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The word "token" is used in two completely different contexts, so I don't think that's right. EG: "tokenadult" = the included minority adult "onetimetoken" =
by aresant 17y ago
The word "token" is used in two completely different contexts, so I don't think that's right.
EG:
"tokenadult" = the included minority adult
"onetimetoken" = account used once, like putting a disposable token into a machine
- jhg 17y agoOr it a misspelled "takenadult" :)
- tokenadult 17y agoYou are correct. I first used the screen name on a forum, and then another forum, where the majority of users are teenagers. The screen name doesn't fit well here on HN (where almost everyone is an adult, even though I am older than most participants), but I like to minimize my use of distinct screen names. However, I am sure by screen name searches that other people now use this same screen name.
- smokinn 17y agoMaybe you could switch it up and use commonadult along with tokenadult depending on the perceived demographic? Though I'm not one to speak, I've used "smokinn" (or "Smokinn" which I generally prefer) for, I believe, 16 years now.
- mmelin 17y agoSure, and of course since I was wrong this is correct. But my brain thought that the using the term token for a username was sufficiently distinct to maybe be a subtle hint as to the original author (especially given the original context of the comment in question).