Old members, masquerading under new names.
 

Hmmmm.... Now that I thought of it, after I re-registered of course, I could have changed my username and slunk around semi-anonymously. If someone checked my email, and remembered who it belonged to I'd be busted, but hey, what are the odds of that? I wouldn't really be "busted" in a bad way. As far as I'm aware there is no rule prohibiting something like that, how could there be?

Anyway, I got to wondering if anyone is doing that? Could one of our old and dear friends be re-inventing themselves under a new handle? What an interesting idea that is. Would we recognize them? Could they hide for long? More importantly, would I treat them differently if I knew who they "really" were?
That'll burn your noodle, won't it?

I thought about renaming myself, but for good or bad, I am who I am...

I too thought of using my other name i use on my other boards Hawk, but then i remembered on the old board someone had that so i don't wanna go stealing their thunder, and i'm getting to like this name that I have now

I thought of coming up with a new alias, but I am crazybill, and crazybill I will stay. (I guess I could have dropped the 5280 part though)

Nobody knew me here anyway, so it didn't seem to matter ;)

you'd think you'd want the old TFP members to recognize you no?

each to thier own eh.welcome back everyone:D

I hope there are a couple of people that don't change, because
I have enough visions of them running around the kitchen with
just a pair of oven mitts on---don't think my mind can handle any
more---love ya all--welcome back.

I changed my password, does that count?

Billege~ How do we know it's really You?!
;)

i thought of putting the capitals in the spots where my handle has capitals on other sites.. then i thought about it... and i like it just the way that it is.

now if i could just remember my sig...

why start hiding now

and who can really hide from a moderator

I am content to stay with what I have. And I hope all of the regulars can do the same. We have come to know each other by our "given" TFP names and it is a comfort zone and a safe place.

I didn't even think of changing mine. I was more concerned that someone would "get " it before I did. :)

*EDIT* It sure feels good to be home!:D

I used to be Yomomma, but I got sick of the name and I was fairly new anyway. I'm not really hiding, except for the fact that acted like a bit of an asshat before.

i'm the still the same

Same 'ol same 'ol for me... interesting concept though.

*logs off and starts to register as a Tammi look alike*;)

i'll always be bundy!

damn its good to be back in the cosy halls of the tfp!!

Nope, I'm me.

But you can tell regulars by the way they "speak"
Don't ask me how, but sooner or later I can recognize the difference.
And I know others can too.

I got to put a M in where a m used to be but I'm still me.

I like being me - I have put in my old .sig and will add in my old avatar and title as soon as I can get it

I have to be me, so I kept the same name
I'm very glad most others did the same
besides if I changed I might forget who I am

I thought about changing mine, but then couldn't think of one. And I didn't wanna have to wait to get setup again, so here I am.

I am proud of who I am, so I stayed that same :)

my name kicks too much ass to change it.

i don't think phred green is my favourite username ever, i'd have changed it to aristotle quance (super mad happy points if you get that reference), but too many people know me as phred... i'm not gonna change a good thing.

Bizzare, billage, but I thought about doing just that. But then the harsh reality set in; no one would recognize me. Probably don't recognize me now, even though I had over 1000 posts in V3.0.

I went from BoCoMoFo to just BoCo since that's what everyone calls me anyway.

Think it fooled anyone?

I removed my ' does that count? ;)


(Tai'Modan --> TaiModan)

I briefly considered going back to my usual internet handle, but everyone knows me as Lebell and I'm comfortable with it.

(Good to Be back!)

Yup. After a while, you get used to the way someone tends to respond and know who it is based on those words. I considered shortening my nick to 'spec' because that's what I go by in chat, but I decided to stick with spectre since that's what most on the boards know me as.

same name.. its great to be finally back!!

I changed my nickname
I used ommorpheus before.
I was going to request nickname change anyways.

Why would one wanna change their name and "hide" on the TFP? Oh, the Tiity Board..........right ;)

great, now I can't decide if I AM me. How would I know? Would I smell different? I think I'm typing faster. OH CRAP! IM NOT ME AHHHHHHHhhhhhh.....

Same name, same game!

I was lagarto in the last version. But I didn't change to hide, in fact I've said 3 times in posts and once in my journal that I've changed, and even put it in my sig :p

I've used frenik for longer than I've used lagarto, I don't really like lagarto and there's some history behind frenik. So if you knew me as lagarto, rewire your brain to know me as Frenik.

Still me - in all my anonymously generic splendor!

I was able to get back my name with the space in the middle. It was axed while I was on vacation last year.

Never even thought of changing nicks. I was more concerned about some joker taking it before I got to it.

It seems to me that most people have kept there names...which is great...I for one have changed mine...New board=New name...that's my New philosophy....You'll get clues. Like rogue49 said, you can identify members by the way we speak.....For now I am GuttersnipeXL!!!!!!!

that is funny:D