this post was submitted on 29 Feb 2024
57 points (89.0% liked)

Ask Lemmy

26679 readers
1473 users here now

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions


Rules: (interactive)


1) Be nice and; have funDoxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, and toxicity are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them


2) All posts must end with a '?'This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?


3) No spamPlease do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.


4) NSFW is okay, within reasonJust remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either [email protected] or [email protected]. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].


5) This is not a support community.
It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email [email protected]. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.


Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.

Partnered Communities:

Tech Support

No Stupid Questions

You Should Know

Reddit

Jokes

Ask Ouija


Logo design credit goes to: tubbadu


founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

For a while I was using the same username for everything, but recently I've been trying to mix it up.

Context: Currently picking my new username for Signal and I'm not sure what to put. I don't want spam, and I use Signal for privacy, but I could also do something nice. First name? Randomly generated?

top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 33 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I pick something that describes me but isn't too specific

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Nicely done.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Been using it since the 20th century, and it's never taken by anyone else.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I’m going to start stealing your username on all new sites so you’ll have to be like Rhyn0plaz

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago
load more comments (1 replies)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I used to trust a lot of things, but then i stopped

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I'm glad you can still trust Noone. Whoever they are.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

"Cloud" is the name of my first love.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

I don't want spam

Well I know what I want, so I ask for it in the username.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Mine accurately describes me

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I usually go for a play on words

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Last week on lan party friend named himself Fu-King-Sheep.

"Who is fucking sheep?"

"I hope that nobody is fucking sheep"

He had something like this every game.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

If you haven't done it yet, next time set your name to Your Daddy.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm just really, actually Frankenstein.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Bro's responding from the nsfw instance

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

It's a concept in Japanese martial arts that I read in a book by Takuan Soho.

Wiki:

Fudōshin (Japanese: 不動心) is a state of equanimity or imperturbability (literally and metaphorically, "immovable mind",[1] "immovable heart"[2] or "unmoving heart"). It is a philosophical or mental dimension to Japanese martial arts which contributes to the effectiveness of the advanced practitioner.

I was training in Jujutsu and kenjutsu at the time and the concept clicked. I know it sounds very 'weeb' but it was an epiphany and quite profound for me at the time.

There's a Shingon Buddhist deity that encapsulates the concept too and he holds a sword to cut through ignorance and delusion.

There're some related concepts like Mushin that come together with marital arts.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

That's really cool, thank you for sharing :)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

I created this account to ask about curves.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It came to me in a dream. I don't know what it means.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

I just use my password.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

It helps to have a favorite band whose logo is related to your hobby

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

FuriousOtter23
PartyingPanda99
NeverendingSausage37

Nobody really gives a crap anyways and the signal username is not displayed to your peers. Combine some shit and be good.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Hellsing fan yo

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I'm weird and generally people think I'm an idiot

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I'vr used https://www.name-generator.org.uk/ before. Worked well enough.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Something I was really into at one particular moment.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Sacabambaspis is an extinct genus of jawless fish that lived in the Ordovician period

I love it

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I generally just use my name

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Some leather men called me this at pride and it stuck

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

My default is the first name I gave to myself before I even was in first class.

When I need something else or temporary I just slap together some words.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I never use the same username across systems. That would make correlation way too easy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Be edgy and random

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I try to make it as short as possible because it looks cool to me

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Assuming the name has no real use or meaning, I'll often "blur" the site into a similar/related word, and possibly do that a couple of times. For instance, Signal becomes singer, becomes your favorite singer. Or signal becomes noise, becomes Public Enemy. Bonus points if I can bring it back to a pun

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Don't wanna dox myself but mine was my favorite character in a video game and my favorite band. That combination was never taken in anything.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

A username I used from other sites.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I used to ride a motorbike like a cunt. Tried to be descriptive.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

mine is just a shortened version of freedom fighter

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

It's my actual name. Anonymity is an illusion.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Ethereal_tuberat

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I spent 5 minutes coming up with a xbox360 username as a kid based off games I recently payed. Good enough to last me my entire life.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I like donuts

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

It's meaningful to me, and meaningless to the internet.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I had a plan that'd I'd comment on random things i came across and give a really convincing but incorrect take on it. Never got around to it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Well let's be real, anyone who's had them has tried this. As someone who does this often I must say it was difficult to type my username

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

i imagine you won’t have an issue with spam in signal considering the .## they add to every username.

But in general the more distinct it is the less likely you’ll have someone nagging you.

If you want to avoid building a footprint of similar usernames my favorite is just switching out some letters (o’s to u’s or a’s to e’s stuff like that) or taking out specific letters entirely (ex: ottr)

load more comments
view more: next ›