Who Were You?

[Phil]

This will end badly, because all my threads do, but what the hey:

I was talking to Chris Anthony when I realized he used to be Desert Squirrel. There are a few chewers who changed handles over the years and I have no way to know who was who. When they change their names, all their old posts (and quotes of their old posts) reflect the new name. Plus now everyone is named Greg or Chris or Justin, and it's hard to keep track.

If you joined in the past year and changed, don't sweat it. If you've been banned and rejoined under a new name, probably in your best interest to not post. I'm talking Poxy Von Sinister, soybomb, Nigel St. Buggering type changes. Post in here and tell me who you used to be. Like this:

70sCinema>Phil!>Phil

You can post more info than that, but do you need to?

[Martin Savage]

Winterfell>Martin Savage

[Trevor]

Minsky>Trevor

[HBarr]

GigoloJoe>Hbarr

[Richard Dickson]

Poxy Von Sinister>Richard Dickson

[Renn Brown]

TheMonsterZero > Renn Brown

Keep the old one around in the User Title though.

[Evi]

Quarant>Humanoid

[Matt Turner]

I doubt I was known much before (or even now, really) but:

RunninRaven>Matt Turner

[Rene (Mr.Eko)]

Not much of a change, since all I did was put my real first name in front of my old username in parentheses but here goes.

Mr.Eko>Rene (Mr.Eko)

[Ben Thomas]

You can probably figure this from the wee blurb next to my pic but:

sackley>Ben Thomas

[Alex Riviello]

Connigit>Alex Riviello

[devincf]

x_TOXIC-SHOKK-x > devincf

[Joel Page]

JuxtaPosition>Joel Page

[Parker]

I'm Parker. Always have been. Always will be.

I respect you "real name" folks but I kinda like my anonymity.

Phil, might I take this opportunity to ask a) why you had the exclamation point and b) why you decided to lose it?

[Chris Miller]

Seemill> Chris Miller

[Ben Thomas]

I actually thought Phil! and Phil were two different posters for a bit.

I'm an idiot.

[Jake]

harrybeanbag > Jake

I obviously signed up with the intention of never posting or trolling at the very least. I'm sure I insulted a handful of people at that point, and then I decided to just man up and attach my name to the insults.

[Barkatthemoon]

I've always been barkatthemoon.

My real name is Richard K. Graham, you know, if ya'll wanna swap spit in the shower or something.

[Justin Clark]

XTheCrovvX>Crow>Justin Clark

[ElCapitanAmerica]

CapitanAmerica > ElCapitanAmerica

[Bucho]

I'm small change around here but just for the record - I've always been Bucho (a real life nickname from a buddy). My mum still calls me Ben though.

Great idea for a topic too, some of those discussions in old threads will make more sense.

[Phil]

Phil, might I take this opportunity to ask a) why you had the exclamation point and b) why you decided to lose it?

I assumed a board with thousands of registered users would have a "Phil" on it. So I jazzed it up. Then I got less excited.

[Ray Abed]

IndianSummerSky > Ray Abed

[flyarz]

flyers130 > flyers > omega2 > flyarz

Subtle changes.

[Stormin]

I'm small change around here but just for the record - I've always been Bucho (a real life nickname from a buddy). My mum still calls me Ben though.

Yeah, I've had people calling me Stormin regularly since the 8th grade.

[Bucho]

Yeah, I've had people calling me Stormin regularly since the 8th grade.

Heh, I always found it was easier to use my real nickname online (as long as it wasn't already taken of course - curse you other Buchos!) just so I could remember it more easily than some made-up internet handle. Besides, I like the personal touch.

[The Rain Dog]

When I first signed up back in 2001 from memory I was Rain Dog '76.

I'm not sure why I come up as having joined in '04 these days, if memory serves my membership got accidently deleted in a board overhaul and I along with a few others had to rejoin - does that ring a bell with anyone else?

[Chris Olson]

WookieeMonster>Chris O.>Chris Olson

[Chavez]

Heh, I always found it was easier to use my real nickname online (as long as it wasn't already taken of course - curse you other Buchos!) just so I could remember it more easily than some made-up internet handle. Besides, I like the personal touch.

Heh, my name is much the same. Though on other boards "Chavez" is often taken (though by some squatter in most cases), so I fall back to my default board name - if you see some "Conrad Mazian" on another board, drop a line and see if it's me.

[Nexus-7]

Nexus-6 > Nexus-7
Small upgrade.

I had nothing to do with that guy who went by "Nexus" from South America.

[Ken Savage]

I was spacktard for about a month then I changed to my real name. I got caught up in the whole Scorched Planet thing so changed to my real name as a sign of good faith.

Edited to add, I'm still ashamed that my first steps into the interenet were through a dumb site like that but I am very greatfull to Nick for giving me a chance and letting me stay.

[Brad Millette]

I was Agent Helix for a long time, but most everyone knows that.

[Van Read]

duke fleed > Van Read.

[HBarr]

flyers130 > flyers > omega2 > flyarz

Subtle changes.

IF true, this floors me. Although, I will say upon reflection, the coolness of Omega2 does indeed fit into the coolness of flyarz.

[Alan "Nordling" Cerny]

XTheCrovvX>Crow>Justin Clark

I remember when I saw your name I'd say "What the hell is a Crovvx? Some weird D&D monster?"

Nordling>Alan "Nordling" Cerny. Someday I'll drop the Nordling all together.

[Justin Clark]

There were days where I liked to believe a Crovvx is some mythological raptoresque lizard that hunts and eats babies during a harvest moon. Then I realized I was fucking retarded.

[Matt M]

PodBayDoor>Matt M

[PsycheOut00]

PsycheOut00* always was, PsycheOut00 always will be (unfortunately). I just can't change to my real name or something like "Tito" as my mom calls me and that'd definitely cause much confusion in these boards, but quite recently I asked for at least the removal of my double-O status and couldn't due to the new board rules.

*Pause*

*Pause*

See? Even after these subtle hints, these friggin' mods have a heart of stone.

* Honoring not only worldwide renowned army psychologist/ gay fashionista Sir Kenneth D.Rich, but also my first, now forgotten but probably still monitored by the NSA, hotmail account ever.

[Ludwig]

x_TOXIC-SHOKK-x > devincf

If this is true, I just lost $10.00 in a bet I made 9 years ago. Damn you!

[Ludwig]

Also, my username history has always been pretty simple:

Ludwig -> Mike Arsenault -> Ludwig (with my name as custom user text)

[Jan]

Jan Travolta -> Jan

Though the groove is still there, Baby!

[Lima Oscar Lima]

Jan Travolta -> Jan

Though the groove is still there, Baby!

As long as you occasionally post pics of Dutch take-away food in machines, I'll call you whatever you like.

[Greg Clark]

g-dude > Greg Clark

[Bitches Leave]

Mr_Kurtz47 > Bitches Leave

[MikeI]

myk > MikeI

myk was a college affectation

[gravedigger]

x_TOXIC-SHOKK-x > devincf

Hahaha.

Say, this reminds me- what the hell happened to Lawhorn?

[Dave Jarvie]

Alanthar > Dave Jarvie

[Luca S.]

ServantofDagon => Luca S. => Gaybe Sapien => Luca S.

[Phil]

Bumping because of newnameness about.

[Scott]

FreeRobotSex > Scott

I miss it dearly.

[OCallaghan]

So do I!
Best User Name Ever.

[Abbott & Prospero]

Yeah, I always liked that one to.

I was once an Amphibatron.

Policar is changing his name to A.P.? Oh jeez.

[Feral Akodon]

I had to PM matches for some clarification. I was always feral, just a weird name I picked.
Somebody should made this thread sticky.

[Hans Gruber's EYE CONDITION!]

Wetbones

[Zollicoffer]

Wetbones

Hah!

EDIT: I guess to make this a more meaningful post...

I signed up as LéoThePro, because I was a nerd, then changed it to Léonard Part 6, because I decided to represent all the Leonards in cinema history. I just stopped there. Didn't feel like changing it Leonard Shelby.

So now it's just my last name.

[Ryan S~]

I signed up as 2.35:1 but thought I should change in the Real Name Overhaul a few years ago. Haven't regretted it yet.

(the ~ is substituting for chriml)

[Count Chocula]

BongCum1488

[McIrish]

I had to PM matches for some clarification. I was always feral, just a weird name I picked.
Somebody should made this thread sticky.

Did matches use to be somebody else?

[HBarr]

Did matches use to be somebody else?

Yep. You might not know him if you didn't follow the comics forum though.

[Martin Savage]

BongCum1488

The older name was more fitting, really.

[Jared Melton]

PsYcHwArD101 > Jared Melton

Or the capitals might have gone the other way...I dunno.

[LisaNY]

India_7 -> LisaNewYork -> LisaNY.

[DJ Dylan]

I've always been DJ Dylan, and I will always be DJ Dylan

[Evi]

Quarant --> Humanoid --> Evi

[Greg David]

Mine was mentioned in the opening post, but...

Nigel St. Buggering>Greg David

[Eyeball Kid]

eyeball kid->Eric Calkins->Eyeball Kid

I miss the all-lowercase version.

[Paul C]

Formerly Fritz Chrome. I didn't sign up with any intent to post regularly, and the more I did the more stupid the novelty pseudonym felt.

[Walker]

GET AIDS NOW!!!-->I'm Alive-->Johnny Depth-->Walker

[Chris Allen]

Detective Richard Dix > Taxihunter > Chris Allen

[BrianM]

I may have been Multiple Miggs once, or that may have all been a dream.

[MichaelM]

Aranion > MichaelM

[Steve Moonrocket]

KidNtheHelmet > Steve Moonrocket

[Sean Blackwell]

eatatjoes-->Sean Blackwell

[Chris Miller]

KidNtheHelmet > Steve Moonrocket
Your last name is seriously Moonrocket? How did that come about?

[Rich Straceski]

I used to be Nanoblech.

I've still got that as my tag for Xbox and PS3 so it's down there at the bottom of my posts too. I don't think I'll ever change my Avatar. If I did I'd be scared nobody would know who I am... as if they do already. See? I'm paranoid.

This thread is great. I remember lots of the old names and I know a lot of the connections to the new ones, but not all, so this is just groovy. Thanks Phil.

[The Wine Drinking Critic]

GungaDin > Frankenheimer > The Wine Drinking Critic > real name Kevin Neece

[Steve Moonrocket]

Your last name is seriously Moonrocket? How did that come about?

No my last name is not Moonrocket but that would be awesome. It's a pretty long and convoluted story of where the name came from.

[Joe]

Poulsonator -> Joe