Thoughts on usernames?

[Mr. Epic]

Thought I should make a thread about this as it is something that I think about a bit.
What usernames do you think are good?
What makes a good username?
What makes a bad username?

I don't like in forums where there are a lot of members that take a common name and other users add a number to that name for their own, such as pokemaster and pokemaster69. I also find usernames without Capitals to not look so good.

 

[Sublime]

Any user name is a good one in it's own way :D
[/cheesy]

I find particular interest in user names with .'s
It's like adding a small dot that says "Hey! My name wasn't cool enough by itself, so it's followed by a period! I WIN D:<"

I had a faze where I always put a specific sequence of numerals in my name, but I grew out of that. :D
I dislike numbered names now, for some reason.

I tend to dislike non-capital user names also. :/

EDIT:
Viewing this thread:
.Sublime, jigglypuff8

....>_>

 

[Evilyn]

I think it's stupid when people use "fancy" usernames like [/~.:The-Saviour:.~\], it's just too.. ~*~*~*~*. Or usernames like MUNCHLAX ROXX and those that are actually a sentence, these tend to roam around PC. Simple usernames are always the best. xD

 

[Lynnx]

I pretty much always use one-word usernames made up of words/names that I either find interesting or make up myself. I've found that I don't like numbers, underscores, or pretty much any sort of symbol, besides simple stuff like periods.

 

[Mr. Epic]

I think usernames that are sentences are different, unique and fun but using underscrolls or dashes instead of spaces kills it.
I don't think symbols are bad.

 

[Eon-Rider]

What makes a good username? Originality, uniqueness
What makes a bad username? Numbers following, unoriginality, overuse of ~ and related symbols, overused words that people seem to think are original such as twilight

I don't care about capitalisation unless it looks good. An example of one that looks good with a lower case is euphoricFUTURE. =)

Those are all my standards really.

 

[jigglyppuff8]

EDIT:
Viewing this thread:
.Sublime, jigglypuff8

....>_>

Well, sorry for growing attached to this typo I did in back 2006 :P. Also, there are 2 Ps in my username. I'm just picky about my username like that. As to not look like a hypocrite, I also call people by their full usernames. If a user had some extra symbol next to their name, like maybe .Sublime, I wouldn't call them Sublime or even sublime. If a person has an odd way of writing their username and they haven't requested a name change yet, I assume that it was intentional. I don't really care about the username of a person. Just like post counts, it doesn't really matter; the quality/intelligence of the posts/user does.


...Everyone hates my username :D

 

[Man of Faith]

I like original usernames. Mine is not, but most of the people I know like this name more than my others... >.>

I dislike numbers in usernames. And usernames should be capitalized in my opinion...

 

[Sublime]

Well, sorry for growing attached to this typo I did in back 2006 :P. Also, there are 2 Ps in my username. I'm just picky about my username like that. As to not look like a hypocrite, I also call people by their full usernames. If a user had some extra symbol next to their name, like maybe .Sublime, I wouldn't call them Sublime or even sublime. If a person has an odd way of writing their username and they haven't requested a name change yet, I assume that it was intentional. I don't really care about the username of a person. Just like post counts, it doesn't really matter; the quality/intelligence of the posts/user does.


...Everyone hates me :D

Oh, I totally meant that in a joking manner :x
I meant no actuall hate toward you, and I apologize if it came off as such.

To get back on topic, I also dislike those crazy usernames that have so many different characters.

|~[.::I'm_So_Cool::.]~|
No, no your not.
A few crazy characters are fine, but more than four and it gets ugly, in my opinion.

(If anybody actually has that username here, I apologize in advance :x)

 

[Rioku_Zanketa]

I love witty usernames, not too picky about them in general. For me, they either stand out positively, or I don't even give enough care to remember them until I need to refer to them. As for what I like to make, I often chose RP character names.

A great example is the name I have now, Rioku Zanketa. He is my first ever rp character, and when I grow up,....or I guess later in life,...I might make a novel/video game/something in which he will be a character in.

Also, my Gamertag is of a character's nickname in an RP made in another forum; the nickname of my last username, in fact.

 

[Man of Faith]

Addin' stuff.

Since I lack originality, most of my usernames come from places. Usually names of episodes from TV shows. ._.

Anyway, names that are extremely, painfully obvious references like "Kingdom Hearts Sora" (I've seen that somewhere >.<) make me want to punch something. Yes... I understand I'm being a hypocrite...

 

[Mr. Epic]

It is more important that you like your own username yourself.
You can make yours look good.
. usernames FTW
Changing usernames is definitely a new trend here in PC.

 

[devilicious]

What usernames do you think are good?
Mine.

What makes a good username?
The following combination of letters: rikanai
Best if followed by a point.

I also like distinct usernames. I don't have anything against numbers either.
I think a username is good as long as its original..

What makes a bad username?
I don't like aLtErNaTiNg cases like that, and ,~*:;:overly-excessive:;:*~, frills like this.

NAMES THAT ARE FULLY IN CAPS aren't stylish, either.


And jigglyppuff8, I like your username.
It reminds me of a good friend I had.

 

[Savage]

I like original well thought out names.
But I hate name with the little characters in it, it just ruins the purpose of it being a user NAME.

 

[Legobricks]

What usernames do you think are good?
Most seem reasonable once explained.

What makes a good username?
No punctuation or other such miscellaneous typographic characters.
No sentence names as seems to be the trend here right now.

What makes a bad username?
Bad people. ZING!
While I won't demand the level of originality my name* comes with, calling yourself something like Pikachu, especially on a Pokemon forum, is very uninspiring.


*Before you challenge me on this point, ask yourself how many people you know who are named after battles.

 

[Aether]

The username is ok as long as the person is ok.

But I will say I prefer to see names that don't include a pretentious amount of punctuation marks or numbers. One number in a name doesn't bother me though.

 

[Giratina ♀]

Adding Super Duper Special Pretty Symbols do ruin the point of a username, in my opinion. I don't mind a simple username (i.e, Aether) or something that's medium-length but so awesome it totally makes up for it (i.e, The Unchosen One).

 

[>Feelings<]

To me only the real person behind the username matters, not the username itself.
And even in terms of usernames, there is no one definition of good username - the liking of it varies from person to person.

 

[~MasterMind~]

I dont like usernames that have numbers in them at all especially those ones that are like (something)54345....ive seen it and its horrible and ones with capitals blaugh!

 

[Idiot!]

A bad username has more than 3 numbers. I don't like * as well. For some reason I don't like the . if it is not part of ... (no more than three and no less either). A good username is one that is kind to my eyes (ie can be read out loud).

However, I don't care much about usernames. People change them often anyway for reasons I don't know/understand. Personality meant much, much more to me.

Seems like my username wasn't bashed yet despite fitting people's hate list of usenames. Oh well. It's hard to type 乚☆丁工回己❀ anyway. For some reason it isn't 100% bold too.