Nicknames: Need They Be Earned?

[The Sorrow]

As well as being a gamer, I am a fighting afficionado and (shitty) amateur boxer. Last night, I watched UFC 108 on PPV (uncivilized as it is, it's fun to watch). While watching, I noticed two fighters with interesting nicknames: "Suga" Rashad Evans and Sam "Hands of Stone" Stout.
The first one doesn't surprise me. You can't throw a rock without hitting some fighter nowhere near Robinson's caliber with that nickname, but the second surprised me, particularly from a fighter with a just over 3-to-1 win/loss ratio. He is nowhere near Roberto Duran, and it got me thinking whether legendary nicknames should be like jerseys: retired or, at the very least, earned the hard way.
What do you think?

 

[Jedoro]

Nicknames aren't nicknames if you make them yourself.

/thread, to be honest

 

[internetzealot1]

Yeah, nicknames should be retired.

 

[Snork Maiden]

What about in life? I didn't do anything to earn my nickname, but it came and now its stuck.

 

[Uzbekistan]

I've never really paid attention to anyone with nicknames. I have one myself. I find it quite useful.

 

[sky14kemea]

Nicknames aren't nicknames if you make them yourself.

I agree with Jedoro, this is pretty much /thread

Ive never given myself a nickname (alias dont count right?) but I give people nicknames all the time, it shows I'm their friend

 

[ae86gamer]

You watch UFC? Me too!

[sup]Penn is awesome. [/sup]

Anyways, nicknames are nicknames. Someone gives you one and it sticks. They don't need to be earned or anything.

 

[JohnnySex]

A nickname has to be earned, otherwise it's just lame.

 

[Spiner909]

They need to be earned.

 

[Enigmers]

I don't know about "earned" per se (I didn't "earn" the name Enigmers, a friend just suggested it one day) but a nickname you gave yourself just doesn't stick.

 

[alloneword]

A wise man once said: Nicknames are like hickies, you can give yourself one but you look like an idiot if you do.

 

[2012 Wont Happen]

You can't make them up yourself, but they don't need to really be earned. They can spawn from an inside joke and that's then acceptable.

 

[Arkhangelsk]

Nicknames aren't nicknames if you make them yourself.

I agree with Jedoro, this is pretty much /thread

Ive never given myself a nickname (alias dont count right?) but I give people nicknames all the time, it shows I'm their friend

Does that mean we're not friends? D:

OT: I don't have any nicknames other than short versions of my real name. One guy frequently calls me 'Troll' because of my dreadlocks. Does that count?

 

[sky14kemea]

Nicknames aren't nicknames if you make them yourself.

I agree with Jedoro, this is pretty much /thread

Ive never given myself a nickname (alias dont count right?) but I give people nicknames all the time, it shows I'm their friend

Does that mean we're not friends? D:

OT: I don't have any nicknames other than short versions of my real name. One guy frequently calls me 'Troll' because of my dreadlocks. Does that count?

You do have a nickname... I just never use it >_> sometimes I make weird ones that have nothing to do with peoples usernames

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

How did "Soap" from CoD get the nickname "Soap"?

 

[Arkhangelsk]

Nicknames aren't nicknames if you make them yourself.

I agree with Jedoro, this is pretty much /thread

Ive never given myself a nickname (alias dont count right?) but I give people nicknames all the time, it shows I'm their friend

Does that mean we're not friends? D:

OT: I don't have any nicknames other than short versions of my real name. One guy frequently calls me 'Troll' because of my dreadlocks. Does that count?

You do have a nickname... I just never use it >_> sometimes I make weird ones that have nothing to do with peoples usernames

Well, what is that name then?

 

[sky14kemea]

Nicknames aren't nicknames if you make them yourself.

I agree with Jedoro, this is pretty much /thread

Ive never given myself a nickname (alias dont count right?) but I give people nicknames all the time, it shows I'm their friend

Does that mean we're not friends? D:

OT: I don't have any nicknames other than short versions of my real name. One guy frequently calls me 'Troll' because of my dreadlocks. Does that count?

You do have a nickname... I just never use it >_> sometimes I make weird ones that have nothing to do with peoples usernames

Well, what is that name then?

>_________>

[sub]Crazyface...[/sub]

 

[The Austin]

Yeah, nicknames should be retired.

Agreed.

This man is........ Sorry.
This man/woman is correct.

(Damn political correctness)

 

[josetaco]

nicknames aren't earned. Some jack hole just gives you one and
if it fits it sticks with you for life
like fucking herpes

 

[Arkhangelsk]

Nicknames aren't nicknames if you make them yourself.

I agree with Jedoro, this is pretty much /thread

Ive never given myself a nickname (alias dont count right?) but I give people nicknames all the time, it shows I'm their friend

Does that mean we're not friends? D:

OT: I don't have any nicknames other than short versions of my real name. One guy frequently calls me 'Troll' because of my dreadlocks. Does that count?

You do have a nickname... I just never use it >_> sometimes I make weird ones that have nothing to do with peoples usernames

Well, what is that name then?

>_________>

[sub]Crazyface...[/sub]

...Dare I ask why?