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I originally went with the same name but have been using this one now since it's new and the idea of starting fresh appeals to me.

My initial thought was to reuse my existing name so others who already knew me might see that I'm here since we never communicated outside of the given subs we were apart of. I'm not sure how likely that would actually be though. It's not as if I was anyone popular or well known. So, my thinking is I'll stick with my new one and move on.

What have you chosen to do? Start fresh or carry your username over?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I…uh, went with a classic.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use this UN basically everywhere. Here is no different.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Replying to you. I’m brand new here and wondering how in the fuck do I leave a reply to the thread? The only reply button I see is for other comments not to the post.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You use the text box at the bottom of the page for replying to a thread.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The comment box is at the bottom of the stack of comments, so you have to scroll to almost the entire bottom of the page to start a parent comment.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This was my preference there but wasn't available. Now it's MINE!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yes, but no. It's inspired by my Reddit username, but I managed to get a much much shorter variant on Kbin, lol.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I took the opportunity to ditch the edgelord name I came up with when I was 14

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I use random one all the time. I mostly lurk anyway, but I'll post more on Fediverse.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Same one for me.

Back in my beginning days in Reddit, I originally wanted to register "wooferine" but it was already taken., so I chose "woooferine" instead.

Yes, I kept the extra "o" here. My g-board knows my username, so why change it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I got my IRL nickname here, no need to reuse my random Reddit name.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I’ve been Takeshidude since I was maybe 11 back on Lego.com

Feels wrong to have any other name

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I reused my Reddit username. I kind of identify with it. I love healthy curiosity and Lynx are my favourite wild animal.

Also, I suspect I copied some nonverbal communication clues from the cats we had growing up, such as slow-blinking upon eye contact to indicate everything's fine. So a username that can be interpreted to mean I'm feline seems fitting.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

New one, wanted this from the beginning but was already taken on Reddit 10+ years ago

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Hey, aren't you that guy Raymond? Think I'll remember you lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Been using this name since I had a Xbox 360. It almost feels more familiar than my real name.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I went new but it's an old handle. I missed it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I kept mine. Previously I only used this handle for Reddit, but now I have it here (and on Metafilter, where I created a new account after flouncing 10+ years ago—seems weirdly fitting as I originally learned of Reddit’s existence from Metafilter.)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think my name says it all

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

new one. I don't like any consistent data to tie things together. When I talk about myself I regularly will change details or I will use conistant details that are not quite right. Like my birday. 01/23/1987 although I have used 01/23/1942 but that makes me a bit to old to be believable so I changed it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The original name I wanted on Reddit was taken. Here it was not, so I changed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm using a new one. I like a change!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Used the same username. I am envisioning a future in wherein whenever somebody needs to search up something on Google in regards to some tech issue/opinion, instead of putting "best gaming laptop 2023 reddit", they will instead search "best gaming laptop 2023 kbin"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I tried to reuse my name but I've messed up something and can't login anymore, just made a new one numbered

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Changing usernames and/or deleting mature accounts can be an approach to privacy that may be useful. Tracking algorithms from huge tech companies might be sophisticated enough to identify you anyway with information like public IP/location and browsing habits, plus who knows what else.
Nevertheless, I still change usernames frequently.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same. After using the same account for a couple years it occurred to me that just by observing what subs I post in you could pretty easily figure out who I was if you were looking for me. Sub for my job, city, hobbies, chronic disease, etc. I figured there's no good way around that other than just lurking, but since there's not a lot of benefit to having an old account I might as well get a new one every year or two. Make myself just a little bit harder to find.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yep this is what I do too. If you’re active in discussions the longer you have your account the more likely it is that it can be linked to your real self

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

New one. My reddit one is from over a decade ago. While most of my online stuff is using that ancient name, I've started using a few more since then. Granted I'm re-using one of my newer names, but still

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

New one. And i had an extremely scientific observational method for coming up with it.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I went with my alt username. My Reddit username was the first part of my gmail address because I was dumb 14 years ago (well, dumber, anyway) and didn’t know you couldn’t change it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Different name.

My reddit name was what I called the car I was driving at the time or making my account, many years ago. The car I’m driving now, I call The Attack Bunny….

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

VulcanSphere is my username (almost) everywhere within the cybersphere.

So, yeah. Stick with a recognisable name.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

i slightly adjusted mine

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

New name....have been changing some names around recently. Pretty easy to spot my accounts with my avatar though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I reused the username I originally used when I moved to Ruqqus 3 years ago. I've been all over the place ever since, and I've seen many of these alternatives inevitably fall. Ruqqus, Voat, Votal, Syzitus, Saidit is somehow still active.

It may be something new to many of you, but at this point I've seen enough sites shut down. I don't mean to come here with bad vibes, but it's not easy to be optimistic anymore.

I still miss Ruqqus from time to time, despite not sharing the opinions of a good portion of their user base, I never had a bad experience, even though I did pock the hornet's nest a few times.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

My Reddit name is a button mash because signups weren’t working. Then they were.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I’ve got a new username. Starting fresh! But tbh I tend to clear down and get a new username every so often anyway. Probably just being paranoid but feel like it keeps my account more anonymous.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I use the same username on minecraft which was weirdly enough already in use in reddit. Now I can use it on lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

New name. Seemed time for a change/simplification.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I went with a new one. Fresh start and all.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I was u/CanadaPlus101. Same thing for continuity, but I could drop the numbers.

I should put my old user in my profile.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

my old name was u/Spez, but nobody seems to like me on reddit.
so i came over here and changed my name.
Do you guys need a CEO?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

How much do you like money?

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