A good username

[Lem0nade Inlay]

Also, how did you come up with your current one? Did it take a lot of thought to come up with, or did you just pick something randomly?

I got mine when I was playing around with this:
http://wordsmith.org/anagram/

It's basically just an anagram maker, I put in my first and last name just to see what I could get, and Lemonade Inlay just happened to come up. I thought it sounded cool and it was unique, no one else would have this name.

 

[Twilight_guy]

My user mane is a nod to E-mail address which is a nod to the Twilight Zone, which is one of my favorite shows.

Would be quite cool, except you know what everyone thinks when they hear 'Twilight Guy' nowadays.... Makes me sick

More then a few times people have yelled at me for that, That's why I changed my avatar.

 

[Jark212]

A good username is something that could be easily identified with you, it should be fairly original and not contain a crazy amount of X's and/or numbers...

Jark is my go-to character for short stories that I've been writing sense middle school. 212 is my sacred number...

So If I'm on a website I'm always Jark212, Like on XBL...

 

[Queen Michael]

My user mane is a nod to E-mail address which is a nod to the Twilight Zone, which is one of my favorite shows.

Would be quite cool, except you know what everyone thinks when they hear 'Twilight Guy' nowadays.... Makes me sick

More then a few times people have yelled at me for that, That's why I changed my avatar.

I'm speaking for the entire forum when I say that doing that was a good move.

 

[Hollock]

Mine is FargoDog, because my nickname (pretty much proper name by now) is Fargo, and I made it up years ago because my dog was at my feet when I was typing up a nickname.

Also, does anyone know if you can change your username? I want to see if I can change it to just 'Fargo'..

Go to "Update Account Information" in your profile and you can change it there.

But you can only do it once. Keep that in mind.

Narp. Says at the top for me You cannot change your username!. Ah well, I guess I'll stick.

Thanks though

If you havent changed it before I think you can ask a mod to change it. I think.

 

[skitzo van]

It must describe a certain mental illness commonly thought to be a synonym for "voices in your head", but it must be a shortened version of said illness.

The second part must be a motorized vehicle that uses a form of locomotion known as "driving" and the aforementioned vehicle better have a stereotype in society, that stereotype should be "used by pedophiles".
Ah do whatever you want.

 

[crudus]

What makes a good username? One that you could "wear" proudly on a variety of different sites.

Also, how did you come up with your current one? Did it take a lot of thought to come up with, or did you just pick something randomly?

Alright I admit it, I'm trying to come up with one myself, and decided to phrase my "call for help" as a question.

My opinion:
Originality (no numbers or other bullshit)
A good way to shorten it (unless it is already short)
Unique

Good Usernames:
Crudus
Gyd
Saksak

Bad Usernames:
XxLovergirl75852xX
1010111101

 

[ShoopDaToaster]

I hate when people have incredibly un-origional name like SUOPARMAREO16123231,
some over-used thing followed by random numbers.
Honestly,I DESPISE it.Because it usually shows that the person is some idiot that does not know how to spell,I can make some exeptions,but usually it's correct.
(i came up with this formula on Youtube,where everyone is an idiot,so it may not be so accurate in other places)

 

[Escapefromwhatever]

Something one could actually pronounce in real life- not like mine. Mine is based on the classic arcade score entry system, where one would input her or his initials, with a super added in because, believe it or not, MSE has been taken in a few places. It has helped though, as it allows people online to call me "Super," rather than try to pronounce 3 consonants in a row. If I made another username, however, I would make it so that people could pronounce it without any trouble.

 

[swolf]

Mine is just my first initial with my fav animal. Turns out it is (supposedly) also the name of a game which involves swimming and golf. I've considered changing it but I like it so it stays.

I recommend trying to think of a random adjective and a random noun...better yet, (this way would be more fun) write a bunch of random adjectives down and pick one out at random and then do the same with the nouns and use that as your username. I suspect that's how some people have come up with their usernames (like "Cuddly Tomato" and "Demented Teddy" for example). I'm not saying that's how they came up with it...just my guess on how they did it.

Or something amusing b/c of it's randomness like Thatoneguy, the nameless one, or "Insertusernamehere"...I like that last one...

Edit: I just clicked the wrong "Proceed" so, hopefully, my username stays as "Swolf" so feel free to use the ones I listed. That would have stunk b/c you can only change your name once.

 

[Fatalistic]

A good username is something you like.

And that other people can identify you by easily.

Bad Usernames:
XxLovergirl75852xX
1010111101

So, none of this shit.
I never understood the point of the "xXx" crap, any way. What started that?
And random numbers or letters suck too.

For my username, I just picked a word that sounded badass.
You can go with that, or, you can pick an adjective and then a noun.

Other usernames I used were Skyhawk X (which people liked), and Weakpoint (Which no one liked).

If you're really not sure of a good username, just ask your friends, or put some/ask for suggestions in a thread, or something. I'm sure The Escapist is more friendly than most forums.

 

[inFAMOUSCowZ]

It's my initials. Not too creative, but meh.

i want you to know i pressed the button......
OT: I made mine up thanks to infamous the game, and i like it.

 

[lacktheknack]

I made mine during a time of heavy depression, and it's stuck for years.

If space allowed, my username would be "The Man Who Divided By Zero and Saw God".

 

[Skorpyo]

Mine was my own creation. I needed something that absolutely no one else had, and "Skorpyo" was the best I could think of.

It sounds rather original, and I'm proud of it to where I use it all over the place.

 

[The Eggplant]

Frankly, I dunno why this particular username is what it is. I don't really even like the taste of eggplant...I do like the color purple, though, so maybe the lustrous purple of eggplants was subconsciously affecting me when I created my account. Or maybe I was just tired. I kinda dig it now, though.

Generally, my handle tends to be either Silence. or Horakhty. The latter out of an abiding interest in the ancient Egyptian mythos, and the former because I enjoy it. In moderation, o'course.

 

[FallenTraveler]

my name was taken from what I've always loved the concept of... falling, and the second part is because I've always been jumping from site to site

I say something that interests you and that you wouldnt mind being called... and dont call yourself Constipated... I played up to level 40 on a warlock in WoW with that name

 

[MikailCaboose]

Unfortunately, mine's a not too subtle reference to Red vs. Blue. The fact that it's conveniently *almost* part of my first name is just a bonus. Guess it just kind of stuck with me, although I've thought up a few better (or at least ones I'd kind of prefer more).

They're not really bad until it just gets full of random numbers (and I'm not referring to leet speek, just, well you get the idea). Then it just looks ugly. And is a pain to remember.

 

[TheStickman]

I chose my username for my YouTube account because I like Pivot. It stuck.

I think any name's good as long as there aren't a bunch of x's and numbers. Just a couple of numbers are okay, but x's are unacceptable.

 

[Skuffyshootster]

The name I use for joke accounts is xXub3rSN1PESxX.

So, uh, don't use that.

My current name is the first letter of my first name and the first 4 letters of my last name, with 123 at the end. It rolls off the tongue nicely.

 

[Macheteswordgun]

I like mine but i couldnt think of anything better and a few people have given me coookeis for it. No idea why