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@Vlad\_Dracul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Dracul)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-be-called-on-here/187861/71 "2003-07-13T05:58:12Z")
Well, somebody has to say it… “Call me Ishmael.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![thatDDperson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@thatDDperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thatDDperson)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-be-called-on-here/187861/72 "2003-07-13T13:12:55Z")
DD or Dee Dee I’m chemobrain again, I forget things. Stay close to the real deal, I do fine… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-be-called-on-here/187861.md?page=3)