I originally went with the same name but have been using this one now since it’s new and the idea of starting fresh appeals to me.
My initial thought was to reuse my existing name so others who already knew me might see that I’m here since we never communicated outside of the given subs we were apart of. I’m not sure how likely that would actually be though. It’s not as if I was anyone popular or well known. So, my thinking is I’ll stick with my new one and move on.
What have you chosen to do? Start fresh or carry your username over?
I…uh, went with a classic.
I use this UN basically everywhere. Here is no different.
Replying to you. I’m brand new here and wondering how in the fuck do I leave a reply to the thread? The only reply button I see is for other comments not to the post.
The comment box is at the bottom of the stack of comments, so you have to scroll to almost the entire bottom of the page to start a parent comment.
You use the text box at the bottom of the page for replying to a thread.
I think my name says it all
8^)
I’ve been Takeshidude since I was maybe 11 back on Lego.com
Feels wrong to have any other name
I took the opportunity to ditch the edgelord name I came up with when I was 14
This was my preference there but wasn’t available. Now it’s MINE!
Yes, but no. It’s inspired by my Reddit username, but I managed to get a much much shorter variant on Kbin, lol.
New one, wanted this from the beginning but was already taken on Reddit 10+ years ago
Hey, aren’t you that guy Raymond? Think I’ll remember you lol
Changing usernames and/or deleting mature accounts can be an approach to privacy that may be useful. Tracking algorithms from huge tech companies might be sophisticated enough to identify you anyway with information like public IP/location and browsing habits, plus who knows what else.
Nevertheless, I still change usernames frequently.Same. After using the same account for a couple years it occurred to me that just by observing what subs I post in you could pretty easily figure out who I was if you were looking for me. Sub for my job, city, hobbies, chronic disease, etc. I figured there’s no good way around that other than just lurking, but since there’s not a lot of benefit to having an old account I might as well get a new one every year or two. Make myself just a little bit harder to find.
Yep this is what I do too. If you’re active in discussions the longer you have your account the more likely it is that it can be linked to your real self
Same one for me.
Back in my beginning days in Reddit, I originally wanted to register “wooferine” but it was already taken., so I chose “woooferine” instead.
Yes, I kept the extra “o” here. My g-board knows my username, so why change it?
I kept mine. Previously I only used this handle for Reddit, but now I have it here (and on Metafilter, where I created a new account after flouncing 10+ years ago—seems weirdly fitting as I originally learned of Reddit’s existence from Metafilter.)
The original name I wanted on Reddit was taken. Here it was not, so I changed.
I was u/CanadaPlus101. Same thing for continuity, but I could drop the numbers.
I should put my old user in my profile.
Been using this name since I had a Xbox 360. It almost feels more familiar than my real name.
I reused my Reddit username. I kind of identify with it. I love healthy curiosity and Lynx are my favourite wild animal.
Also, I suspect I copied some nonverbal communication clues from the cats we had growing up, such as slow-blinking upon eye contact to indicate everything’s fine. So a username that can be interpreted to mean I’m feline seems fitting.
