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Gone Level: 88 Posts: 618/1881 EXP: 6465438 Next: 185226 Since: 02-20-07 Last post: 6153 days Last view: 6143 days |
In the world of the Internet, there are several ways you can refer to a particular person, including their real name, screen name, AIM or other messenger name, etc. How do you generally refer to people online?
I almost always call people by their full, unabbreviated screen name, but I will sometimes adopt common abbreviations (like Xk for Xkeeper) in real-time discussions. I always preserve the original capitalization even at the beginning of a sentence. (E.g., if I were to start a sentence with (say) blackhole89's username, the b would still be lowercase). I also call Katelyn by her first name for some reason...probably because a while back, she would change usernames every week. I don't call anyone else by their first name unless it is also their username. On AIM, if it's someone I know from a board I will usually use their board name rather than their AIM name, probably because AIM names tend to be long and I associate most people more by their board name. I haven't seen too many people get my username wrong, although I'd expect to see a few "Kernel"s because that is the usual spelling of the word. My old usernames, people always got wrong. Most people understood that Banedon started with B and contained at least one N and possibly a D, and some people also knew that the second letter was A, but that was all I could count on. So I'd get Bandeon A LOT, Banadon, Badenon, Brandon (a common first name in the USA), Banedone, and some people thought it was hilarious to call me by a variation of "banned". comm128 looked really dumb as Comm128 or just comm, so of course people would call me those things to annoy me. |
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 Red Cheep-cheep Level: 34 Posts: 133/216 EXP: 251572 Next: 2079 Since: 02-21-07 Last post: 6127 days Last view: 6104 days |
Hmm..
I think I'm pretty much exactly like you on the subject. I don't care much for using real names on the internet, though there are some very rare exceptions where I will, if I've known the person for a long time and have a reason to do so.. |
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Level: 105 Posts: 816/2846 EXP: 12034284 Next: 227976 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 6066 days Last view: 2803 days |
Flowchart:
Does user use real name for screen name (e.g., jeff)? Does user have a common nickname (e.g., Ace)? Does user have a common abbreviated version (e.g., BMF)? Otherwise, use full screenname. Of course, this doesn't prevent me from being a little, uh... free-using with the names I call people (e.g., Ailure -> Furfa) ____________________ I dealt with it. |
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Level: 75 Posts: 570/1301 EXP: 3719300 Next: 107604 Since: 02-19-07 From: Canada |
I use online names for some and real names for other. |
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 Fuzzy Level: 60 Posts: 329/778 EXP: 1720036 Next: 52742 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 2496 days Last view: 1657 days |
I normally just call people by an abbreviated nickname... or if that isnt available, then their full nickname.
But most of the time, I wind up with nicknames of my own  ____________________  |
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 Mole Level: 42 Posts: 170/351 EXP: 521200 Next: 162 Since: 02-19-07 From: Massachusetts Last post: 5971 days Last view: 5408 days |
Some I use online names for...some I'm close enough to be on a name-to-name basis with so I would use their real names. Others I know in person first and then carried it over to online, and use their real name typically there too (good example: IggyKoopa who I knew about a year or two before he came here, we are on a first name basis of course)
Depends on the person or situation I guess. |
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 Buzzy Beetle Level: 44 Posts: 160/383 EXP: 594109 Next: 17176 Since: 02-19-07 From: California Last post: 5473 days Last view: 5473 days |
I usually use abbreviated versions of names, and nicknames for the people that I'm close with. For example, I started calling KATW "Kattwah." 
For people that I don't know well enough to make nicknames for, I just use the name they go by. In IRC, I use the lovely first letter + tab feature, so the name looks very professional most of the time. I'm not like that if you catch me on AIM ;D |
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Fuzzy Level: 60 Posts: 330/778 EXP: 1720036 Next: 52742 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 2496 days Last view: 1657 days |
Posted by DanielleWhich, you know, I actually liked better Danicakes ;D ____________________ |
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 The Guardian Moloch whose eyes are a thousand blind windows! Level: 124 Posts: 107/4196 EXP: 21543759 Next: 292842 Since: 02-19-07 From: Ithaca, NY, US Last post: 477 days Last view: 90 days |
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 Metabble Level: 64 Posts: 166/904 EXP: 2154229 Next: 59868 Since: 02-19-07 From: Location? Last post: 5174 days Last view: 4788 days |
Full nicknames for me as well.
I don't really care to abbreviate anything.  |
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beh Level: 86 Posts: 678/1816 EXP: 6132982 Next: 9125 Since: 02-21-07 Last post: 6152 days Last view: 6152 days |
I use full nicknames generally too, unless it's harder to spell... |
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 Morton Koopa Feel the pain of those inferior beings...as you burn in hell! Level: 98 Posts: 217/2410 EXP: 9377298 Next: 277055 Since: 02-19-07 From: Sweden Last post: 4521 days Last view: 4502 days |
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beh Level: 86 Posts: 684/1816 EXP: 6132982 Next: 9125 Since: 02-21-07 Last post: 6152 days Last view: 6152 days |
I sometimes use "Xk", but I never use "Dani" at all. |
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Buzzy Beetle Level: 44 Posts: 171/383 EXP: 594109 Next: 17176 Since: 02-19-07 From: California Last post: 5473 days Last view: 5473 days |
Posted by Nyletak You say that as if you'd never warm up to it 
Quite a few people online call me Dani, but there's also the group of people that refuse to because they're still in denial about danicess. I don't really care either way, I respond to either Dani or Danielle. |
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Mole Level: 42 Posts: 172/351 EXP: 521200 Next: 162 Since: 02-19-07 From: Massachusetts Last post: 5971 days Last view: 5408 days |
I don't use Dani but thats mostly because I can't really remember a time I've talked to Danielle ;x I don't know why that is either. Huh. I do tend to use Xk though (and as I recall quite a few people refered to me as MBD back in the dyas of...that name.) |
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Red Cheep-cheep Level: 34 Posts: 25/210 EXP: 240964 Next: 12687 Since: 03-03-07 From: Levittown, PA The former Monarx Last post: 6199 days Last view: 6192 days |
If their name is short enough (5 letter or less), I'll go with the full name.
If their name has initials, I'll go with them (ex. JerryArr -> JR). Then I'll try to shorten their name (Danielle -> Dani). If any of those aren't good I'll think of something. |
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Red Cheep-cheep Level: 34 Posts: 135/216 EXP: 251572 Next: 2079 Since: 02-21-07 Last post: 6127 days Last view: 6104 days |
Posted by Danielle ..Danicess.. 
Although, if you just had a clipboard you...*is shot* Posted by Keitaro I actually didn't notice you were MBD.. I wondered where that guy went. Heh.. |
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 Cheep-cheep Level: 33 Posts: 52/199 EXP: 222474 Next: 6705 Since: 02-21-07 Last post: 6104 days Last view: 6076 days |
I use full nicknames unless they have an abbreviation. Although, I'm not sure if I do that or not because I hardly talk to anyone online directly. ____________________ If you read this, then you must really be bored. |
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Done. Level: 79 Posts: 208/1471 EXP: 4471805 Next: 107662 Since: 02-19-07 From: ??? Last post: 6092 days Last view: 6085 days |
[scratches back of head]
I'm kinda half and half on the names perspective on whether I'd want to call them by their screen/nick or actual name. Normally, when I start getting used to talking to anyone, I'd rather go by their actual...but the only time I actually need to use that is if I'm strongly making a point; I rarely if ever say someone's name unless it's in IRC/board anyways. On IM...well...I already know who I'm talking to so I don't necessarily have to single any one person out. If it was real life, you better believe I'd be on first name basis. |
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 Spike Level: 58 Posts: 92/709 EXP: 1495189 Next: 82357 Since: 03-01-07 From: California Last post: 6010 days Last view: 3036 days |
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