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Are you prejudiced against certain (types of) usernames?

  • 19-02-2012 9:43pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    On Boards but also on the internet in general.

    I have to confess that misspelled usernames drive me up the wall. It's one thing to make a spelling mistake writing a post, but surely you'd be more careful with your username?

    Sometimes I also presume that a username with the person's real name and some numbers after it are a bit unimaginative.

    Perhaps the worst, is when someone announces their agenda with their username (doesn't seem to happen too much on Boards).
    It's not so bad when it's something like "Footylover36," but when there's an obvious ideological stance, especially if they know it's one that'll get a reaction ("Concernedchristianmom4775," "proud2bwhite") and they then proceed to post, constantly, in the way their username would suggest...well, it just seems like overkill.

    I also hate people who have something like "The King of something" as their username. Get over yourself!

    That being said, people's posts are more important to me, and someone with the most boring username can very quickly reveal themselves as smart, funny folk, just as not everyone with a clever, distinctive or witty username lives up to it.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,334 ✭✭✭RichieC


    I find that folks with cork in their user names are generally petulant gob****es.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,443 ✭✭✭Bipolar Joe


    xXxAsShOlEs WhO hAvE uSeRnAmEs LiKe ThIsxXx

    Also, any names like "Raven" or "Black Hearted One". I just imagine the douche typing that out, nodding to themselves and saying "Yeah. Yeah, that's exactly it. I am very, very cool."


  • Registered Users Posts: 97 ✭✭Junior Jacon Jeese Jurger


    My username is spelt wrong. Do you hate me?

    Also I made it while I was drunk.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 37,215 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    My username is spelt wrong. Do you hate me?

    Also I made it while I was drunk.
    Your username is the biz!


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,815 ✭✭✭✭galwayrush


    [QUOTE=The King of Moo;77179006]On Boards but also on the internet in general.

    I have to confess that misspelled usernames drive me up the wall. It's one thing to make a spelling mistake writing a post, but surely you'd be more careful with your username?

    Sometimes I also presume that a username with the person's real name and some numbers after it are a bit unimaginative.

    Perhaps the worst, is when someone announces their agenda with their username (doesn't seem to happen too much on Boards).
    It's not so bad when it's something like "Footylover36," but when there's an obvious ideological stance, especially if they know it's one that'll get a reaction ("Concernedchristianmom4775," "proud2bwhite") and they then proceed to post, constantly, in the way their username would suggest...well, it just seems like overkill.

    I also hate people who have something like "The King of something" as their username. Get over yourself!
    That being said, people's posts are more important to me, and someone with the most boring username can very quickly reveal themselves as smart, funny folk, just as not everyone with a clever, distinctive or witty username lives up to it.[/QUOTE]

    :pac:


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  • Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    My username is spelt wrong. Do you hate me?

    Also I made it while I was drunk.

    Na, I assumed it was intentional, and if you were drunk and genuinely trying to spell it correctly, that would be fine too.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,378 ✭✭✭Krieg


    Only through on-line gaming, Like the example Bipolar joe gave



    XxX1337Sn1P@Sh0tXxX420XxX has joined the game

    :rolleyes:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 433 ✭✭Rocky_Dennis


    On Boards but also on the internet in general.

    I have to confess that misspelled usernames drive me up the wall. It's one thing to make a spelling mistake writing a post, but surely you'd be more careful with your username?

    Sometimes I also presume that a username with the person's real name and some numbers after it are a bit unimaginative.

    Perhaps the worst, is when someone announces their agenda with their username (doesn't seem to happen too much on Boards).
    It's not so bad when it's something like "Footylover36," but when there's an obvious ideological stance, especially if they know it's one that'll get a reaction ("Concernedchristianmom4775," "proud2bwhite") and they then proceed to post, constantly, in the way their username would suggest...well, it just seems like overkill.

    I also hate people who have something like "The King of something" as their username. Get over yourself!

    That being said, people's posts are more important to me, and someone with the most boring username can very quickly reveal themselves as smart, funny folk, just as not everyone with a clever, distinctive or witty username lives up to it.

    :o


  • Registered Users Posts: 97 ✭✭Junior Jacon Jeese Jurger


    My username is spelt wrong. Do you hate me?

    Also I made it while I was drunk.

    Na, I assumed it was intentional, and if you were drunk and genuinely trying to spell it correctly, that would be fine too.

    No I mean there should be a 'h' in the Cheese part.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,059 ✭✭✭Sindri


    xXxAsShOlEs WhO hAvE uSeRnAmEs LiKe ThIsxXx

    Also, any names like "Raven" or "Black Hearted One". I just imagine the douche typing that out, nodding to themselves and saying "Yeah. Yeah, that's exactly it. I am very, very cool."

    ^:D

    I hate usernames that I can't understand how to pronounce like someone with a concentration of consonants located adjacently in their username.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    :o

    I'm sure I've thanked some of your posts, so I overcame my initial prejudice against you.
    You should be proud!
    No I mean there should be a 'h' in the Cheese part.

    I'd never noticed that. It would actually look weird with the "h:" I guess that's why.
    And "Jeese" sounds enough like "cheese" anyway.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭johnners2981


    Hey :(. Took me ages to come up with this baby


  • Registered Users Posts: 20,329 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    My username is spelt wrong. Do you hate me?

    Also I made it while I was drunk.

    I thought maybe you were inspired by this.

    user888_pic441_1250121634.jpg


  • Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭Inventive User Name


    Yes, I know it's sh!t but I have a terrible imagination. :(


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,145 ✭✭✭LETHAL LADY


    I toyed with the username sluttyslutslut turns out twas not for me. ;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,920 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    The following video conveys my feelings



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,059 ✭✭✭Sindri


    Domo230 wrote: »
    I would have a difficult time making friends with someone who has the username AdolfHitlerIsAGod63

    It would be AdolfHitlerIsAGod88


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/88_(number)#As_a_Neo-Nazi_symbol


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭Fart


    Mine just appeared suddenly.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    Hey :(. Took me ages to come up with this baby

    At least it's better than john2981! Which sounds like a passage from the Bible. Another reason to be happy you went with johnners2981!


  • Registered Users Posts: 9,018 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    I find that if the username suggests femaleness, then I am more inclined to agree with their post, working under the assumption that it increases the likelihood of me eventually getting into their pants.



    Some day...


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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,443 ✭✭✭Bipolar Joe


    The following video conveys my feelings


    That is the second most pretentious piece of sh!t I've ever seen.


  • Registered Users Posts: 97 ✭✭Junior Jacon Jeese Jurger


    My username is spelt wrong. Do you hate me?

    Also I made it while I was drunk.

    I thought maybe you were inspired by this.

    user888_pic441_1250121634.jpg

    I had seen it somewhere before. Not the tit pics though. Sadly :(


  • Registered Users Posts: 20,329 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    I had seen it somewhere before. Not the tit pics though. Sadly :(

    Yes, you have a clone somewhere.

    http://www.zoklet.net/bbs/showthread.php?t=64459


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭Fart


    That is the second most pretentious piece of sh!t I've ever seen.

    Worth a **** on a rainy day, though.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,731 ✭✭✭GreenWolfe


    I blame camel case and Java, in that order. If I'm mentioned by username here or on gaming services, I'm usually referred to as Earthy anyways.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭ROFLcopter


    Sink the banana was another one.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,301 ✭✭✭Flesh Gorden


    I misspelt mine on purpose

    I used the same name on another forum with the correct spelling of Gordon, but people started calling me Gordon
    and when I bought something from another member, the parcel was address to Gordon, so I learned my lesson

    Plus, it probably annoys the odd grammar nazi.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    I blame camel case and Java, in that order. If I'm mentioned by username here or on gaming services, I'm usually referred to as Earthy anyways.

    At least names written in camel case (CamelCase?) look better, for me at least, than all lower-case letters, or just a capital at the beginning. It's too much work to try to figure out where the first word ends and the second begins, and a capital in the middle gives the username a little distinctiveness.

    Your username is fine, much better than Earthlypangaea.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,662 ✭✭✭RMD


    Clearly Republican / Socialist / Left Wing names. Hate them all and most people who hold those views.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,731 ✭✭✭GreenWolfe


    xXxAsShOlEs WhO hAvE uSeRnAmEs LiKe ThIsxXx

    Also, any names like "Raven" or "Black Hearted One". I just imagine the douche typing that out, nodding to themselves and saying "Yeah. Yeah, that's exactly it. I am very, very cool."

    Add to that gamertags that consist of a bunch of seemingly random Greek letters strung together. :mad:


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