Ligar Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 I've been recently making soul searching decisions with how I go about things in my life. One of the biggest ones for me right now is a username or more appropriately an alias. I've been going by LinkG07 since my childhood, however it isn't a name that has a ring to it. I know this because a lot of people have been getting it wrong. As I look around I see that some people go be simple names like "Cheeks", and I want to think of something that would be as catchy. This is for professional purposes as I'm really trying to plan out my future as an artist. So I ask: How did you all come up with your usernames? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverbounD Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 For a while when I was young I went by Neo Kaos and Neogammer0012. I got banned from places a lot lol. Anyway when I decided to shape up I went with Overbound because I thought it didn't sound like a noob name. Now I wonder if it too sounds noob. I think I'm suck with it though as its kind of become like a second name to me and I use it everywhere on the nets. That said I think its important to come up with something unquie to make yourself stand out. Otherwise you end up with a name everyone has and if you visit many forums under that name you end up seeing a lot of duplicates. I've never seen another overbound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheonix Gamma Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Hardest fucking boss in Mischief Makers. S;DFGLKNLSDG;WNER[QOWR;B;KJJBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanGameRevolver Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Most of my net friends got sick of typing my name and started calling me FGR,...I dont even go by FanGameRevolver when I join new forums anymore. I like FGR though. short and simple...and makes no sense XD. I Feel like a "higher then thou" person with my full name >:U. I basically took something I like (Fangames) and slapped a "kewl word" onto it. (revolver) and bingo! shithead-mcfatass was born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tentril Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 I named a chao in SA2 tentril and it sounded cool. I didn't think of tendril at all when I thought of it. I use it everywhere and it has never been taken when I've registered for sites and online games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimensionWarped Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 You all know this story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felik Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 My friends gave me this nickname cause my full name is Philip. This nickname sounds good and simple. It also doesn't associate with anything. So I liked it and use it everywhere. Also it's kinda rare. I hardly find another person with this nick in the Internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 MotherFucking Zebrahead Bitch Name of one of their older albums. I also have a different username pretty much everywhere I go so its not like it really means something to me, it just happened to be what I was using at the time when I joined these forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streak Thunderstorm Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Back when I was a 13 year old fur___, I created a fan character named Streak Thunderstorm who wielded a big sword Nightmare, soul calibur style, and had control over lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesker Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Self explanatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ila Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Incredibly Lame Acronym. Except not really, but thats the story now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironrind Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Made it up when I was about 8. Me and a friend used to sketch out our own comic books in class and I used "Ironrind" as the name of my fictitious comic book company. Hadn't used the name for anything for some 15 years, but couldn't think of anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowgoten Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 started these forums back when I was a huge dragonball z nerd, goten was my favorite character at the time. Attached the word shadow to the front. The end. I only go by SG in very select places, this being one of them. My new username is commander nojj (my name backwards with an extra J attached) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1LT Worm Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 MSN Chat suggested the name UnshavenWorm4 back when I was in middle school. I really enjoyed that suggestion, so I ran with it. Then I modified it to misterworm, as at the time, I added a lot of "Mr."s and "Ms."es to names at the time. As forums started to accept punctuation and spaces, I switched to Mr. Worm. Then, after I got my commission, I changed it to reflect my actual title as second lieutenant. So, remember, your username is not set in stone (I know the Internet is SERIOUS BUSINESS, but fuck it). Adapt the one you got now, look around you for inspiration, or get some randomly generated shit and simplify and customize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asuma Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Azu Manga Daioh. Not a fan of it the show, but eh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Rat Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 I stole the name "Cyber Rat" from my brother when he was on a one-week trip after watching the movie "Hackers" and wanted to become a hacker himself. I added a 101 at the end as a binary code (it wasn't really a random number, but people thought it was). After I stopped coming to SFGHQ the name became "gaming only". I stopped using the Internet as much as I used to, so there was no real need for an online username. After a while (4 years), I got broadband and joined another online community. I needed a name for that one and I wasn't keen on using Cyber Rat again, so I switched to "M.D.K.II". Those are actually my initials, but I love how I get responses like "I love that game" or "Murder Death Kill?" and so on. I use Cyber Rat only for this forum and Steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Napalm Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 First username I used back on PGForums (long dead now) was Pikapower20, think i used it back on the old Ezbread SFGHQ as well. Super Napalm came around after watching the movie Evolution, for SOME reason that was the first time I heard the word Napalm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streak Thunderstorm Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 I stole the name "Cyber Rat" from my brother when he was on a one-week trip after watching the movie "Hackers" and wanted to become a hacker himself. I added a 101 at the end as a binary code (it wasn't really a random number, but people thought it was). After I stopped coming to SFGHQ the name became "gaming only". I stopped using the Internet as much as I used to, so there was no real need for an online username.After a while (4 years), I got broadband and joined another online community. I needed a name for that one and I wasn't keen on using Cyber Rat again, so I switched to "M.D.K.II". Those are actually my initials, but I love how I get responses like "I love that game" or "Murder Death Kill?" and so on. I use Cyber Rat only for this forum and Steam. Monkey Dick King. II times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klonoa Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 I hate klonoa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toaster1 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 I began as Tapika on www.BZPOWER.com, a mixture of Tahu and Pikachu, both things I once thought were cool but seem incredibly lame to me now. I changed to Toaster on www.SRB2.org, for the lulz, then on www.ROBLOX.com Toaster was taken, so I took a gamble and became toaster1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenor Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 I just thought of it randomly when I was younger. Nowadays I try to think of Just attaching two words that might have nothing alike together, like MentalReality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverbounD Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 I know Link you should go by BAMF. If you like I can make it a christen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kessler12 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 I used tonic41 cause sonic + my real name and my fav number was 5 so 4+1- segasonic(___)fan4life was cause i wanted to use tonic41 for youtube but some one had it so i came up with a random one and people know me as this... I want my old name back!!! I HATE THIS NAME.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tentril Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Your name should be Dave: The Hero of Time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligar Posted March 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 I'm still debating on it. Can't be something I rush into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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