Happiness Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 I was thinking with all the differnt types of conversations we have here how does our interpetation of a persons screen name and profile pic reflect on how we are going to respond to that persons posts. I dont want this to just turn into a bashing session but would like some imput. Maybe explain your own screen name if you choose (i think this is a thread some where ) So my screen name comes from my Husband, It is suppose to be sarcastic as Im really not that happy......He gave me this name after an argument I won because apperently I was really happy after winning, and it just stuck for 23 years............................ The screen name Crotichity is the one Im going to comment on. When I first noticed his SN I thought that it would be some over middle aged white man that was crabby and would be argumentative. Well I was partially right the fact that he was Black kind of threw me for a loop. Now I like his avitar because I like Snoopy but it is really the opposite of his personality........
Kaisu Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 I was pretty open about who I was and what I was all about on this site. My login was my real name. I love this site and had found it invaluable when I was in school, on my first job. etc. I strove to be as honest as I could about calls, working conditions, co-workers, etc. I felt isolated in my job as I had been trained in a different state and was a total newcomer. I relied on you all to give me reality checks and honest feedback. To do this, I had to be honest and open and as detailed as required. I wasn't worried about backlash because I naively believed that anyone reading my posts in their entirety would appreciate that I was conscientious and while certainly far from supermedic, doing everything in my power to do a good job. A post about what I felt was a highhanded and unfair abuse of power landed me in hot water. I changed my name to reflect how I felt about what had happened to me (and perhaps that I bring this crap down on myself) and to disguise myself with plausible deniabilty for my co-workers and employers. (My avatar kinda destroys that, but I changed that only recently)
Vorenus Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 I dunno, some years back as was watching that HBO series Rome (and got sucked in) - then when I was registering with a forum and as always I couldn`t think of a screen name, I just took one of the main characters name. Kinda kept with it since then.
tcripp Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 Mine is kind of self-explanatory...it's an abbreviation of my name. You see, I'm not that imaginative and couldn't come up with anything cute or funny. So, I just went with...well...me! Crap - Like you, I try to be open and honest about my posts while at the same time being careful on how and what I post. It's possible that I, too, may someday be posting under a different name.
Richard B the EMT Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 My name is Richard, last name starts with the letter B, and I'm an EMT, and sometimes I don't have any imagination. Some know me as RCB the EMT, a nickname given me at my Volunteer Ambulance Corps, consisting of all 3 of my initials and title.
tniuqs Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 I squint ... a LOT and I can't spell worth a syhte .
cprted Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 My screenname is one that I've been using for quite some time. My name is Ted and my favourite railway is the Canadian Pacific (kind of a train nut), hence the handle CPR Ted. Of course in this circle, I would imagine it is interpreted a little differently. The steam locomotive in my avatar is Ex-Canadian Pacific #3716, the "Spirit of Summerland." I spend a good deal of my off time working on the 3716 as a member of the running crew at the Kettle Valley Steam Railway. It is truly a dream come true for my inner 5 year old.
ERDoc Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 I just wanted to be special and set myself apart. My avatar is my boyhood hero who made me think for a brief minute that white guys can be cool too.
HERBIE1 Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 Herbie goes back to when I got my first 386 computer, with a dial up modem. I was looking for something to do besides play games and write my fiction, and found an online forum where folks discussed current events. Sounded interesting, so I joined. I needed a screen name, and had no idea what to pick. At the time I was working on the privates and our company shared the radio frequency with a trucking company. One of the drivers name was Herbie, and had a very strange sounding voice on the radio. We used to make fun of the guys' voice and began calling each other Herbie, in that same odd voice. That's the name I picked, and use it on many sites including this one- simply for my own convenience. Although that forum has gone through a few hosts, but it's the same administrator, and it still has quite a few of the same members- over 25 years later. Stupid- yep.
akflightmedic Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 AKflightmedic..... At the time I was living in Alaska (AK) and working as a flight medic...hence akflightmedic. I change my avatars every so often, but who doesn't love a Mr.T Yoda?
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