What assumptions did you have when you read usernames of other members?

[Dumuzi]

That is, before you got to know them. Did you assume anything about their character, gender, age and so on?

[Ophidia]

Re: What assumptions did you have when you read usernames of other members?

Anyone with a name involving any combination of 'wolf', 'raven', 'fox', 'star', 'moon', 'dark', 'black', 'silver', 'nightshade', 'thorn', 'blade', 'sword', 'death', 'night', 'vampire' or 'blood' is most like a Special Dark Snowflake. If they've got the Latin equivalents, they're trying to fool people into thinking they aren't Special Dark Snowflakes.

Anyone with a name involving 'white', 'light', 'bright', 'day', 'peace', 'bless', 'gentle', 'heal' - are 'white' witches, Christo-Pagans/Wiccans...

Anyone with a name involving any combination of 'deer', 'feather', 'wind', 'bear', 'running', 'eagle', 'free', 'water', 'clear', 'river' - is a hippy. Or suffering from Post Hippy Dramatic Syndrome.

Anyone with a name involving 'kitsune', 'kami', or 'shini' is a furry or has gotten all of their Pagan learning from anime.

Anyone with a name involving 'chaos', 'kaos', 'kayos', 'Anansi', 'Coyote', or a lot of k, y, z, q, ae, etc. are probably Chaos Magicians, Discordians, Erisians, or something along those lines.

Anyone who just has their own name, why are you not anonymous on the internet? Are you trying to fool people into thinking you have nothing to fear or hide? Or are you a spammer?

Anyone who has a God/deity/well-known spirit's name or some variant thereof, wtf were we thinking?

[volcaniclastic]

Re: What assumptions did you have when you read usernames of other members?

Anyone with a name involving any combination of 'wolf', 'raven', 'fox', 'star', 'moon', 'dark', 'black', 'silver', 'nightshade', 'thorn', 'blade', 'sword', 'death', 'night', 'vampire' or 'blood' is most like a Special Dark Snowflake. If they've got the Latin equivalents, they're trying to fool people into thinking they aren't Special Dark Snowflakes.

This. So much this. (sorry, Corvus)

[Corvus]

Re: What assumptions did you have when you read usernames of other members?

Anyone with a name involving any combination of 'wolf', 'raven', 'fox', 'star', 'moon', 'dark', 'black', 'silver', 'nightshade', 'thorn', 'blade', 'sword', 'death', 'night', 'vampire' or 'blood' is most like a Special Dark Snowflake. If they've got the Latin equivalents, they're trying to fool people into thinking they aren't Special Dark Snowflakes.

This. So much this. (sorry, Corvus)

Not even going to argue this one because it's completely true. Within a few weeks of my registration for the forum several people called me a special dark snowflake. I hope by now I no longer fit in that category. Still I don't plan to have the name changed, I still like it

[Ophidia]

Re: What assumptions did you have when you read usernames of other members?

Not even going to argue this one because it's completely true. Within a few weeks of my registration for the forum several people called me a special dark snowflake. I hope by now I no longer fit in that category. Still I don't plan to have the name changed, I still like it

I honestly wasn't even thinking about you, Corvus. You're been one of the 'regulars' for awhile now.

[XIII]

Re: What assumptions did you have when you read usernames of other members?

Perzephone, your post just about covers it. lol

[Maria de Luna]

Re: What assumptions did you have when you read usernames of other members?

Anyone with a name involving any combination of 'wolf', 'raven', 'fox', 'star', 'moon', 'dark', 'black', 'silver', 'nightshade', 'thorn', 'blade', 'sword', 'death', 'night', 'vampire' or 'blood' is most like a Special Dark Snowflake. If they've got the Latin equivalents, they're trying to fool people into thinking they aren't Special Dark Snowflakes.

*snip*
Anyone with a name involving any combination of 'deer', 'feather', 'wind', 'bear', 'running', 'eagle', 'free', 'water', 'clear', 'river' - is a hippy. Or suffering from Post Hippy Dramatic Syndrome.

does this make me a dark snowflake hippy? or just a snowflake :P
It's better than a special pile of yellow snowflakes I suppose...



Anytime someone interchanges a number or letter for a series of letters, or to change the spelling to make their name available.... comes across as somewhat childish at first, it just seems like you're stretching too hard, it also means after your intro post you may make one more then we will never hear from you again... (in the silly extreme cases, not all)

[Caelia]

Re: What assumptions did you have when you read usernames of other members?

Now I'm wondering what people think when they see a username that came from some obscure literary work. I'm, um, asking for a friend. Yeah, that's it.

[Corvus]

Re: What assumptions did you have when you read usernames of other members?

I honestly wasn't even thinking about you, Corvus. You're been one of the 'regulars' for awhile now.

XD dosen't change the fact that you're spot on for when I made the name. Corvus hits two points on your thingy; it's latin and its about crows/ravens. I was (possibly still am) undoutbebly a special dark frosted flake.
The part about regulars made me realize I've been here for almost 3 years. Now when did that happen o-o

[Ophidia]

Re: What assumptions did you have when you read usernames of other members?

Now I'm wondering what people think when they see a username that came from some obscure literary work. I'm, um, asking for a friend. Yeah, that's it.

I think you, Volcaniclastic and Maria all have 'good forum names' - they're personal and reflect who you are without giving too much away.

Now that I've moved away from Hades & Persephone, I just kind of roll my eyes at my own choice, lol. But, I'm not changing it because I'm 'perzephone' all over the frikkin' internet. God names are just bad choices, magically and otherwise. It's a hard act to live up to. I've also been guilty of all my own stereotypes - I've been 'Coyotesong' and 'kitsune-bi' and 'Drumming Bear Woman' and I believe something involving nyx... ugh.

[MaskedOne]

Re: What assumptions did you have when you read usernames of other members?

If the name is something that could believably be the person's real name then my general response is just a little short of "WTF are you thinking???"

Past that, I'll largely just second Perze for whenever I pay enough attention to give usernames a second thought.

[Jembru]

Re: What assumptions did you have when you read usernames of other members?

Hmm, dunno if mine counts as my real name. It is derived from my real name and as there is only one other jembru that appears online, who I presume is me, at some drunken or younger time and I've just forgotten I already made an account, so I may as well have just used my name really.

Animal names: I think, 'animals can type?'
Character names: I think, 'this dude likes to read, play videogames, whatever'
Japanese names: I think, 'cool, someone who knows Japanese', although it's usually the anime thing, I am naturally optimistic.
Gloomy names: I think, 'goth'.

But really, I don't think I judge people by their screen names. It's too hard to form any kind of picture of them from a simple word.

[Sarkana night]

Re: What assumptions did you have when you read usernames of other members?

But really, I don't think I judge people by their screen names. It's too hard to form any kind of picture of them from a simple word.

I'd say the same, especially when some people just make up random names at about a second and then use it as their screen name. You can't really judge people on those...

By the way, what did you think of me when you say mine?? Just... Out of curiosity...

[Jembru]

Re: What assumptions did you have when you read usernames of other members?

By the way, what did you think of me when you say mine?? Just... Out of curiosity...

At first, I thought 'fish', then realised I'd misread! What does your name mean?

[Sarkana night]

Re: What assumptions did you have when you read usernames of other members?

Fish?? Well, why not? lol.

It doesn't mean anything actually... Sarkana is my artist name, and when I had to choose a screen name to PF I had no idea what else to name to take. Wierd enough Sarkana was already taken, so I added night to make it a bit longer.