Story behind your username?

[Creaky]

Part of my Xbox gamertag

 

[Moonface]

Since my first name is so common (Adam), when I tried signing up to the first forum I joined using that name it was already taken, so I was forced to think of something else. Overheard my dad talking about a medical condition my nan had called "moonface" (didn't realize at the time what he was specifically talking about and just overheard this term) and with nothing better in mind, I just went with that in a moment of "whatever, it'll do". I never disliked the name and never had a problem of it being taken on any other forums I joined, so I never felt a need to try changing it and feel it's also a good way for anyone from years ago to potentially recognize me as someone they saw on a forum we might have both been on at some point.

 

[Webster]

No story really with my current one. I just decided to go with my real name (was inspired by a blog I follow).

My old one was more interesting. I used to go by Maroon Caludin for a loooong time. Okay maybe not that interesting since it just was the name of one of my characters.

I thought I remembered that handle, Megan...

 

[biglin]

I'm nicknamed Big Lin because my first name is Linda and Lin is a short form ot it and the 'big' prat because I'm 5ft 11 tall.

But my hubby Mike is 6ft 4 so I still have to look up to him!

 

[MamaFrankie]

I wish I was 5'11"!

 

[Nebulous]

Since my first name is so common (Adam), when I tried signing up to the first forum I joined using that name it was already taken, so I was forced to think of something else. Overheard my dad talking about a medical condition my nan had called "moonface" (didn't realize at the time what he was specifically talking about and just overheard this term) and with nothing better in mind, I just went with that in a moment of "whatever, it'll do". I never disliked the name and never had a problem of it being taken on any other forums I joined, so I never felt a need to try changing it and feel it's also a good way for anyone from years ago to potentially recognize me as someone they saw on a forum we might have both been on at some point.

Google to the rescue!

"If your face has gradually swollen into a rounded shape, you may have moon facies. Also called moon face, this is usually not serious. But it may make you feel self-conscious. Moon facies occurs when extra fat builds up on the sides of the face."

...was wondering what it was now that you mentioned it

 

[Black Angel]

I used to go by Dark Angel, but my Mom said that it sounded morbid.. she suggested that I put something more positive like Beautiful or Sexy (she was thinking it was a self-esteem issue) but I told her that made me sound cocky and like I was looking for attention, so I opted for Black Angel because it is what I am, and while she brought up the fact that I am also mixed, I told her that while that was true, Black was the culture I was born and raised in, and I wasn't trying to exceed the username character limit by listing all of my heritages.. and so, I stuck with "Black Angel" as my main username online.

 

[InMyOpinion]

I say In My Opinion a lot so I decided it would be a perfect username.

 

[EllieCat]

Ellie + cat

I like cats

 

[freakofnature]

When I was signing up for my first forum back in the day, I wanted something unique and that reflected my personality. I decided to embrace my weirdness and went with freakofnature. Most forums I've been on shorten it to FoN, which I prefer to Freaky. I've stuck with it ever since.

 

[Mendalla]

Hm. Have I not answered this on OT, yet?

From about 12 to about 25, I was fairly active in tabletop roleplaying games (RPGs) starting with good old Dungeons & Dragons. In fact, at the time I started, there weren't many on the market and even D&D had only been out for 3 or 4 years. One of my longest running characters was an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons cleric (priest) named Mendalla Justric (no, I don't recall how I came up with that). Many years later, looking for a name to use as my online handle, I landed on Mendalla. There's one site where I use a different name since I didn't want that very NSFW site easily associated with my other online identities.

 

[passenger]

Neither the engine nor the caboose.

........somewhere in the middle - - "just along for the ride"

 

[ElegantAura]

In every forum, I use a different username. When I first joined this forum from another board that many people are familiar with, I used the same name here. I kept that name on a few other forums I registered for around the same time, mostly because I was too lazy to come up with new ones. Honestly, I wasn’t sure if I’d stick around on forums for long, so I didn't put much thought into it.

When I registered on that other forum, I used my real name in a hurry because I couldn't think of anything else, so when I came here, I still had that name (as I mentioned before).

But then I decided to change it, since I usually prefer different names on each board. I quickly thought of a new username not that it really suits me, but it seemed okay. It all happened in less than five minutes, so there's not much of a story
Just me keeping up with my tradition of having different usernames on every board.

 

[Bawse]

I told myself I was going to boss up, and I started calling myself Bawse.

 

[PsychoticThoughts]

I needed something both funny, slightly off-putting and reflective of myself... And so, PsychoticThoughts was born.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

What is the story of your username?

Long ago, a baby boy was born, and his mom and dad named him Shawn. His last name is Gossman.

 

[freakofnature]

Long ago, a baby boy was born, and his mom and dad named him Shawn. His last name is Gossman.

 

[Braids]

Mine is from a card game called Magic The Gathering that i used to play some years ago with some friends .

 

[Reddington]

I've had like 3 or 4 names before this one. Honestly, the only reason I changed them was due to unfortunate situations that happened where I needed to abandon my old identity and get a new one so I wasn't associated with my old name. My current name is from Raymond Reddington on The Blacklist. I love that show, I love Reddington, and I love James Spader.

 

[Deix]

I needed something short that might sound like a cool username for some gamer. Hopefully I have made the right choice since I was really running out of ideas what to have as my username.