How did you choose your username and why?

[The Catboy]

I mentioned my birthday is the same day as Bilbo Baggins, so rogue (then) Supervisor @Vulpes Abnocto decided it would be humorous to change my username to Tom Bombadildo. I liked it so much I decided to keep it, and use it now pretty much everywhere I sign up. That was nearly 6 years ago now I think

Vulpes was a real one, I miss seeing him around these parts

 

[Ryccardo]

My name but with an Y

Don't remember how I picked it though, just that I was into the iPhone scene so 2009-2011 (remember when they were small, "affordable", and with a good looking UI?), before that I used an Hotmail address with a stupid username and a Youtube (non-Google) account with an even more stupid one that someone could legitimately think it came off a random password generator

 

[K0rbo]

Korbo is based off my real name.

 

[Xdqwerty]

Korbo is based off my real name.

Your real name is kirbo?

 

[Rolfie]

i love the character Rolf from Animal Crossing.

 

[K0rbo]

Your real name is kirbo?

Korbin.

 

[Ligeia]

Edgar Allan Poe character, mentioned in a song by someone I used to be a huge fan of in my teens, twenty years ago lol. I didn't even know that was a female name back then

 

[SylverReZ]

Korbin.

I always thought your name was Kevin at first, so I'm quite surprised.

 

[Xdqwerty]

Korbin.

I got very close

 

[Fien]

It's just a part/shorter version of my real name

 

[plasturion]

it was half random and half because I worked in patch plasters job (adhesive dressing) and then it just sticked to me

 

[Maximumbeans]

Saw some stupid meme with a picture of Babby (if anyone remembers that) photoshopped onto some fat chav giving a double thumbs up. Underneath it said MAXIMUM BEANS.

No idea what it meant but me and my mate cracked up. Next time I needed a name for a WoW character I tried Maximumbeans. Not only was it available, but literally nobody else on any European server had a character with the name (as far as searches could show me). It's been my go-to ever since.

 

[SylverReZ]

Saw some stupid meme with a picture of Babby (if anyone remembers that) photoshopped onto some fat chav giving a double thumbs up. Underneath it said MAXIMUM BEANS.

No idea what it meant but me and my mate cracked up. Next time I needed a name for a WoW character I tried Maximumbeans. Not only was it available, but literally nobody else on any European server had a character with the name (as far as searches could show me). It's been my go-to ever since.

I was called M4x1mumReZ once.

 

[Maximumbeans]

I was called M4x1mumReZ once.

I 'member!

 

[SylverReZ]

I 'member!

At least now I'm much more maturer than when I started.

 

[DinohScene]

My name is Dino and I'm a Scenekid.

 

[SylverReZ]

My name is Dino and I'm a Scenekid.

Scene kids are cool. And Dinoh is one of them.

 

[Maximumbeans]

At least now I'm much more maturer than when I started.

Our M4x1mumReZ has evolved into SylverReZ

 

[SylverReZ]

Our M4x1mumReZ has evolved into SylverReZ

True. SylverReZ has become a household name to me, kinda like a brand if you will.

 

[a_username_that_is_cool]

Original: I needed a username that was cool. a_username_that_is_cool it was.
Cringe: Everyone was calling me "a_username_that_was_cringe" or just "Cringe" so peer pressure it was.
April Fools (Current): My original username but it's not cool.