On the origin of user names

[JG]

And you make up for it with one of the better, more recognizable avatar images.

[MMX]

http://gundamworld.it/sognidigundam/ospiti/luca/bang_doll_uk.html

Damnit my cursory understanding of nihongo would have enabled me to recommend the tsu + small a idea.  *shakes fist in indignation*

I also have many other user names, pretty much none of which I've ever used here.  None of these, coincidentally, are any of you worth learning of [size=9]U_U[/size]

Also:  HEAVY GEAR GO!

[Hyperguy]

I guess my name is rather blunt.

*sigh*

I'm reminded of an internet version of Marvel's Dr. Strange.

http://gundamworld.it/sognidigundam/ospiti/luca/bang_doll_uk.html

Damnit my cursory understanding of nihongo would have enabled me to recommend the tsu + small a idea.  *shakes fist in indignation*

I also have many other user names, pretty much none of which I've ever used here.  None of these, coincidentally, are any of you worth learning of [size=9]U_U[/size]

Also:  HEAVY GEAR GO!

And all this time I was thinking your username was slang for a type of sex doll.

[MMX]

It is.  Or maybe it was.  I don't know I've used the whole mecha excuse so long I'm beginning to believe it myself.

No, it's rooted in the days of UT2k3 when I found the Bang Doll model and liked it so much I played with it online for some time.  Then I got bored of the model, as I do all FPS custom models, and moved onto another one.  This other one was a female anthropomorph humanoid catgirl model.  And I still had the username, because I had grown fond of it after so long and had started using it everywhere.  So everybody was like "LULZ BANG DOLL I'D LIKE TO BANG YOU LULZ" and I was like "actually my name comes from a slang term for a type of crash dummie, you fucking tools" and they were always like "oh" and that'd shut them up for a little while

Still I like to use some variation or another of the former explanation.  I mean come on that's one bad ass-looking mecha right there.  The series it's from is a clone universe of L-Gaim which is awesome enough as it is but you can imagine what it's like with the Bang Doll added to the mix.  Haven't actually seen anything of the actual series but I still desire to.

[MMX]

What always really got me was that male players seemed to think it was actually MORE likely that a player using a female model was an actual female player, if he/she was using a screen name like "Bang Doll"

I mean for the love of god and all that is holy, isn't that like a dead giveaway?

But seriously when I used feminine names and play female characters on MMOs or FPS games I don't get hit on NEARLY as much as when I use the name "Bang Doll" regardless of the gender of my player character.

[Breeze10]

It was a windy day and I was on my way out of a bookstore. A breeze blew this cute girls skirt up, but she dropped all her stuff, so I paid for the "show" by helping her pick her books up. But now I love windy days.

[Mediocrity]

I couldn't come up with anything better.

[wakatabaka]

My name sorta means, fool who understands. Plus, its fun to type 

[Cole Tyger]

went through several since i've been online, with the current one being the name of a character i made in a fic i was working on at the time of the last change over

i've stuck with it ever since

[Hyperguy]

These days I'm starting to feel that 'Hyperguy' sounds juvenile.  Now that I'm older I'm considering a new, or possibly alternative web handle.

I've gotta admit though, that time when everyone on the forum had rap avatars and I was using 'H Giddy' was mighty fine.

[bfg00]

How about Hyperman?

[JG]

Hyperguy needs something at least as dashing as his current name.  Would not do well to go backwards.  Perhaps something in Japanese?


I've recently been thinking of changing as well.  I believe Snakecharmer would suit me well, particularly in respect to my deep knowledge of the VIPER series.  Any thoughts?





(Ah, if only we could all be so cavalier with our screen names as Bill/Will/Liam/Atrician.)

[Moge]

Pardon if i don't see why changing Hyperguy to something else will be any better, cause the entire internet is a juvenile domain :/

Seriously, the fact we're hiding behind these avatars is sure enough.

To JGOO: Changing your name might not such a bad idea.  JGOO isn't too memorable.

[Hyperguy]

How about Hyperman?

Though that'd be cool in that it'd put me in the same naming convention as a Megaman boss, it was actually one of the names I panned over when I was coming up with Hyperguy.  Hyperguy's my internet super hero name.

But what I really want to do is appeal to a broader range of people(read: conservative blowhards, i.e., the ones with the money), and I don't think it sounds serious enough.  Ideally, I'd like something that can both be taken seriously and conveys a sense of web savvy.  Ultimately, the need for a new web handle is to make myself more marketable towards people who want web design or web content services.

And seeing as how I've already invested so much time into Hyperguy.net, I probably would be using the new web handle on another site.  My basic problem is that I'd love to use the five years I've been working on Hyperguy.net and all of the features and customizations I'd added to it on my resume, but don't feel confident about showing it to corporate America given the amount of pornography and hit or miss humor.

Ah!  I also want to start writing serious articles for online magazines, and if possible, create a new community site where I'd be able to do so.

So the way I see it either I can work my ass off and redefine what it means to be Hyperguy, yet risk changing so many of the things that makes the site great, or just create another online personality that I could use for business endeavors.

Hyperguy needs something at least as dashing as his current name.  Would not do well to go backwards.  Perhaps something in Japanese?

I've found that words in Japanese only sound cool until you find out their meaning.  When they become common in your Japanese word lexicon they lose a little of that Wow! factor.

Like for example:

Hyperguy: "Oh wow! So, your handle's 'Shi no Tsuki'?"
Shi no Tsuki: "Yep!"
Hyperguy: "What's it mean?"
Shi no Tsuki: "Death's Moon!"
Hyperguy: "Okay, then why not just call yourself Death's Moon in English so that people know what the hell your name means?"
Shi no Tsuki: "It's more mysterious when they don't know what it means!"
Hyperguy: "But when they do know it's about as mysterious as 'book' or 'house' or 'chair'.  Excuse me, 'Death's Chair'."
Shi no Tsuki: "..."

I've recently been thinking of changing as well.  I believe Snakecharmer would suit me well, particularly in respect to my deep knowledge of the VIPER series.  Any thoughts?
(Ah, if only we could all be so cavalier with our screen names as Bill/Will/Liam/Atrician.)

I think Snakecharmer sounds like something a circus performer or stripper would use.  A username that sounds like a member of the snake family, like Cobra or Python GTO or Serpentus might make the connection a little more clear.

Pardon if i don't see why changing Hyperguy to something else will be any better, cause the entire internet is a juvenile domain :/

Seriously, the fact we're hiding behind these avatars is sure enough.

To JGOO: Changing your name might not such a bad idea.  JGOO isn't too memorable.

True that.  If I only had to worry about what the internet thinks, I wouldn't consider a different name at all.  I love 'Hyperguy', and know that the internet knows what the hell I'm talking about, and have confidence in using it here.

But I wanna try coming up with something that doesn't sound ridiculous offline.  Like, something that could handle the transition to other forms of media also.

And on the subject, I know that a lot of rappers have pretty ridiculous names, but I think the reason why they can get away with it is because its a part of their industry and because once they're famous and have money, no one really disputes why someone would name themselves after a brand of boots(Timbaland), spare change(50 cent), frozen water(Ice Cube), and so on.

[Moge]

Yeah, there's no way i'd link my resume to a porn site.  You'll definitely have to find some workaround. 

[bfg00]

Hmmm...well you could try deriving something from your real name or some historical/mythological/fictional character that you like.

[HMD]

Ah!  I also want to start writing serious articles for online magazines, and if possible, create a new community site where I'd be able to do so.

*ahem*

Cheap plug, I know, but we can certainly use another body.

[JG]

Though that'd be cool in that it'd put me in the same naming convention as a Megaman boss, it was actually one of the names I panned over when I was coming up with Hyperguy.  Hyperguy's my internet super hero name.

But what I really want to do is appeal to a broader range of people(read: conservative blowhards, i.e., the ones with the money), and I don't think it sounds serious enough.  Ideally, I'd like something that can both be taken seriously and conveys a sense of web savvy.  Ultimately, the need for a new web handle is to make myself more marketable towards people who want web design or web content services.

And seeing as how I've already invested so much time into Hyperguy.net, I probably would be using the new web handle on another site.  My basic problem is that I'd love to use the five years I've been working on Hyperguy.net and all of the features and customizations I'd added to it on my resume, but don't feel confident about showing it to corporate America given the amount of pornography and hit or miss humor.

Ah!  I also want to start writing serious articles for online magazines, and if possible, create a new community site where I'd be able to do so.

So the way I see it either I can work my ass off and redefine what it means to be Hyperguy, yet risk changing so many of the things that makes the site great, or just create another online personality that I could use for business endeavors.

Shi no Tsuki: "It's more mysterious when they don't know what it means!"

True that.  If I only had to worry about what the internet thinks, I wouldn't consider a different name at all.  I love 'Hyperguy', and know that the internet knows what the hell I'm talking about, and have confidence in using it here.

But I wanna try coming up with something that doesn't sound ridiculous offline.  Like, something that could handle the transition to other forms of media also.

You could extend it to Hyperguyver, thereby masking the adolescent part without dropping the domain name or the persona we know, while adding the air of mystery and wider acceptance you seek.
<pun>It's almost like Hyperguy ver 2.0.</pun>

I think Snakecharmer sounds like something a circus performer or stripper would use.

Or maybe you could switch to Captain Comedown instead.
I happen to like it.  Though in truth its not my own idea - I got it from watching Kill Bill again (Bill's codename)  And whether you like the movie or not, David Carradine was great in that part.

[Hyperguy]

Yeah, there's no way i'd link my resume to a porn site.  You'll definitely have to find some workaround. 

I'm thinking I'll probably have to make an entire separate site for portfolio/resume purposes.  Unless of course, I'm applying for a job within the anime/hentai industry, which would a pretty sweet fuckin' job.

Hmmm...well you could try deriving something from your real name or some historical/mythological/fictional character that you like.

Good idea.  I'll use that.

*ahem*

Cheap plug, I know, but we can certainly use another body.

What kind of content are you aiming for?

Though you know, if I used my eyes and looked at the sections and read the about page I'd probably answer my own question.

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You could extend it to Hyperguyver, thereby masking the adolescent part without dropping the domain name or the persona we know, while adding the air of mystery and wider acceptance you seek.
<pun>It's almost like Hyperguy ver 2.0.</pun>

I like this idea too.  Combining it with Guyver makes me wonder how many more old school anime titles I can combine it with.

I happen to like it.  Though in truth its not my own idea - I got it from watching Kill Bill again (Bill's codename)  And whether you like the movie or not, David Carradine was great in that part.

No argument here.  Usernames are like clothes anyway.  The suit doesn't make the man, the man makes the suit.  But if I were JG and my username was Snakecharmer, I'd also use the exoticness of the name as leverage to attract members of the opposite sex, especially by saying things like "I'm the Snakecharmer baby!  You ain't never seen an anaconda move like this!"

I think I just lost half our viewers. D:

[HMD]

What kind of content are you aiming for?

Though you know, if I used my eyes and looked at the sections and read the about page I'd probably answer my own question.

Drawing
Fiction
Games
Music
Non-Fiction
Photography
Realistic
Review
Short Story
Stylistic
Writing

Is it safe to assume DevArt Lite(minus hugbox)?

Nooooooooooooooooooo!

We (ROCK AND ROLL STRIKES BACK DOT COM, a name I took from the subtitle of a Croatian comedy (Mi Nismo Andjeli 3: Rockenroll Strikes Back)) are all about attitude and being a bunch of kids who simply do not give a fuck about things and will express ourselves any way we damn well please. Much like The Blue Hearts in the late 80s or Ling Tosite Sigure today, we are just some straight up punks doing punky stuff.

Can you dig it?