Comments on: ‘Choosing an avatar name’ help at SL Registration http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/ Exporting an SL photographer's Second Life Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:15:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Veyron Supercharge http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/#comment-85282 Veyron Supercharge Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:56:06 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/#comment-85282 In case you're wondering what I'm talking about... Look on the Wikipedia for Eleanor... :) In case you’re wondering what I’m talking about… Look on the Wikipedia for Eleanor… :)

]]> By: Krissy Muggleston http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/#comment-85217 Krissy Muggleston Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:27:55 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/#comment-85217 @dandellion - I was just being funny (trying) because of all the capital letters in that username... :) @dandellion - I was just being funny (trying) because of all the capital letters in that username… :)

]]> By: Tiessa Montgolfier http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/#comment-85215 Tiessa Montgolfier Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:22:36 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/#comment-85215 The comments in a certain, infamous blog post point out an interesting side-effect of my last name :) The comments in a certain, infamous blog post point out an interesting side-effect of my last name :)

]]> By: Eleanor Balbozar http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/#comment-85104 Eleanor Balbozar Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:32:23 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/#comment-85104 Veyron, you are one of 2 ppl who ever figured it out, lol. Wish Supercharge was available as a last name when I registered! You have a great name!! Veyron, you are one of 2 ppl who ever figured it out, lol. Wish Supercharge was available as a last name when I registered! You have a great name!!

]]> By: dandellion Kimban http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/#comment-85046 dandellion Kimban Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:06:59 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/#comment-85046 Your granma's name is Vayron? Your granma’s name is Vayron?

]]> By: Veyron Supercharge http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/#comment-85025 Veyron Supercharge Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:57:12 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/#comment-85025 I like my name. Of course, I spent about 30 minutes in front of a computer thinking about it..... Amusingly... My name and Eleanor Balbozar's name have something in common.... Anyone know what it is? :) I like my name. Of course, I spent about 30 minutes in front of a computer thinking about it…..

Amusingly… My name and Eleanor Balbozar’s name have something in common…. Anyone know what it is?

:)

]]> By: Eleanor Balbozar http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/#comment-84864 Eleanor Balbozar Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:46:37 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/#comment-84864 I'm pretty happy with my name, even after someone told me he had a grandmother named Eleanor :/ I think a one-time change option would be a good idea, as long as it doesn't make the grid crash, heh. I know some people who just picked some name out of the air when they started, thinking they could just rename themselves later (despite the warning when you sign up). It would be quite romantic if you could change your last name to your partner's, but....... giving the temorary nature of some said partnerships, maybe not such a good idea after all :P I’m pretty happy with my name, even after someone told me he had a grandmother named Eleanor :/ I think a one-time change option would be a good idea, as long as it doesn’t make the grid crash, heh. I know some people who just picked some name out of the air when they started, thinking they could just rename themselves later (despite the warning when you sign up). It would be quite romantic if you could change your last name to your partner’s, but……. giving the temorary nature of some said partnerships, maybe not such a good idea after all :P

]]> By: dandellion Kimban http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/#comment-84800 dandellion Kimban Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:28:40 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/#comment-84800 Share a link Ari.... Krissy, you mean WorkingOnIt is not good according to name guidelines or "broadly offensive" guidelines? :D Share a link Ari….

Krissy, you mean WorkingOnIt is not good according to name guidelines or “broadly offensive” guidelines? :D

]]> By: Ari Blackthorne http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/#comment-84787 Ari Blackthorne Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:04:11 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/#comment-84787 Anything and everything that has to do with an account is based on the account UUID. Changing the name is nothing at all, so I don't see any kind of reason not to allow something like this. I also am happy with my name - I've had it for so long I can't imagine being called anything else in SL. Though I do agree: Joho138472 is ridiculous. I suspect half of those are alts that the user wasn't really intending to keep. Then the other half is exactly what has been suspected: AOLers and/or people creating an ACCOUNT name, figuring your Avatar name (or "known as" name will be offered during or after registration. It's not that big a deal I guess, but the other thing that irks me are lower-case first names. It's like "what, you're too goddamned lazy to be able to press and hold the shift key?" Well, I have a whole blog post on THAT subject all by itself. LOL Anything and everything that has to do with an account is based on the account UUID. Changing the name is nothing at all, so I don’t see any kind of reason not to allow something like this. I also am happy with my name - I’ve had it for so long I can’t imagine being called anything else in SL.

Though I do agree: Joho138472 is ridiculous. I suspect half of those are alts that the user wasn’t really intending to keep. Then the other half is exactly what has been suspected: AOLers and/or people creating an ACCOUNT name, figuring your Avatar name (or “known as” name will be offered during or after registration.

It’s not that big a deal I guess, but the other thing that irks me are lower-case first names. It’s like “what, you’re too goddamned lazy to be able to press and hold the shift key?”

Well, I have a whole blog post on THAT subject all by itself. LOL

]]> By: Krissy Muggleston http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/#comment-84774 Krissy Muggleston Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:01:11 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/choosing-an-avatar-name-help-at-sl-registration/#comment-84774 Ironic that WorkingOnIt has been assigned the JIRA...whoever created this name should see the guidelines... ;) Ironic that WorkingOnIt has been assigned the JIRA…whoever created this name should see the guidelines… ;)

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