if I weren't one of those freaks who often uses her own name.
What sort of freak would do a thing like that?
On the whole, the names don't concern me--most of these new folks are just passing through.
Um, well, we listened to aggressively cheerful music sung by people chosen for their ability to dance. Then we ate cookie dough, and talked about boys.
Giles ,'Get It Done'
Bureaucracy 2: Like Sartre, Only Longer
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
victor infante - Apr 05, 2004 7:24:54 am PDT #9212 of 10005
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Nutty - Apr 05, 2004 7:32:44 am PDT #9213 of 10005
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
FWIW, nobody thinks Nutty is my real name. Even when I was "Nutty Vee", nobody thought Vee was my real name. I'm totally upfront about pseuding -- but I do try to be consistent and not gimmicky, and use my pseud the way most people use nicknames, which might be more to the point where the unease about pseuds is concerned.
Okay, I was Nutley for a couple of days once. It was a brief flirtation with New Jersey.
Fred Pete - Apr 05, 2004 7:34:54 am PDT #9214 of 10005
Ann, that's a ferret.
we could also say that it has been board culture to use real names or names that sound real and that we feel it contributes to conversation and a feeling of community.
Worth a thought, but I'm not sure I'd go that far. Some pseudonyms do grab the imagination.
I'm more worried about confusion. If "Buffista X" is an established poster, it's only fair to ask "BuffistaX" to pick a new name.
I'm not sure how to address people with the same names as celebrities. I mean, anyone who's name is honest-to-God "Ronald McDonald" has enough problems in life.
Jesse - Apr 05, 2004 7:39:14 am PDT #9215 of 10005
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
We do OK with all the Jesses. By which I mean the plural of "Jess" not "Jesse." I'm just saying.
Fred Pete - Apr 05, 2004 7:45:15 am PDT #9216 of 10005
Ann, that's a ferret.
True, we aren't easily confused. At least not since the Great David Debate.
Maybe I'm overthinking this one, and we can just deal with it if it happens without putting anything in the FAQ.
DXMachina - Apr 05, 2004 7:55:04 am PDT #9217 of 10005
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
New topic: I think it would make sense if COMM'ed filk went on to the filk page rather than the BRQG. Thoughts?
Well, the filk will be going into the filk site anyway, along with the other one that got posted last night. And Daniel's sonnet.
I'm not sure how to address people with the same names as celebrities.
Yeah. I have a cousin who is a Buffy fan who, if he decided to register with his real name, could register as Tim M. It's a poser.
billytea - Apr 05, 2004 7:58:19 am PDT #9218 of 10005
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Yeah. I have a cousin who is a Buffy fan who, if he decided to register with his real name, could register as Tim M. It's a poser.
Ask him if he'd be averse to registering as "Timmay!"
Ginger - Apr 05, 2004 8:02:52 am PDT #9219 of 10005
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
How about something along the lines of:
Buffistas tend to choose user names that can be easily used in conversation. Sometimes they are people's real names or nicknames; sometimes they are the names they always wished their parents had the sense to give them. You may feel cosmically drawn to the name @$sd_myxp12, but "What @$sd_myxp12 said" does not fall trippingly off the fingers. To reduce confusion, please avoid the names of famous people, including ME writers, and the names of existing posters. For example, if your name is Tiffany and there is already a Tiffany on the board, pick a variation, whether it be TiffanyT or Breakfast.
Beverly - Apr 05, 2004 8:23:01 am PDT #9220 of 10005
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Nice, Ginger. A question, though. Is there a roster of registered user names? One that's available to posters? How would a new Tiffany know there was already a Tiffany, a Tiffani, and a Tiffanie previously registered?
DXMachina - Apr 05, 2004 8:25:42 am PDT #9221 of 10005
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Is there a roster of registered user names? One that's available to posters?
No, there isn't.