Too many people are changing their freaking names.

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 6:50 am

We may as well all be "noobz" then.
Its going to take a while until we figure out who the hell is posting here.
Please, lets keep the names the same...at least for some relations/friendships. (its bad enough I'm typing my name differently) but its still me, and the same name.
I've even read a post where there was suspect of an imposter!! I'm mean come on, get with the program man.
Changing avatars are slightly annoying as well. Sometimes you can tell who's posting (at a glance) just by the avatar. Now peeps are changing that as well.

Just because SHMUPS is brand new and fresh, doesn't mean everyone should change their online persona!

ArrogantBastard · Post by **ArrogantBastard** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 6:58 am

Maybe they felt it was time for an update or something?

Who really cares, honestly? As long as they make themselves known who they are after they've changed their user names and avatars, it should be all peachy keen as long as they don't pretend to be someone else they're not and piss all of us off.

It doesn't bother me at all, mainly because I'm used to this sort of thing as it always happens all the time on forums like SomethingAwful.com where name changes and avatar changes happens so frequently.

mannerbot · Post by **mannerbot** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:00 am

This forum is really getting off to an off-topic start.

ArrogantBastard · Post by **ArrogantBastard** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:07 am

mannerbot wrote:This forum is really getting off to an off-topic start.

Yeah, and not to mention incorrect forum to post a thread in, too.

Edit: Okay, I just re-read my comments. I'm not trying to be an ass, seriously. I was just commenting, that's all. If I've come off as an ass, I apologize.

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:18 am

Well, this isn't SomethingAweful.com now is it?
This is somethingShmupful.com
GET IT RIGHT,MAN!!!

All I'm saying is, lets not get too carried away with name changing and all that jazz. But if you really feel the need to go out and get that sex change, then I'll try to understand...I promise.

BTW: When I posted this, I though I was in the "Off Topic" section. Now that I think about it, it is appropriate here because it deals with Shmups.com as a site, as well as its regular members.

Oh...and happy to see you too, Cheers!!

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:20 am

I had to change mine. Almost 6 years of Kosh as a username, it was time to drop the Babylon 5 homage and go with something that was more shooter themed and uh..that used my real name. :p

ArrogantBastard · Post by **ArrogantBastard** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:26 am

TwitchDoctor wrote:Well, this isn't SomethingAweful.com now is it?
This is somethingShmupful.com
GET IT RIGHT,MAN!!!

Hahaha. Quite correct, my lad.

Good to see you posting, too. Cheers!

Post by **Ghegs** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:34 am

Dylan1CC wrote:I had to change mine. Almost 6 years of Kosh as a username, it was time to drop the Babylon 5 homage and go with something that was more shooter themed and uh..that used my real name. :p

Who are you?

What do you want?

...is what people will be asking you from now on. "Where's Kosh?" they'll yell in outrage...

mannerbot · Post by **mannerbot** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:38 am

Kosh is a million times better than Dylan. If you had an ounce of sense in you, you'd have changed your real name to Kosh years ago. Loser.

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:46 am

Actually Dylan1CC is cooler and more original sounding.
I'm just curious though...how was it pronounced? Was it Kosh as in "go", or was it Kosh as in "wash"? I'm thinking the latter.

UnscathedFlyingObject · Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:49 am

Hey, Twitch, stop bitching and set up the 1CC thread again, so we can brag. That's all.

Post by **Ghegs** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:51 am

TwitchDoctor wrote:Actually Dylan1CC is cooler and more original sounding.
I'm just curious though...how was it pronounced? Was it Kosh as in "go", or was it Kosh as in "wash"? I'm thinking the latter.

Latter, yeah.

What UFO said, too.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:12 am

On the contrary, I was surprised to see so many familiar names when I discovered I had to register anew. I thought a lot of people would be bored by their own nicks.

I stay true to myself, however; I hope you appreciate

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:17 am

Turrican wrote:On the contrary, I was surprised to see so many familiar names when I discovered I had to register anew. I thought a lot of people would be bored by their own nicks.

I stay true to myself, however; I hope you appreciate

Well, if you had a nick-name like Twitchdoctor...would you want to change it!?

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:21 am

heh, you have a point, Twitchdoctor is cool.

And man... What a great signature!

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:17 pm

Hi, I'm here, too, and still myself.

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP · Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:21 pm

this forum aint nothing like the old forum...when it was actually about SHMUPS...no point of talking about shmups when the majority of the board hasnt even played it..granted, it deserves a preview and a review by the few but other than that...i wish things were the way they used to be..with the names issue, twitchdoctor, you shouldnt even start..you managed to create 2 threads about your own damn name..now, would the old forum be like that?

dbd · Post by **dbd** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:54 pm

Good thing I added my new sig. then, not that the names I had logged in with at the previous forum were at all serious.

I don't see how it matters, what names people use -

as long as you don't use other people's names,

and as long as you aren't doing it to confuse anyone or pretend you are someone else, etc,

who cares?! Not me.

great first post on the new boards me........well hell yeah keep it going.......

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:17 pm

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP wrote:this forum aint nothing like the old forum...when it was actually about SHMUPS...no point of talking about shmups when the majority of the board hasnt even played it..granted, it deserves a preview and a review by the few but other than that...i wish things were the way they used to be..with the names issue, twitchdoctor, you shouldnt even start..you managed to create 2 threads about your own damn name..now, would the old forum be like that?

What the hell are you jumping on my ass about?
I didn't start two threads about my name.
This thread is about people here changing their names, as well as avatars. Which may be hard for some others to recognize. Yea, you can state who you are, but what of the late comers who didn't read your "I me...I used to be" type threads.

The other thread (mine) "Re-Born" was my first post here, which was pretty much showing my appreciation to be back. Yea, I used some lower case letters to spell my name which I latter wanted to change...big fucking deal.

Lighten up man, everyone is just happy to be able to post at a cool site once again. Maybe except for yourself? Its been awile. I'm sure regular type shmups discussions will ensue once everyone gets over the initial "WOW, Shmups is back" hype.
If you really feel that why then, well, there's always other sites to post at!

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP · Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:25 pm

Big Woo Hoo you joined the board on Nov 12 2002..big fucken deal.You are the L33T(o yeah i went there).You have the right to start your own thread whenever its regards YOU. Im sorry Im just a stupid noob.

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:39 pm

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP wrote:Big Woo Hoo you joined the board on Nov 12 2002..big fucken deal.You are the L33T(o yeah i went there).You have the right to start your own thread whenever its regards YOU. Im sorry Im just a stupid noob.

Actually, I've been here BEFORE that time. I don't give a crap about "Loot-ness".
Weren't you the one asking to ban such jibberish such as "loot speak" just the other day...what happend?

BTW: I never refered to you, or anyone else for that matter, as a "stupid newb". If you're somehow feeling sorry for yourself( or whatever it may be) and are just looking for attention, you can look elsewhere! I won't hesitate to tell you to fuck off, so you can stop complaining to me!

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 12:36 am

I am still original in my naming convention.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 12:55 am

Perhaps a "solution" could be reached, if people who are changing their names add a small note in their sig or something, along the lines of "Formerly Known As (Previous Name)", and left it there for awhile until people got used to it, just to make sure no one got too confused?

Either way, methinks there's far too big a stink being raised about something so silly...

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 1:12 am

Just to play safe, I'm keeping my old name.

greg · Post by **greg** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 1:19 am

Dylan1CC wrote:I had to change mine. Almost 6 years of Kosh as a username, it was time to drop the Babylon 5 homage and go with something that was more shooter themed and uh..that used my real name. :p

Gosh, I was a big Babylon 5 fan when it was on TV, and I didn't pick up on the Kosh name. He was the Narn, right?

Anyhow, as I explained in a similar thread in the off-topic forum, I dropped my last name because it felt so formal when everyone called me by my full name instead of just Greg... I'm sure most people won't think much of the change. Besides, nobody else on here was named Greg AFAIK.

Remember when Seven Force changed his nick to EightOne? No big deal, looking back now. We'll all get used to each other again in time.

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:13 am

I think part of the confusion with the name changes is it seems we genuinely pulled in a number of new users I've never seen before...it's hard to believe that ALL of them just changed their names...but who knows??

Ronz · Post by **Ronz** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:17 am

CMoon wrote:I think part of the confusion with the name changes is it seems we genuinely pulled in a number of new users I've never seen before...it's hard to believe that ALL of them just changed their names...but who knows??

I fall into this category. I've lurked around the old forums in the past, but never really bothered to post on them.

Decided to change that now that the new forums are up. Hope you have room for one more noob around here

stoneroses · Post by **stoneroses** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:23 am

File me under the "I am actually a new person" category.

I always liked the site but the boards is where all the action was at - when they were up. So I decided to sign up finally.

EDIT: I know some will be pi$$ed, but I finally got around to adding my Avitar and decided to drop the 1969 at the end of my name. stoneroses is a little easier.

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:24 am

Ronz wrote:
I fall into this category. I've lurked around the old forums in the past, but never really bothered to post on them.

Decided to change that now that the new forums are up. Hope you have room for one more noob around here

Sure, but NO QUESTIONS ABOUT THUNDERFORCE V goddamnit!!!
(or which version of donpachi is best!!!)

By the way, to keep this offtopic thread on topic, there are way too many Daves now. Could all the Daves make sure and get really different avatars so I don't continue to confuse them?

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:24 am

Haha, I've never really watched Babylon 5 so I always assumed your name was Kosh.

Dylan's so totally lame compared to Kosh

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Too many people are changing their freaking names.

Too many people are changing their freaking names.

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