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Yes - I've had a similar reaction but not quite as extreme. Before we were acquired, my domain name was smeatonj (self chosen). After, it was changed to jsmeato
by jsmeaton 13y ago
Yes - I've had a similar reaction but not quite as extreme. Before we were acquired, my domain name was smeatonj (self chosen). After, it was changed to jsmeaton, and it really really frustrated me. Worse, was that I had to use my domain name as my email address instead of my first name.
I know it shouldn't really matter, but it did.
- tseabrooks 13y agoI can't help but notice that you self identify as "jsmeaton" on HN. The name you didn't like, or choose, initially. What happens over time to change how we perceive ourselves?
- jsmeaton 13y agoI noted that when writing my comment too. I think, in my case, the annoyance stemmed from change or being forced to change. It's not really that I didn't "like" jsmeaton. I think your question is a good one though. I change my online identities subtlety over a fairly long period of time - and they seem to be converging towards my actual name and away from anonymity.