I do know someone who was forced to change their last name on FB a while back.
Integrity issue, my arse. An even greater invasion of privacy and profit building is more like it.
I use FB to keep in touch with people around the world, most of which I know in person.
My user ID has been associated with me for over 20 years. If I used my legal name, nobody would be able to find my account because my name is common (there are at least 5 people in FL with the same name). Additionally, I also do not want most of the people I work with digging in my private life, and I want to maintain that separation. If they want to know something, they need to ask.
It’s pretty Orwellian what’s going on FB these days. Ironic that myself, Gunnar, voidhead and some other peeps have not been affected, and some have. How do they KNOW I’m not a performer?
I think his point is that his facebook page is for his skinny puppy person. it’s how he communicates with his fans. He buddied up with some other chick who is a guitarist and has some stage name like betty rocker or some shit. and her argument is no one knows her by Bethany Smith. The meme - as it were he posted is just him calling bullshit - yet still announcing his own name.
edit: whoa, you’re right - he’s made a bunch of these things. only one i had seen was the i am ledgend/kevin key one.
I admit that the 300 meme was kinda funny, but more for the sake of it being a 300 meme. My old black metal alias that I still sometimes use is Cabal, but I thought it was kind of a joke when a friend/acquaintance would address me as such. I’m talking about just hanging out at some random place. This also makes me think of the time I met Raymond Watts after the time I saw KMFDM in '03. I thought he actually went by the name “Pig”, but I felt silly when he didn’t respond to me calling him by that name. Luckily I saw the name “Raymond” on his monitor and managed to get an autograph.
I mean, do any of you who have prongs meetups call each other by your screen names?
I mean, do any of you who have prongs meetups call each other by your screen names?
Yes, we do, actually.
In fact, last night when I went to get some beer at the Samhain show I heard “GUNNAR!!!” and found Grmpysmrf. I probably call him “Grumps” almost as much as I use his real name. But I tend to make nicknames for anyone regardless.
I’ve met Mooney a number of times off board, and I always just called her Mooney or Moon. And the same goes for a lot of other people I know online.
It’s not just Prongs, by the way, that has this screen name carryover phenomenon. It’s any board or online social media platform. If you have an online “relationship” or social connection with someone and you know them as “Peligro” or “DJ” or “Eureka” or whatever it gets kind of weird to all of a sudden have to call them something different.
As people know me from a few boards and platforms and I’ve gone by several nicknames over the years it’s actually pretty funny when I go to shows and such. I’ll walk around and hear random shouts of “Gunnar!!!” “JayDubs!!!” “Chester!!!”
And you do have a point about the screen names. I would be happy if someone yelled “Eureka” at me and it turned out to be someone on here. I guess with the black metal thing it was like I absolutely had to put on the show if someone was referring to me by that name.
I mean, do any of you who have prongs meetups call each other by your screen names?
I think prototype SKB is the only dude that wanted us to use his real name. So, I made the switch, I actually had to look his board name up just now cause I only think his real name whenever I see his board posts
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I mean, do any of you who have prongs meetups call each other by your screen names?
I think prototype SKB is the only dude that wanted us to use his real name. So, I made the switch, I actually had to look his board name up just now cause I only think his real name whenever I see his board posts[/reply]
HAHAHAHA!!! I have the same problem. Whenever I think of that dude all I can recall was that he had a “P” name and I’m thinking . . . “Prologue? Peligro? No, that ain’t it. Who was that guy?” He was a good dude, though. I wonder if he’s still dating Laila Ali.
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I mean, do any of you who have prongs meetups call each other by your screen names?
I think prototype SKB is the only dude that wanted us to use his real name. So, I made the switch, I actually had to look his board name up just now cause I only think his real name whenever I see his board posts[/reply]
HAHAHAHA!!! I have the same problem. Whenever I think of that dude all I can recall was that he had a “P” name and I’m thinking . . . “Prologue? Peligro? No, that ain’t it. Who was that guy?” He was a good dude, though. I wonder if he’s still dating Laila Ali.[/reply]
Haha yes, I am still dating Laila Ali but remember you requested to be punched. I don’t remember requesting my real name be used, just that I prefer it. You can call me whatever you want except pumpkin, sugar, boopie, my wittle-wittle guy, etc.
Haha yes, I am still dating Laila Ali but remember you requested to be punched. I don’t remember requesting my real name be used, just that I prefer it.
I don’t remember you asking us to use your real name but it was unique enough that it was easy for me to remember so it stuck easy.
This is an interesting thread topic considering how far things have gone. Despite me being so adamant, I have since been forced to use my real name as well as send them copy of my drivers license. Oh, and I still get in trouble and banned regularly for “terrorism” and “hate crimes”, so, whatever.
