Chief Delphi - internet screen name theft

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Re: internet screen name theft

Hmm... I'm a freelance photographer... an employee of the Chargers (wow, I even have a Wikipedia article!), a writer, a couple different businessmen... I can't even find my personal college webpage... ;(

Re: internet screen name theft

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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock (Post 771721)

I have a billion results when I do that...*

*Ok, maybe not a billion... but there are quite a bit. lol :cool:

There's an "Elgin" Clock in my school cafeteria... Every time I see it, I just think it's so funny!

Re: internet screen name theft

Screen names and handles are something that take thought. I've got a few that I use, depending on the situation. For IRC, I tend to stick to OHGOWHATISTHISIDONTEVEN.

It's all about finding something for your own, preferably something that can be slightly modified to reflect the situation and uses. My main moniker I'd rather not throw into the public spotlight, but here's an example of picking a good handle:

A sysadmin on my IRC server uses three nicks, depending on the time and mood, also depending on the server. Poppy, Poppet, and Pop. Short nicks if on the job of OPERing, longer if just chatting. It's nice to find some root for a handle, so the people you want to be able to find you can succeed, but also have enough variation available that you can mold it to the current situation.