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Thinking about Changing your Username? Read this!

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Esupanitix
393 posts
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Topic Starter
Esupanitix

GladiOol wrote:

osu_gangster wrote:

I was about to change my username to idsofhasoidfhoisadhfoisdajfksdlafklsadjfoiasdfho3209542309583240958340958340958, but when I read this thread, I changed my mind.
Changing it to that would actually improve your nickname, so I say go for it!
For once I agree with Gladi

Putting "osu" in your name just ruins it entirely. If I HAVE to explain, it's because that's the game you're playing, which means you didn't even have the "originality" to remember a favorite series. It's unoriginal but it's better than using the name of the franchise of the website you're using in your username, that's for sure. Imagine if I were on YouTube and I put my username down as "YouTuber". How bad do you think that would be?
Kitsunemimi
2,188 posts
Joined April 2009
Kitsunemimi

Esupanitix wrote:

For once I agree with Gladi

Putting "osu" in your name just ruins it entirely. If I HAVE to explain, it's because that's the game you're playing, which means you didn't even have the "originality" to remember a favorite series. It's unoriginal but it's better than using the name of the franchise of the website you're using in your username, that's for sure. Imagine if I were on YouTube and I put my username down as "YouTuber". How bad do you think that would be?
What about Andrea, isn't he awesome? ;~;
Esupanitix
393 posts
Joined June 2009
Topic Starter
Esupanitix
As far as I've heard of him, no.
Ekaru
3,617 posts
Joined July 2008
Ekaru

Kitsunemimi wrote:

What about Andrea, isn't he awesome? ;~;
The awesomeness of a person has absolutely no correlation to how original their username is.
Corin
910 posts
Joined January 2011
Corin

Loginer wrote:

Corin wrote:

Thread should be stickied.
I write the superfluous stickies around here, thank you very much.
;_; s-sorry Loginer-sama...
Hamuko
4,717 posts
Joined April 2009
Hamuko

Vext wrote:

Under which category do "boobs" and "E-Hooker" fall under?
My name is boobs how to proceed.

I'm sad
I recall when I changed to Pyro Jack and got changed back again.
I mean, some people changed to names that have nothing to do with their previous names, like

peppy said I can't change my name because I'm well known or something. Whatisthisidon'teven
I can't change to Pyro Jack again becase there's a user with that name, and I don't really want that name anymore.
I wanna be called Nayuki-chan
It's already used but its a inactive user
inb4rage

Edit: I think I have more than enough examples.
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Froslass
Beatmap Nominator
9,344 posts
Joined July 2008
Froslass

Teta wrote:

names that have nothing to do with their previous names

Teta wrote:

Hamuko
4,717 posts
Joined April 2009
Hamuko

Blue Dragon wrote:

Teta wrote:

names that have nothing to do with their previous names

Teta wrote:

Ok it changed a K to I and 1015 to 666.
But the other examples are true.
Hika
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Joined February 2010
Hika
Hey at least I have a hooker now. GTFO.

Also, when did this red thing come up telling me I'm not typing enough.
Hamuko
4,717 posts
Joined April 2009
Hamuko

Hika wrote:

Hey at least I have a hooker now. GTFO.

Also, when did this red thing come up telling me I'm not typing enough.
Since around 15 hours ago.
Also I'm not saying their names should be reverted.
I just think it's not fair that people can change their names to what they want and I can't.
Randy96
1,112 posts
Joined August 2009
Randy96
Don't wanna use my name change to remove the 96 anyhow

Personal preference, and I'm not a well-known figure anyway lol
Kitsunemimi
2,188 posts
Joined April 2009
Kitsunemimi

Teta wrote:

I'm sad
I recall when I changed to Pyro Jack and got changed back again.
I mean, some people changed to names that have nothing to do with their previous names, like

peppy said I can't change my name because I'm well known or something. Whatisthisidon'teven
I can't change to Pyro Jack again becase there's a user with that name, and I don't really want that name anymore.
I wanna be called Nayuki-chan
It's already used but its a inactive user
inb4rage

Edit: I think I have more than enough examples.
I can't believe you left me out ;~;
Hamuko
4,717 posts
Joined April 2009
Hamuko

Kitsunemimi wrote:

I can't believe you left me out ;~;
I actually forgot you had another username before~

Randy96 wrote:

Don't wanna use my name change to remove the 96 anyhow

Personal preference, and I'm not a well-known figure anyway lol
My 268 got removed by ppy and I think that's the reason I can't have my name change thing.
But geez only numbers got removed it's not like I changed my whole username doing that.
Also wasn't this fun
Ekaru
3,617 posts
Joined July 2008
Ekaru

Teta wrote:

peppy said I can't change my name because I'm well known or something. Whatisthisidon'teven
It's true, actually.

There was a mass rollback of name changes after the first week or so, and you were not the only one affected. You were extremely active in chat at the time and, thus, well-known, and your name change confused the hell out of everybody. This was the exact reason given in the post which listed the name of users affected by the rollback, actually (Justin Bieber wasn't confusing, though, but I think that was changed anyways as an act of mercy).

All of the examples you posted are of either not well-known users, or took place after the first week name changes were allowed, after the rollback occurred and there were less chaos. That's all there is to it.
Hamuko
4,717 posts
Joined April 2009
Hamuko
Then it's my destiny to be called tits forever!
maal
maal

Teta wrote:

Then it's my destiny to be called tits forever!
yup.

now, go back to angel beats.
Hamuko
4,717 posts
Joined April 2009
Hamuko
ew Angel Beats :<
/me goes back to drawing osu!rpg world map
maal
maal

Teta wrote:

ew Angel Beats :<
/me goes back to drawing osu!rpg world map
yeah AB, sucks right? :3
Galkan
Global Moderator
2,024 posts
Joined September 2009
Galkan

Randy96 wrote:

Don't wanna use my name change to remove the 96 anyhow
IMO minor namechanges like this one (WTS 92 from my nick) could be done for free. It's not like I'm picking new name, just ridding off of something unnecessary (yeah, I made a fail during registration).

Kitsunemimi - I'd say your old name was better :P
Hika
1,553 posts
Joined February 2010
Hika
Hika_Dragon. I agree with this.
Hamuko
4,717 posts
Joined April 2009
Hamuko

Emaal wrote:

yeah AB, sucks right? :3
No, actually, what is Angel Beats?
Rena-chan
Rena-chan

Teta wrote:

Vext wrote:

Under which category do "boobs" and "E-Hooker" fall under?
My name is boobs how to proceed.

I recall when I changed to Pyro Jack and got changed back again.
I mean, some people changed to names that have nothing to do with their previous names, like
Teta, Teta, Teta, you're silly !

Rena-chan is my previous name, hence why it was changed back.
You can't use me as an example, it's silly !
Ekaru
3,617 posts
Joined July 2008
Ekaru

Teta wrote:

Then it's my destiny to be called tits forever!
Hey now, tits are amazing. It's nothing to be ashamed of!
Hamuko
4,717 posts
Joined April 2009
Hamuko

Rena-chan wrote:



Teta, Teta, Teta, you're silly !

Rena-chan is my previous name, hence why it was changed back.
You can't use me as an example, it's silly !
Why mine doesn't show "Previously known as Teta" anymore then? Would be better than changing name again~

And Ekaru, it's silly to change back some and not all. It's not fair.
/me vanishes because she have to sleep~
Rena-chan
Rena-chan

Teta wrote:

Why mine doesn't show "Previously known as Teta" anymore then? Would be better than changing name again~

And Ekaru, it's silly to change back some and not all. It's not fair.
/me vanishes because she have to sleep~
Well, I wouldn't know.

But why don't you take a look at this and this if you're in doubt ?
Hika
1,553 posts
Joined February 2010
Hika

Teta wrote:

/me vanishes because she have to sleep~
You're still a male but you're boobs at the same time.
CheeseWarlock
osu! Alumni
1,185 posts
Joined May 2008
CheeseWarlock
The name-change confusion can lead to pleasant surprises sometimes, though.

like when I realized Weegee made a reasonably intelligent post

Though I wouldn't say any of these tips are definite rules, it's good to give people some things to consider.

Also I love how one of the points under DO starts with NOT
Fuuko
486 posts
Joined June 2009
Fuuko

Ekaru wrote:

All of the examples you posted are of either not well-known users, or took place after the first week name changes were allowed, after the rollback occurred and there were less chaos. That's all there is to it.
Lilac, Esupatinix and Kitsunemimi were all well-know, anyways. o_o;
Plus, it doesn't matter if it was after the first week or not, people should only change their nicknames if they have a good reason to.
For me, it looks like Teta has a good reason, since his name means boobs. :i There's all kind of jokes with his names.
I don't see a reason for why not, since he's as well-know as Lilly is, and he has a good reason too. One should really consider it.
Hika
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Joined February 2010
Hika
FuukoLover.
Fuuko
486 posts
Joined June 2009
Fuuko

Hika wrote:

FuukoLover.
No, SnowRain. <3
Ekaru
3,617 posts
Joined July 2008
Ekaru

Fuuko wrote:

Lilac, Esupatinix and Kitsunemimi were all well-know, anyways. o_o;
Plus, it doesn't matter if it was after the first week or not, people should only change their nicknames if they have a good reason to.
You're misunderstanding what I was referring to. In case you don't remember or weren't there...

After the first week or so there was a rollback due to confusion and/or stupidity; it happened soon after Wojjan changed Wojjan's name to Todesengal, thus leading to mass confusion. Because both Teta and I changed our names prior to the rollback, we were included as part of the rollback because we were well-known. People affected by the rollback also lost their one name-change opportunity. However, that was the only rollback.

Because Mariobros777, Harris##, and Weegee changed their name after the rollback, and there were no rollbacks after the first one, they were allowed to keep their name change, for better or for worse. It's all about the timing, and that's all there is to it. Fair? Probably not. Is that the way it is? Pretty much.

So, if he's still unable to change his name, that is why.
Jarby
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Joined August 2008
Jarby
Mariobros and Weegee are sort of silly/generic names, they deserve some leeway.
Shellghost
543 posts
Joined March 2009
Shellghost
If you people would just be creative/responsible/mature in the first place you wouldn't be in this mess.
Crakila
257 posts
Joined January 2009
Crakila
What Shellghost said!
Kurowolfe
459 posts
Joined June 2010
Kurowolfe
I'm just glad my name was not used by anyone else before this, since kurohacker is the only username that I would use in the internet world
ziin
2,632 posts
Joined January 2010
ziin
I did this once on another forum. Changed it to "Zachary Taylor" during the 2008 election season to celebrate our new candidates along with 20 other people, all changing their names to past presidents.

I didn't know who the fuck anyone was...

Also, while 4 letter names are awesome, 7 letter names are my maximum if I want to be known as someone.
Azure_Kite
osu! Alumni
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Joined February 2009
Azure_Kite
So you'd never remember me?

EDIT: Misread.

People remember me. I think.
Hamuko
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Joined April 2009
Hamuko

Azure_Kyte wrote:

So you'd never remember me?

EDIT: Misread.

People remember me. I think.


There's no revoke friendship button :3
Ekaru
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Joined July 2008
Ekaru

Azure_Kyte wrote:

So you'd never remember me?

EDIT: Misread.

People remember me. I think.
I remember you, of course. "Azure_Kyte" is easy to remember because it's only 3 syllables. That and you had a PW avatar for the longest time IIRC.

EDIT: And I agree with Jarby. Mariobros777 is a silly name, Lilac is much better. Same with Weegee.
Esupanitix
393 posts
Joined June 2009
Topic Starter
Esupanitix

CheeseWarlock wrote:

Also I love how one of the points under DO starts with NOT
Portal 2 references are fun ("Do: Not forget to not touch the glass.").

Also, I'm surprised at how well this turned out. This was originally intended as a joke with my own thoughts added in but okay.

CheeseWarlock wrote:

like when I realized Weegee made a reasonably intelligent post
...WELL THAT HURT.

Anyway, glad that this was taken well and that a bunch of random people didn't just say "TROLL/BAKA HURP DURP".

Shellghost wrote:

If you people would just be creative/responsible/mature in the first place you wouldn't be in this mess.
Except that some of us have an excuse. I was TEN at the time, and did not have legal permission to own a brain until I was THIRTEEN [/joke].

kurohacker wrote:

I'm just glad my name was not used by anyone else before this, since kurohacker is the only username that I would use in the internet world
It's not BAD to have variety in your name once in a while. Take a page out of my book and pick tiles out of a bag of Scrabble tiles for once!

Ekaru wrote:

And I agree with Jarby. Mariobros777 is a silly name, Lilac is much better. Same with Weegee.
:c
Backfire
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Joined February 2010
Backfire
Im gonna make my name hit. So when I get S ranks it says "Shit Achieved ** on ****." That'd be super awesome coolio.
silmarilen
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Joined February 2010
silmarilen
i love my name, been using it for about 8 years now i think and im not planning to change it any time soon

i also love how most people misspell it the first time :P
Randy96
1,112 posts
Joined August 2009
Randy96

Teta wrote:

Azure_Kyte wrote:

So you'd never remember me?

EDIT: Misread.

People remember me. I think.


There's no revoke friendship button :3


:?
Kitsunemimi
2,188 posts
Joined April 2009
Kitsunemimi

Randy96 wrote:

Teta wrote:

There's no revoke friendship button :3


:?
That's because you're not mutual D:
Lilac
Elite Mapper
1,515 posts
Joined December 2008
Lilac
I ain't going through a third time about my name change.

Cool story, bros. I forgot that I posted on here before...Ah well.
Vext_old
987 posts
Joined October 2010
Vext_old

Backfire wrote:

Im gonna make my name hit. So when I get S ranks it says "Shit Achieved ** on ****." That'd be super awesome coolio.
No.
Hamuko
4,717 posts
Joined April 2009
Hamuko

Vext wrote:

Backfire wrote:

Im gonna make my name hit. So when I get S ranks it says "Shit Achieved ** on ****." That'd be super awesome coolio.
No.
Why not? It actually sounds fun.
Backfire
3,208 posts
Joined February 2010
Backfire

Teta wrote:

Vext wrote:

No.
Why not? It actually sounds fun.
GladiOol
4,475 posts
Joined August 2008
GladiOol

silmarilen wrote:

i love my name, been using it for about 8 years now i think and im not planning to change it any time soon

i also love how most people misspell it the first time :P
[dutch] srilmanlen, ja ik ken 't van 't dutch forum \:D/ [/dutch]
Esupanitix
393 posts
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Topic Starter
Esupanitix
Other tips: I will run you through with an iron pole if you put something involving 9/11 in your name that isn't just trolling.
ziin
2,632 posts
Joined January 2010
ziin
I wonder if there's any songs with a 9/11 time signature...
Shiirn
2,896 posts
Joined August 2010
Shiirn

ziin wrote:

I wonder if there's any songs with a 9/11 time signature...
brb

Edit: no sir, too awkward. There are a few that switch between 9/8 or 9/4 and 11/4 or 11/8, though. Pity.
Yuzeyun
7,650 posts
Joined September 2010
Yuzeyun
TRY to make sure that your name is one of the only of its variety. If everyone goes around pulling ten letters out of a Scrabble Tile bag, we're going to have a full army of Esupanitixes. And considering how I act, you DON'T WANT THAT.
I tried that, and I got TBTE in it
WHYYYYYYYYYYYY

Well I have a suggestion for DO NOT :

DO NOT
Change your name given by someone as a joke.I'm not the one who did this, but if you go through the H&S forum...

ziin wrote:

I wonder if there's any songs with a 9/11 time signature...
brb ma--*iron pole'd*
-Mantis-
95 posts
Joined March 2011
-Mantis-

Esupanitix wrote:

[*]Use numbers in your name; it's typical and unoriginal.

[*]Put "osu"/"osu!" in your name. It's stupid and more unoriginal than putting any other franchise in your name. I don't hate people that use it, I only hate that they DO use it. And honestly, I can say right here that I'm not the only person who agrees with this.[/list]
Hmmm...Am i the only one, who thinks of a certain person here?
thefran_old
34 posts
Joined August 2011
thefran_old
Use terms in your name that can be used as derogatory against you
I second this a hundred million times.


Sincerely yours, Sir Whinesalot.
Hamuko
4,717 posts
Joined April 2009
Hamuko

-Mantis- wrote:

Hmmm...Am i the only one, who thinks of a certain person here?
No you're not.
Dusalty
324 posts
Joined May 2011
Dusalty

Esupanitix wrote:

DO NOT

Use numbers in your name; it's typical and unoriginal.
I think it's okay to use numbers as long as you use them with moderation.
(maximum 3 numbers or 1/7th of the name, whichever is less
& they're not all in beginning or end)
Esupanitix
393 posts
Joined June 2009
Topic Starter
Esupanitix
Which person are we talking of? osuplayer? o3o
-Mantis-
95 posts
Joined March 2011
-Mantis-

Esupanitix wrote:

Which person are we talking of? osuplayer? o3o


No offense, i just wanted to post this :3
Esupanitix
393 posts
Joined June 2009
Topic Starter
Esupanitix

-Mantis- wrote:

Esupanitix wrote:

Which person are we talking of? osuplayer? o3o
[attachment=0:cb3e7]Captain Obvious.jpg[/attachment:cb3e7]

No offense, i just wanted to post this :3
WELL EXCUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-- *brick*

OW OKAY OKAY
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