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Title: On the origin of user names
Post by: Mirai Doft on November 09, 2007, 05:29:38 pm
ITT you explain the meaning/origin of your user name. You are also welcome to share your nicknames out of the internetz, if you have any.

Mine's as stupid as it gets. I think I was about 10. I was reading some Dragon Ball manga, when Android #8 gets out of his cell and steps on the ground, making the sound "Doft". I don't know what I had in my mind at the time, but I decided that that would be my nickname. Some years later I discovered that spelled backwards it's similar to "fuck you" in Portuguese lol.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: ROMate on November 09, 2007, 05:37:51 pm
I'm ROMate because I was once upon a time Hyperguy's Roommate. Seeing as I am no longer Hyperguy's Roommate, there needed to be a change, and since people were already shortening the name to "ROMate" it seemed a good idea at the time.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: EnsignRyusei on November 09, 2007, 05:39:53 pm
Well, my username obviously comes from the SRW character Ryusei Daté.
Reason being is that i adore Super Robots with a great passion and finding some mecha more sexy/cute then some women.(The same way  Ryusei is ignorant of Mai/Latooni's feelings for him but does think the two mechas Valsione and Angelg are cute)
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Ellendesu on November 09, 2007, 05:44:49 pm
Though I am a man of MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY

*3 hours later*

MANY names, Atrician is the most significant, it is...

-A play on the word attrition, which means to wear away at slowly
-A name of a character in the first fiction I ever wrote, main antagonist
-Name of my most beloved Dungeons and Dragons (Real Tabletop Version you PC noobs) character, Atrician Lansir, level 12 Paladin, who ended game as a level 27 Blackguard.
-Name of every RPG character based in fantasy, ever, introduced the Lansir family line, which carries a story arc through at least 4 tabletop RPGs, 3 MMORPGs, and Diablo 2.
-Lansir is also the name of my self run record label

There you go.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Hyperguy on November 09, 2007, 06:42:12 pm
One day I was reading an article written by Maddox and I remember him making a comment saying that he was a 'real internet super hero' in a reply to one of his hate mails.

That got me to thinking.

I want to be an internet super hero too!

I want a website, and to be an internet super hero, from which I'll be able to do amazing things like run and jump and code html at the speed of an internet connection.

But I needed a super hero name.  And Superman was taken.  And, when I was thinking all of this up, I wasn't quite a man yet.  I was more of a guy.  My first pick was Hyperman.  I didn't like that though, since I didn't see myself as the 1950's type with the 'man' on the end of the super hero name and stone cut chisled chin.  I think I may have even considered Ultraman, but again, taken.

I needed a prefix that denoted a heightened level of stuff, while at the same time referencing energy, since most of the stuff I was planning on writing about was the type of stuff that gets me pumped.

I remembered in science class 'hyper' was a prefix used to denote something as above the norm.  Like, hyper when something was excessive, and hypo when something was less than the norm.  In slang terms, hyper was also usually given to someone with lots of energy, like, the result of a bag of pixie sticks and soda.

Sooo...

BAM!

Imma Hyperguy baby!

Since donning that moniker, so far only one person has made the connection that 'hyper' may very well be referring to a the heightened state.  Snow Puma pointed that out when I visited him at SCAD.  Everyone else just assumes that I'm some kind of overenergized loon, which is only partly true.

Nowadays though, I haven't been as energetic as when I 'became' Hyperguy back in 2003.  Some offline friends were actually suprised that I'd use that username since I'm mostly quiet and calm irl.  Because of this, I actually considered changing my username since it doesn't reflect who I am as much.  I'm getting so much older that I wouldn't mind the Hyperman moniker now.

But...!

It's a little too late to change it now.  Everyone on the internet knows me as Hyperguy, so changing it would just throw everything out of whack.  I'm mildly famous (over 3 million hits last I checked) in the hentai community, and changing it would mean having to start over from scratch.  Plus, I actually like the shorter version, HG, since it reminds me of HG Wells, though I forget which books he's famous for.

Oh yeah!

Before I used Hyperguy as a username, I was known as Striker among the Soldat community.  What's Soldat?  It's this game right here: Soldat (http://soldat.pl/)  When I was active, I was probably the closest thing to a professional Soldat player you could get at the time.  I beta tested several versions of the game and had clan matches against the finest.  Every day Swedes would spam my MSN messenger asking for duels.  I'm actually kind of glad those days are over, though it's nice being able to go to their forums every now and then and still have people know who you are. =D

Shamefully, I also post on Gaia Online.  There I use the username Delfire, named after a character in a story I was writing.  I stopped posting on there after I realized how much of a sham posting for clicks(Gold? Yeah right.) was.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: bfg00 on November 09, 2007, 06:43:49 pm
bfg00 came from when I originally got an e-mail address way back in 1996.  The bfg part came from the fact that my friends in high school called me big friendly guy, 00 being the year I would graduate.  After I learned about the BFG9000 (which I regretably only learned about much later) I was very happy to learn of the other meaning of that acronym.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Cashino on November 09, 2007, 07:15:53 pm
I never figured that out. I used it out of a mindless typing for a name and it stuck. It's mostly so I don't have to refind another name for a username/password and so I don't have to remember a dozen usernames and where they go with. For all I know I could've ended up with Minsc. And my sig would always have a Miniature Giant Space Hamster named Boo.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Nitorin on November 09, 2007, 07:35:27 pm
Mine is very old...I think I made it when I was 13 years old or 12.I was watching sailormoon dubbed in french and a bad guy in the show have a name I thought sound cool.But I had no idea how its written.I came with the idea of Djaidy.I use the name when I play RPG n stuffs.Used the name in a story I was writing.But thats not my nickname irl.
  I had a few nicks.The one poeple still usually use is Membre.I can't remember where its from.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: JG on November 09, 2007, 07:45:50 pm
I'm totally unoriginal. JG is my first and last initials. 00 is both the number of a jersey I'd wear if I had a choice and the year I set up my current email address when I upgraded to DSL.  I'm not too fond of my moniker but everyone knows me by it so I'm kind of stuck with it.

On others:
Atrician: my favorite of all the ones you've had, mainly for the play on "attrition"
Hyperguy: You could reason that the "hyper" is of the same ilk as "hypertext" and "hyperlink", ie a synonym for "smart".  "Smartguy" doesn't quite work though.  You also have RuminaSkybreaker, which isn't half bad.
bfg00: Our names are too similar, furthering my wish for change.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: dontpanic on November 09, 2007, 09:24:50 pm
I used to play Puzzle Pirates.  I had a ship and everything!  When I signed up for our pirate crew messageboard, I need something that wasn't my old university email address and I used this.  It stuck.  I use it for everything from messageboards to emails to xbox live etc now.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: tetsaru arigashi on November 10, 2007, 06:50:12 am
Tetsaru Arigashi was the name of a character one of my good friends, who is wanting to become a manga-ka, created in the storyline he's been working on for years now.  He decided to make each of the hero characters reflect each of his friends, along with himself, in some way, which I thought was pretty cool.  Since then, I've used it as my ID for games, email, etc.  Over the years, I've realized that, to my knowledge,  "Tetsaru" can't really exist as a Japanese name due to the fact "tsa" is not a syllable in Japanese, so it might get altered to something like "Tetsumaru" or "Tatsumaru" later on...
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: bfg00 on November 10, 2007, 01:30:41 pm
bfg00: Our names are too similar, furthering my wish for change.

Yeah, well that happens.  Currently I've been switching my nick over to Perseus or Perseus00 as Perseus is my favorite Greek hero.  I'm not sure if I will do that here too.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Doctor_Raven on November 10, 2007, 08:53:46 pm
My name is a variation on a theme. That theme is Raven.  as in the bird.  And a character I had named was once called Black Raven... cause there was also a white one out there.


Soon enough he changed named to Voron Voronovich (Which is Russian for Raven Raven's son) and I keep the Raven sobriquet in my various net guises.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: DualSoul on November 10, 2007, 08:59:42 pm
The origin of my nickname can be separated into 3 different parts:

- I thought a cool nick name should consist of 2 real words
- I liked how I wrote Ds in cursive writing
- The Dual Edge in Lufia sounded like an awesome weapon

I later realized my name was an h-game.  Quite the coincidence.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Hyperguy on November 11, 2007, 02:13:25 am
bfg00 came from when I originally got an e-mail address way back in 1996.  The bfg part came from the fact that my friends in high school called me big friendly guy, 00 being the year I would graduate.  After I learned about the BFG9000 (which I regretably only learned about much later) I was very happy to learn of the other meaning of that acronym.
For our viewers at home now tuning in, the BFG is a weapon from Doom who's acronym stands for BIG FUCKING GUN.  It's become such an FPS mainstay that a company that makes video cards adopted the name, BFGTech.

I'm totally unoriginal. JG is my first and last initials.
Of which only I and commissioner Gordon, those people at your workplace, and anyone you've sent an e-mail to knows what they stand for.

I'm not too fond of my moniker but everyone knows me by it so I'm kind of stuck with it.
Out of curiosity if you changed your moniker, what would you like to change it to?


Hyperguy: You could reason that the "hyper" is of the same ilk as "hypertext" and "hyperlink", ie a synonym for "smart".  "Smartguy" doesn't quite work though.  You also have RuminaSkybreaker, which isn't half bad.
Rumina's from the sword in Brave Fencer Musashi.  It's really supposed to be Lumina, but I was feeling engrishy at the time.  Skybreaker's just some random RPG name I thought sounded cool.

I used to play Puzzle Pirates.  I had a ship and everything!  When I signed up for our pirate crew messageboard, I need something that wasn't my old university email address and I used this.  It stuck.  I use it for everything from messageboards to emails to xbox live etc now.
Pirates...Yarr!!!  It's fun to say.

Tetsaru Arigashi was the name of a character one of my good friends, who is wanting to become a manga-ka, created in the storyline he's been working on for years now.  He decided to make each of the hero characters reflect each of his friends, along with himself, in some way, which I thought was pretty cool.  Since then, I've used it as my ID for games, email, etc.  Over the years, I've realized that, to my knowledge,  "Tetsaru" can't really exist as a Japanese name due to the fact "tsa" is not a syllable in Japanese, so it might get altered to something like "Tetsumaru" or "Tatsumaru" later on...
The closest you could get would have to be Tetsusaru, which is interesting that it could also be understood as 'iron monkey' (iron = tetsu, saru = monkey).

The origin of my nickname can be separated into 3 different parts:

- I thought a cool nick name should consist of 2 real words
- I liked how I wrote Ds in cursive writing
- The Dual Edge in Lufia sounded like an awesome weapon

I later realized my name was an h-game.  Quite the coincidence.
If I'm not mistaken, DualSoul is that Giga game where you get to court a zombie girl.

Actually, I know that game's really called Duel Savior.  I just wanted an excuse to post images of her.

(http://hyperguy.net/images/forum/duel_savior/DS270.jpg)

(http://hyperguy.net/images/forum/duel_savior/DS274.jpg)

(http://hyperguy.net/images/forum/duel_savior/DS275.jpg)

The one thing that I really hate about this CG set is that there's a mouse cursor in every single image.  Someone probably made a better quality set of it, but it's kind of an old game and I can't be bothered to look. >_>;
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Cashino on November 11, 2007, 03:01:50 am
For our viewers at home now tuning in, the BFG is a weapon from Doom who's acronym stands for BIG FUCKING GUN.  It's become such an FPS mainstay...

...that almost (if not every) sci-fi FPS afterwords has had a gun or weapon of some sort that is functionally the same.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: JG on November 11, 2007, 09:06:47 am
..."Tetsaru" can't really exist as a Japanese name due to the fact "tsa" is not a syllable in Japanese...

Not native Japanese but the syllable can be made in katakana by combining tsu with a small a (ツァ)
Pretty rare but a few foreign words use it, where a "tza" sound is needed, such as in cadenza (カデンツァ)
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Ellendesu on November 11, 2007, 10:26:51 am
Not native Japanese but the syllable can be made in katakana by combining tsu with a small a (ツァ)
Pretty rare but a few foreign words use it, where a "tza" sound is needed, such as in cadenza (カデンツァ)

This man is your friend, he fights for freedom
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Doctor_Raven on November 13, 2007, 05:04:16 pm
I guess my name is rather blunt.

*sigh*
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: bfg00 on November 14, 2007, 10:40:34 pm
Doesn't mean its not awesome.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: JG on November 14, 2007, 10:55:05 pm
And you make up for it with one of the better, more recognizable avatar images.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: MMX on November 15, 2007, 09:37:12 pm
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!
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Hyperguy on November 16, 2007, 12:32:22 pm
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.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: MMX on November 17, 2007, 06:05:11 pm
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.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: MMX on November 17, 2007, 06:06:58 pm
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.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Breeze10 on November 18, 2007, 05:37:32 pm
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.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Mediocrity on November 20, 2007, 03:26:40 am
I couldn't come up with anything better.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: wakatabaka on December 02, 2007, 03:42:53 am
My name sorta means, fool who understands. Plus, its fun to type  :)
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Cole Tyger on December 19, 2007, 07:13:15 pm
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
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Hyperguy on October 07, 2008, 01:51:24 pm
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.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: bfg00 on October 07, 2008, 11:35:56 pm
How about Hyperman?
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: JG on October 07, 2008, 11:57:15 pm
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.)
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Moge on October 08, 2008, 01:58:48 am
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.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Hyperguy on October 08, 2008, 05:17:48 am
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.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Moge on October 08, 2008, 12:10:05 pm
Yeah, there's no way i'd link my resume to a porn site.  You'll definitely have to find some workaround. 

Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: bfg00 on October 08, 2008, 11:00:04 pm
Hmmm...well you could try deriving something from your real name or some historical/mythological/fictional character that you like.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: HMD on October 09, 2008, 01:56:44 am
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* (http://rockandrollstrikesback.com/)

Cheap plug, I know, but we can certainly use another body.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: JG on October 09, 2008, 10:49:59 pm
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.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Hyperguy on October 10, 2008, 12:34:03 am
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* (http://rockandrollstrikesback.com/)

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.

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

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

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:
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: HMD on October 10, 2008, 01:59:09 am
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?
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Moge on October 10, 2008, 02:14:52 am
Lord Zetta reminds me of Gill.  You have to ask yourself: is there anything more badass than fighting a Greek God?  I didn't think so.  Hypergill's the next best thing imo.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Hyperguy on October 10, 2008, 11:34:12 pm
I concur.
Can you dig it?
I ain't a sucka, I can dig eet! :D
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: MMX on October 12, 2008, 12:04:34 am
I vote Hyperboy.




You know you could just go with Hyper Web Services, Inc. if you wanna be all "professional"-y and whatnot.

I mean right?  Just use the name "Hyper" and make some fake cardboard cutout "company" that "specializes" in "web services" and blah blah

I can't believe you're freaking out about such a thing regarding the desire to be A WEB CONTENT DEVELOPER.  They're like a dime a dozen you don't need a professional sounding name ffs it's like shit you do in the garage and sell on ebay I mean... wait what was I talking about again?  I've completely lost my train of thought.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Hyperguy on October 12, 2008, 09:35:33 am
I'm not freaking out, but I do think it's a valid concern.  I'm not really interested in running a web solutions company.  I already do freelance web services and its just that I don't why to shy away any potential customers.  So far this site is the best example of what I'm capable of, but I don't want to put myself in a position where I have to explain hentai before I'm able to start work.  This site's geared towards my hobbies, so despite it being all tricked out, contentwise it wouldn't help me land a gig.

So what I'm realizing is that I should make another website and use another username so as to appeal to potential customers.  I could use my real name, which is simple enough, or a nickname that expresses what my work is about.  I forgot what we were talking about too.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: MMX on October 12, 2008, 11:57:18 pm
I still say Hyperboy.

Or just Hyper.  Whatever you worry too much you'll lose your hair if you continue.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Hyperguy on October 13, 2008, 02:59:25 am
That's cool I have enough tokens.

If I were Hyperboy I could hook up with Hypergirl (http://www.hypergirl.com/) and we could have Hyperbabies. :D
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: bfg00 on October 13, 2008, 10:25:09 pm
Wouldn't the progeny of two Hyper people end up being someone like the Flash?
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: JG on October 13, 2008, 10:45:45 pm
I'm not freaking out, but I do think it's a valid concern.  I'm not really interested in running a web solutions company.  I already do freelance web services and its just that I don't why to shy away any potential customers.  So far this site is the best example of what I'm capable of, but I don't want to put myself in a position where I have to explain hentai before I'm able to start work.  This site's geared towards my hobbies, so despite it being all tricked out, contentwise it wouldn't help me land a gig.

So what I'm realizing is that I should make another website and use another username so as to appeal to potential customers.  I could use my real name, which is simple enough, or a nickname that expresses what my work is about.  I forgot what we were talking about too.

I have concern over the same issues, hence why I've segregated my hobby site (http://www.sognadigitalmuseum.com) from my professional site (http://www.notequalsoft.com).
I recommend you find a way to do it, too.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Hyperguy on October 14, 2008, 05:53:51 pm
Wouldn't the progeny of two Hyper people end up being someone like the Flash?
Absolutely not!  The progeny of two Hyper people would end up like something better than the Flash.

I have concern over the same issues, hence why I've segregated my hobby site (http://www.sognadigitalmuseum.com) from my professional site (http://www.notequalsoft.com).
I recommend you find a way to do it, too.
Didn't you also make one of j*******g******.com?  To solve my dilema I'm going to register josesantiago.pro as soon as I'm able(Friday is pay day! Hip, hip, hooray!).  I'm going to have to make an entirely separate site as a portfolio.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: MMX on October 18, 2008, 10:35:14 pm
Hyper your name is Jose Santiago?
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Ellendesu on October 19, 2008, 06:58:42 am
Hyper your name is Jose Santiago?

Epitome of manliness, non?
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Hyperguy on October 19, 2008, 09:51:54 am
Hyper your name is Jose Santiago?
Why yes.  I used to be sketchy about sharing my real name online until I challenged myself to steal my own identity and found out that Jose Santiago is the John Smith of Spanish names.  A while back I had a "Copyright Jose Santiago" byline on the footer of HG.net, but took it down since I'd rather people on the net call me Hyperguy.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: bfg00 on October 19, 2008, 03:39:42 pm
Ah, hidding behind all the other Jose Santiagos in the world eh?  Sounds like a good plan.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: Gensoku on July 10, 2009, 09:15:42 pm
My username is what it is because I wanted to sound cool and japanese so I just randomly typed in a word that I heard in an anime. To this day I still don't know what my username means, but I don't really mind haha
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: JG on July 10, 2009, 11:13:51 pm
My database has three definitions matching the pronunciation gensoku. I hope you know that the G is pronounced like the G in again or together, not like the G in gin or German (which is a J sound)

1. 原則, principle, general rule
2. 減速, the act of deceleration (gensoku suru would be "to decelerate")
3. 舷側, the side of a ship's hull, broadside

Take your pick.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: bfg00 on July 11, 2009, 12:21:29 pm
I like the third one.  It's pretty funny.
Title: Re: On the origin of user names
Post by: MMX on July 13, 2009, 12:49:29 am
It's the only side that really counts, afterall.