Author Topic: Stop the Bullshit campaign - Real Names (Read 38110 times)

Andy Keller · « **Reply #240 on:** October 05, 2009, 04:06:53 PM »

Quote from: Yow on October 05, 2009, 03:53:40 PM

Quote from: Alex frogger Brown on October 05, 2009, 03:40:15 PM
Quote from: Yow on October 02, 2009, 02:27:38 PM
I won't post my real name for security reasons. But "Yow" is how all my friends call me because of my last name and this is the alias I use in forums anyways
im pretty sure you dont have to worry about security on a site as obscure as this
I don't mean the forum itself. The internet is full of bad people ya know

Chris Seaton · « **Reply #241 on:** October 18, 2009, 04:29:10 AM »

YAY I finally changed my name.

Jon Fox · « **Reply #242 on:** October 18, 2009, 03:47:43 PM »

Quote from: Alex frogger Brown on October 05, 2009, 03:40:15 PM

Quote from: Yow on October 02, 2009, 02:27:38 PM
I won't post my real name for security reasons. But "Yow" is how all my friends call me because of my last name and this is the alias I use in forums anyways
im pretty sure you dont have to worry about security on a site as obscure as this

you google search various Parkour terms, likely a forum post about it from here will show up on the first page

Nick Casey · « **Reply #243 on:** October 28, 2009, 01:12:14 PM »

Nah, I like the mysterious-ness from my name.
Plus, it's my alias in every forum I'm in except one. So people tend to find me by my name, DP, and hometown. LOL

Jake Chess · « **Reply #244 on:** November 02, 2009, 02:01:32 PM »

I always use my name for forums. But, in this case it is specially important. We do need to be real; it also feels much more personal and warm.

Eli "Keylime" Coutch · « **Reply #245 on:** November 02, 2009, 07:24:58 PM »

Quote from: Jake Chess on November 02, 2009, 02:01:32 PM

I always use my name for forums. But, in this case it is specially important. We do need to be real; it also feels much more personal and warm.

My thoughts exactly young Theodore!

Andrew J. Bonia · « **Reply #246 on:** November 03, 2009, 09:04:22 PM »

I'm new but I'll sound off.

This is a great idea. I like net handles and nicknames (and am fond of mine

but I like the suggested use of real names.

Two reasons. First because of the desire in traceurs for a tight-knit community. This is where parkour came from and how it has grown, and using our real names can only help that. (It's really hard to go to a meet and say "Hey, coolio_78! How've you been?")

Second, and leading out of that, because of the hope to further legitimize parkour. Nicknames are fine on the internet, but most of the time that's really where they should stay. If we are to be ambassadors of parkour outside of these forums, we have to present ourselves in a professional manner, and if I went around calling myself "spectre_general" to people asking me questions, no one's going to take me seriously.

That said, I don't think it should be mandatory. Nicknames are fun, and there's lots of good reasons for anonymity online. But I'm opting in.

Uh, that is all.

Jake Chess · « **Reply #247 on:** November 03, 2009, 09:08:23 PM »

Quote from: Eli Coutch on November 02, 2009, 07:24:58 PM

My thoughts exactly young Theodore!

Theodore? RIS?

David Johnson · « **Reply #248 on:** November 04, 2009, 03:06:05 PM »

Quote from: Jake Chess on November 03, 2009, 09:08:23 PM

Theodore? RIS?

Rail integration system? What?

Jerald Donald Konkel, aka JDK · « **Reply #249 on:** November 04, 2009, 08:58:08 PM »

Quote from: David Johnson on November 04, 2009, 03:06:05 PM

Rail integration system? What?

EDIT by Andy: Resized the picture to a bit smaller.

Andy Keller · « **Reply #250 on:** November 04, 2009, 09:32:15 PM »

Guys, stay on topic please.

Scared Doggy · « **Reply #251 on:** November 14, 2009, 11:20:21 PM »

I don't feel comfortable using my real name on any Internet forum. Besides, I always introduce myself as Scared Doggy at jams. It's my nickname at school.

SomersworthParkour · « **Reply #252 on:** November 15, 2009, 08:25:19 AM »

I would love to have my name on there, but this is a team account.

Andy Keller · « **Reply #253 on:** November 17, 2009, 07:40:34 PM »

Quote from: SomersworthParkour on November 15, 2009, 08:25:19 AM

I would love to have my name on there, but this is a team account.

Why not make individual accounts and put your team name in your signatures?

Gabriel C · « **Reply #254 on:** December 13, 2009, 02:32:38 PM »

So, how do you put your old username as a title? I don't see it as an option. "Danceswithwalls" was just a clever nick I thought up for this forum back in 2006. I'll change my name after that...

Matt Sheldon · « **Reply #255 on:** December 19, 2009, 01:51:57 PM »

made the change///

Gabriel C · « **Reply #256 on:** December 19, 2009, 05:08:26 PM »

How did you do that?

edit: nvm I figured it out :)

Cheshire Parkour · « **Reply #257 on:** December 20, 2009, 01:11:28 PM »

Just changed mine

the more personal you can be, the more people can take you seriously, and come to you with questions, holding you more accountable for your comments. Great ideas guys, thank you for helping me realize

Jerald Donald Konkel, aka JDK · « **Reply #258 on:** December 20, 2009, 06:26:41 PM »

I also think its a great idea....the change to use my real name is possibly the best change I could have made.... cause I made some friends on Facebook from here because they knew my name. and also the whole "take you more serious" thing is a plus as well.

Ben Riley · « **Reply #259 on:** December 29, 2009, 06:16:07 AM »

i do agree with the use of real names to be encouraged but i dont see the problem with colourful nicknames, would you tell jujimufu or dogen to use there real names? (if you know who they are, crappy example XD)

Ben Riley a.k.a Finis

I changed my nick name to my real name after reading the first post

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Author Topic: Stop the Bullshit campaign - Real Names (Read 38110 times)