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Thread: AS: Name Changes
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Tubbs
Miss Congeniality
# 440
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Tell everyone on the Ship that you've changed your name from x to y.
Tubbs [ 13. September 2012, 02:22: Message edited by: Welease Woderwick ]
-------------------- "It's better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than open it up and remove all doubt" - Dennis Thatcher. My blog. Decide for yourself which I am
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Sioni Sais
Shipmate
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quote: Originally posted by Tubbs: Tell everyone on the Ship that you've changed your name from x to y.
Tubbs
NOT literally.
y (formerly known as x).
-------------------- "He isn't Doctor Who, he's The Doctor"
(Paul Sinha, BBC)
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Loquacious beachcomber
Shipmate
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Waves happily to everyone; blows grateful kisses to Admins for name change amnesty.
-------------------- TODAY'S SPECIAL - AND SO ARE YOU (Sign on beachfront fish & chips shop)
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Barefoot Friar
Ship's Shoeless Brother
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Barefoot Friar (formerly known as Padre Joshua).
-------------------- Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. -- Desmond Tutu
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Barefoot Friar
Ship's Shoeless Brother
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quote: Originally posted by Loquacious beachcomber: Waves happily to everyone; blows grateful kisses to Admins for name change amnesty.
I missed "kisses to" in my first scan...
-------------------- Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. -- Desmond Tutu
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garlick
Apprentice
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Decluttering...
-------------------- was magrat garlick
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Ariston
Insane Unicorn
# 10894
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Like anyone was using my last name. Like I was using my last name.
-------------------- “Therefore, let it be explained that nowhere are the proprieties quite so strictly enforced as in men’s colleges that invite young women guests, especially over-night visitors in the fraternity houses.” Emily Post, 1937.
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Doublethink.
Ship's Foolwise Unperson
# 1984
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Surely it should be Ariston &on&on&on ?
-------------------- All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. George Orwell
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Ariston
Insane Unicorn
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You know, I didn't even know that was a washing machine company until after I got here. Plato's father? Sure. A strangely common name for small Italian hotels? Ditto. Something that clean? Woulda disowned it.
-------------------- “Therefore, let it be explained that nowhere are the proprieties quite so strictly enforced as in men’s colleges that invite young women guests, especially over-night visitors in the fraternity houses.” Emily Post, 1937.
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lilBuddha
Shipmate
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Because shortening your name to even more resemble the appliance manufacturer makes this soo much clearer.
BTW, This thread should be in Hell. I Hate the name changing. Now my responses shall have to be based on post content instead of preconception.
-------------------- I put on my rockin' shoes in the morning Hallellou, hallellou
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Firenze
Ordinary decent pagan
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quote: Originally posted by lilBuddha: . I Hate the name changing. Now my responses shall have to be based on post content instead of preconception.
I shouldn't worry. All rebrandings ultimately fail - think Windscale/Sellafield.
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Niteowl
Hopeless Insomniac
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Took the 2 out of name.
-------------------- "love all, trust few, do wrong to no one" Wm. Shakespeare
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Niteowl
Hopeless Insomniac
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quote: Originally posted by leo: quote: Originally posted by lilBuddha: I Hate the name changing.
So do I.
I don't like it if I don't know who they were before but as long as there's a signature or a post on one of the two threads indicating the change I don't mind.
-------------------- "love all, trust few, do wrong to no one" Wm. Shakespeare
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Doublethink.
Ship's Foolwise Unperson
# 1984
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I was Think², but I have returned to a previous incarnation. With matching facelift. [ 12. August 2012, 18:31: Message edited by: Doublethink ]
-------------------- All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. George Orwell
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Doublethink.
Ship's Foolwise Unperson
# 1984
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Ariston, here is a list of names that do not imply an unreasonable standard of hygiene. Personally, I quite like Grock or Popov. [ 12. August 2012, 18:37: Message edited by: Doublethink ]
-------------------- All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. George Orwell
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Stephen
Shipmate
# 40
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I've gone back to my original - and in fact real - name From Royal Spaniel to Stephen
-------------------- Best Wishes Stephen
'Be still,then, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations and I will be exalted in the earth' Ps46 v10
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Spike
Mostly Harmless
# 36
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Don't forget to put your old name in your sig!
-------------------- "May you get to heaven before the devil knows you're dead" - Irish blessing
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lilBuddha
Shipmate
# 14333
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quote: Originally posted by Doublethink: Ariston, here is a list of names that do not imply an unreasonable standard of hygiene. Personally, I quite like Grock or Popov.
That alone is nearly worth all this name change hassle.
-------------------- I put on my rockin' shoes in the morning Hallellou, hallellou
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Stephen
Shipmate
# 40
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quote: Originally posted by Spike: Don't forget to put your old name in your sig!
Sorry Spike - forgot - just done it!
-------------------- Best Wishes Stephen
'Be still,then, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations and I will be exalted in the earth' Ps46 v10
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Tubbs
Miss Congeniality
# 440
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Please don't forget the four line limit on sigs either. Your usual plus a name change announcement could push you over.
Tubs
-------------------- "It's better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than open it up and remove all doubt" - Dennis Thatcher. My blog. Decide for yourself which I am
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Darllenwr
Shipmate
# 14520
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Name changes are fine if you need to correct a mis-spelling - I should know (If you need further explanation, ask Carys, if you can find her.)
-------------------- If I've told you once, I've told you a million times: I do not exaggerate!
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Olaf
Shipmate
# 11804
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Formerly Martin L Presently Olaf Futurely Forgetting New Name
I am not a big fan of the name changes myself, but having sat out the name changing windows a couple of times for lack of creativity, I simply felt it was time. That, and people seemed to be actually thinking my IRL name is Martin.
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Moo
Ship's tough old bird
# 107
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quote: Originally posted by Doublethink: I was Think², but I have returned to a previous incarnation. With matching facelift.
Good! I never could remember how to do the superscript.
Moo
-------------------- Kerygmania host --------------------- See you later, alligator.
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CuppaT
Shipmate
# 10523
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I rather enjoy a good Ship Shaking now and then myself. But I admit I am more of a watcher than a participator. Even in name changes, although I thought my name sort of silly at first, I grew into it, and now I use it all over the internet. If you run into another CuppaT, it's quite possibly me.
-------------------- Stand at the brink of the abyss of despair, and when you see that you cannot bear it any longer, draw back a little and have a cup of tea. ~Elder Sophrony
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Ancilla
Shipmate
# 11037
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I've been a Wannabe Heretic for years and I wasn't getting anywhere with it. In fact if anything I was just getting more orthodox.
so...
Ancilla, formerly Wannabe Heretic
-------------------- formerly Wannabe Heretic Vocational musings
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Paul.
Shipmate
# 37
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OK I already posted on the Styx thread but I guess I need to do it here too?
Anyway I'm back to being LatePaul (sadly I couldn't have it without the space).
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hilaryg
Shipmate
# 11690
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Yellow no longer - after 6 years on board I decided to use my real name.
Must change my avatar now.....
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Soror Magna
Shipmate
# 9881
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Formerly OliviaG, now Soror Magna. OliviaG
-------------------- "You come with me to room 1013 over at the hospital, I'll show you America. Terminal, crazy and mean." -- Tony Kushner, "Angels in America"
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Pants
Emergency underwear
# 999
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quote: Originally posted by Doublethink: I was Think², but I have returned to a previous incarnation. With matching facelift.
Yay.
-------------------- ♣ Many big thank yous to those who sponsored us. ♣
I use Ł6m of military hardware to find hidden Tupperware in the woods.
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Not
Ship's Quack
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Despite potential for resulting ambiguities I am now Not.
-------------------- Was CJ; now Not
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Dennis the Menace
Shipmate
# 11833
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How do you change your name?? I can't find anywhere to do so.
-------------------- "Till we cast our crowns before Him; Lost in wonder, love, and praise."
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The5thMary
Shipmate
# 12953
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I was Paddy O' Furniture but now I'm not. It was funny for a little while but I got sick of it rather quickly. And, as I really AM the fifth Mary in my family, what better online moniker?
-------------------- God gave me my face but She let me pick my nose.
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Porridge
Shipmate
# 15405
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The once (and possibly future, if I live long enough to see another Amnesty -- how often do these happen, anyway?) Apocalypso. [ 13. August 2012, 22:13: Message edited by: Porridge ]
-------------------- Spiggott: Everything I've ever told you is a lie, including that. Moon: Including what? Spiggott: That everything I've ever told you is a lie. Moon: That's not true!
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Dennis the Menace
Shipmate
# 11833
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Just changed mine!!
-------------------- "Till we cast our crowns before Him; Lost in wonder, love, and praise."
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Boogie
Boogie on down!
# 13538
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Ohhh my head hurts - too much change, can't cope aarrrrhgg! ... (goes off to lie down in a darkened room)
I'm not changing mine, I'm named after my lovely pooch who came from Battersea dogs home and lived with us 19 years. I think of him with a smile every time I log in.
-------------------- Garden. Room. Walk
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Drifting Star
Drifting against the wind
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quote: Originally posted by Porridge: The once (and possibly future, if I live long enough to see another Amnesty -- how often do these happen, anyway?) Apocalypso.
I describe my teddy bear as being a porridge, because he's beige and squishy.
Are you beige and squishy?
-------------------- The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Heraclitus
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no prophet's flag is set so...
Proceed to see sea
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I no longer have an underscore. It probably doesn't warrant an announcement. Was considered using a capital letter somewhere, but i feel I don't warrant one. Probably this post is also not warranted.
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Enigma
Enigma
# 16158
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My name is obvious so I will not be changing it.
-------------------- Who knows? Only God!
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Nicolemr
Shipmate
# 28
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A minor little change that most people won't even notice, but since my divorce is now final I dropped my ex husband's initial from my name. The timing of the name change amnesty was too perfect to resist.
-------------------- On pilgrimage in the endless realms of Cyberia, currently traveling by ship. Now with live journal!
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balaam
Making an ass of myself
# 4543
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Lack of capital letter. Now my blog name and ship name match.
-------------------- Last ever sig ...
blog
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Nenya
Shipmate
# 16427
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quote: Originally posted by Boogie: I'm named after my lovely pooch who came from Battersea dogs home and lived with us 19 years. I think of him with a smile every time I log in.
I like knowing why people have chosen their names and if they've changed them why. Is there such a thread somewhere?
-------------------- They told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn.
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Boogie
Boogie on down!
# 13538
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quote: Originally posted by Nenya: I like knowing why people have chosen their names and if they've changed them why. Is there such a thread somewhere?
I imagine there have been several.
No harm in starting another though - for relative newbies. Maybe it would be a good time after the recent name changes?
-------------------- Garden. Room. Walk
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Sioni Sais
Shipmate
# 5713
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quote: Originally posted by Enigma: My name is obvious so I will not be changing it.
If your name was obvious it would be something else.
-------------------- "He isn't Doctor Who, he's The Doctor"
(Paul Sinha, BBC)
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daronmedway
Shipmate
# 3012
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My name has been changed from Call Me Numpty to daronmedway via an ill-considered period of sock-puppetry as Daron.
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Doublethink.
Ship's Foolwise Unperson
# 1984
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Raises a welcoming toast to a refreshingly honest man
-------------------- All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. George Orwell
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