Should I change my username now?

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Should I change my username now?

  • Yes, change it to Phönix/Phoenix 50%
  • Yes, change it to something else (please post in thread) No votes
  • No, wait until you have a stable pen name 25%
  • No, never change it 25%

Total votes: 8

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Werthan
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Fri Aug 12, 2016 3:51 am
Werthan says... · Fri Aug 12, 2016 3:51 am
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Und so lang du das nicht hast
Dieses: Stirb und Werde!
Bist du nur ein trüber Gast
Auf der dunklen Erde

(And as long as you don't have
This: Die and become!
You are only a gloomy guest
On the dark Earth)

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Rosendorn
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Fri Aug 12, 2016 4:04 am
Rosendorn says... · Fri Aug 12, 2016 4:04 am
Just a mod note about name changes, in case this sways anything:

- If your name remains recognizable, you can change it at any time

- If your name becomes unrecognizable, you can't change your name again for six months, except if you change back to your old username

- If you do change back to your old username before six months, you are then stuck with the old username for six months from when you changed back

Tl;dr make sure you're willing to keep something for six months.
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Werthan
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Fri Aug 12, 2016 4:09 am
Werthan says... · Fri Aug 12, 2016 4:09 am
The pressure is on
Und so lang du das nicht hast
Dieses: Stirb und Werde!
Bist du nur ein trüber Gast
Auf der dunklen Erde

(And as long as you don't have
This: Die and become!
You are only a gloomy guest
On the dark Earth)

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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deleted5
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Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:28 am
deleted5 says... · Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:28 am
Do umlauts work in usernames?
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Iggy
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Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:35 am
Iggy says... · Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:35 am
AlexSushiDog wrote:Do umlauts work in usernames?


Totally didn't have to google what that meant <_< but no, they don't.
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Lightsong
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Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:38 am
Lightsong says... · Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:38 am
Phoenix sounds cool and understandable. Go with it. :D
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Rosendorn
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Tue Aug 16, 2016 5:15 am
Rosendorn says... · Tue Aug 16, 2016 5:15 am
Always check if a username is taken using the memberlist search.

In this case, "Phoenix" is taken, so you need something else.
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Ink is blood. Paper is bandages. The wounded press books to their heart to know they're not alone.
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Werthan
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Tue Aug 16, 2016 5:55 am
Werthan says... · Tue Aug 16, 2016 5:55 am
Rosendorn wrote:Always check if a username is taken using the memberlist search.

In this case, "Phoenix" is taken, so you need something else.


Yeah, it's supposed to be "Phönix" anyways as in, Phoenix, but basically as a reference to probably some sort of inside joke, rather than just being "a phoenix". I have a different username almost everywhere so who cares.
Und so lang du das nicht hast
Dieses: Stirb und Werde!
Bist du nur ein trüber Gast
Auf der dunklen Erde

(And as long as you don't have
This: Die and become!
You are only a gloomy guest
On the dark Earth)

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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