I originally went with the same name but have been using this one now since it’s new and the idea of starting fresh appeals to me.

My initial thought was to reuse my existing name so others who already knew me might see that I’m here since we never communicated outside of the given subs we were apart of. I’m not sure how likely that would actually be though. It’s not as if I was anyone popular or well known. So, my thinking is I’ll stick with my new one and move on.

What have you chosen to do? Start fresh or carry your username over?

    • SIAMESEDICK@kbin.social
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      Replying to you. I’m brand new here and wondering how in the fuck do I leave a reply to the thread? The only reply button I see is for other comments not to the post.

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        The comment box is at the bottom of the stack of comments, so you have to scroll to almost the entire bottom of the page to start a parent comment.

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    Yes, but no. It’s inspired by my Reddit username, but I managed to get a much much shorter variant on Kbin, lol.

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    I use random one all the time. I mostly lurk anyway, but I’ll post more on Fediverse.

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    Same one for me.

    Back in my beginning days in Reddit, I originally wanted to register “wooferine” but it was already taken., so I chose “woooferine” instead.

    Yes, I kept the extra “o” here. My g-board knows my username, so why change it?

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    I reused my Reddit username. I kind of identify with it. I love healthy curiosity and Lynx are my favourite wild animal.

    Also, I suspect I copied some nonverbal communication clues from the cats we had growing up, such as slow-blinking upon eye contact to indicate everything’s fine. So a username that can be interpreted to mean I’m feline seems fitting.

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    I kept mine. Previously I only used this handle for Reddit, but now I have it here (and on Metafilter, where I created a new account after flouncing 10+ years ago—seems weirdly fitting as I originally learned of Reddit’s existence from Metafilter.)