User names

[Al]

Out of curiosity, why did you choose whatever you user name is?

I will start off, my name, the umfaan, means "young boy" in Zulu (ex South African).

Al

[jrandom]

We've done this thread before.

But, FWIW, 'J. Random' is a sort of online 'Joe Bloggs'. I started using it several years ago when I couldn't think of anything better.

[Joni]

at least you are not Bafana...
Joni has been the nick name a lot of my friends call me, so it just kind of stuck.

[Cajun]

Well my full nick name is 'The Ragin Cajun'

i have been using this nick for well over 15 years now, when i first started on bbs in auckland.

I have also used a few other nicks my other major one is farQ (nick i use on www.gixxer.com, and few other small places)

This nick names comes Gambit from the x-men, another name for him is The Ragin Cajun, when i was a wee lad, i use to collect cards/comics of him, still have them all, alot of them be worth a good amount of money now.

I have people find me i use to know on bbs 15 years due to my nick. i also use a fake name around the net as well, can never be to careful.

[digsaw]

the damn thing tricked me and used my password

[Big Dog]

the damn thing tricked me and used my password

When I first went to log on to my first web addy the only thing I was sure of was I did not want my real name accessable. But on hotmail my nick name was well and truly gone, the closest suggestion had 5 digits to remember.

When I was a teenager I used to sign all my "pen pal" (boring story) letters with a cartoon of a dog. Dog, Dawg, and even bigdogonamotorbike were all taken. It suggested Bigdogonamotabike@hotmail.com. And so it began. Now Wk mates call me by my proper name, Mates call me by my nick, web mates call me big dog (now all web coms go by this nick unless I'm going undercover) and those who have met me in person all seem to know who I am at first glance, so it works I guess.

[Zed]

When I joined KB I was riding a Kwaka Z(ed)X-6R so I aptly named myself Zed.

I use up to 4 other online names

[Zed]

When I first went to log on to my first web addy the only thing I was sure of was I did not want my real name accessable. But on hotmail my nick name was well and truly gone, the closest suggestion had 5 digits to remember.

When I was a teenager I used to sign all my "pen pal" (boring story) letters with a cartoon of a dog. Dog, Dawg, and even bigdogonamotorbike were all taken. It suggested Bigdogonamotabike@hotmail.com. And so it began. Now Wk mates call me by my proper name, Mates call me by my nick, web mates call me big dog (now all web coms go by this nick unless I'm going undercover) and those who have met me in person all seem to know who I am at first glance, so it works I guess.

...so how does your avatar tie into things?? What is it exactly?

[vifferman]

I have no idea where my online name came from.

[jrandom]

...so how does your avatar tie into things?? What is it exactly?

It's an allusion to his riding style.

[curious george]

I was wondering one day; what would happen if..................
and there you have it.
Not to mention the cartoon.

[vifferman]

I was wondering one day; what would happen if..................
and there you have it.
Not to mention the cartoon.

The avatar was originally from one of the online bike mag sites, yes?

[Two Smoker]

When i started riding, KK was always talking about my Two Smoker, therefore it became my user name

[FROSTY:Me]

Online Ive been XJXJXJ like as long as i've been online.
its to do with my love of yamahas xj series of bikes.
frosty is my "realworld" nickname.
I wouldnt use any association to the realworld elsewhere online

[wkid_one]

Mine has been discussed before.

I only run with a couple of other psuedonyms

NaKed_BatMan
FarQToo

Other two only used when I wish to run rampant in online games and not have my main name banned