Why members hide there real name

[pretmaker]

I do not see a problem with using a nickname or your real name...

I do notice that if I use my real name then allot of people have trouble saying it. While Pretmaker is sort of a nice name. It is not so hard to say it out loud. While in my country we had the following variations on my call name. (Sean)
(e is spoken as in bed)

Seen, Steen, Sien, Stien, Sean

So trust me I had all kind of names... you should have a dutch person say that name. and the variations... Then you will know why I do not use my real name for one thing. Next reason is that my real name would not be usefull to know. Why would you use your realname for this puprose. Imagine that you will meet some1 in RL. Then that person can better adres you with your nickname then your real name. Especially seeïng the customs in different countries.

In Japan we use the surname with an extra word behind it. Here in the Netherlands we just use the frontname if we know each other. But if we do not know each other as friends then we use the surname with meneer in front (mister). So becaus of the customs and complications endured with a real name it seems wiser to use a nickname.

Imagine that I am dining with you, and you would need the salt.
You will ask me for the salt. But how do you ask? Are you going to say:
Hey Sean, can you pass me the salt?
Hey mate, can you pass me the salt?
Excuse me mister .... , can you pass me the salt?

It does not make any sense to me. Especially since we all have our own customs concerning names.

But if we take Pretmaker for example.

Imagine saying the following.

Hey Pretmaker, can you pass me the salt?
Hey Pret, can you pass me the salt?

That is allot nicer. Since you do not use a real name. That does not confuse people allot who are worried about their customs...

Although you should still mind your customs offcorse... But if you have a few less customs then the more important ones that you should mind are less hard to keep in mind.


That is my theorie about nicknames eather way :)

[darkJester]

yea, u're not really hiding your real name... just going by an alias or nickname if u will... whats the fun of using your real name as a screen name?

i chose my name a long time ago, and liked it, so been using it every since... cuz i'm a crazy fool, with a dark sense of humor... so my alias suits me well...

but i don't mind if people know my real name either, if u talk to me long enough and ask nicely, i'll tell ya.....

k thxs....

[Junior666]

Using your real name is boring. XD

And sometimes, people prefer privacy.

[HellsAdmin]

Heh for me my nicks (I have two) have meaning and they have connection between them. In those few words I have my sentence for life it's like a mini signature of my own chose. The other nick name I'm using is PeaceLover and my sig should lead you to the connection between them. ( More or Less nothing is said straight in this world. )

[krono]

I do it only because krono represents more of who i am than my original name (alejandro), but i think everyone chose a nickname for different reasons, not precisely for hidding their identities (some do), besides the nickname was chosen by you, and how do you see yourself, how you felt that particular moment or just because you wanted to make a joke, while your name was chosen by your parents, sometimes without even thinking the meaning of the name

[Aplus]

Well, no one's asked me my real name so why should I give it away =P

[vengeance]

If you found out who i was. I would literally haft to kill you, and you don't want that do you?

[Queenie]

Originally Posted by vengeance

If you found out who i was. I would literally haft to kill you, and you don't want that do you?

Lmao!! nice line Vengeance XD~~


Well for me I never really liked to used my irl name in games/forums etc~ don't even let my close friends say it ~ guess its just more fun to use nicknames or we could have like over 50 same names in 1 forum how confusing would that be XD

like 50 Charles o.o that'd be hard

[vengeance]

Originally Posted by Queenie

Lmao!! nice line Vengeance XD~~


Well for me I never really liked to used my irl name in games/forums etc~ don't even let my close friends say it ~ guess its just more fun to use nicknames or we could have like over 50 same names in 1 forum how confusing would that be XD

like 50 Charles o.o that'd be hard

Thx...
I agree with ya. Nicknames are just so much cooler/funner.

[Daniel.]

Meh. My name is Daniel. Pleased to meet every each one of you.
ImI is just a short name that I think is catchy and cute.