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June 13th, 2005, 08:59 PM
So I got home today and of course breezed through a few of the talkboards I visit and to my horror I see someone else using this name, Canucklehead, on Guardian Talk, which I have lurked/posted around on for the past 5 years(albeit as a different username).
Now, I know I can hardly lay claim to this username but it's very offputting to see someone posting things I don't particularly agree with and certainly wouldn't want to be confused with this other person. Silly as it may seem, it feels like ID theft of a virtual nature, mostly because the topic was political in nature vs. something innocuous like a music/hobby/interest/general insanity type board. I suppose had this 'twin' been posting things I 100% agreed with, I wouldn't have felt so...umm.. violated.
So, has this happened to anyone else here and how did you react when you noticed it?
So I got home today and of course breezed through a few of the talkboards I visit and to my horror I see someone else using this name, Canucklehead, on Guardian Talk, which I have lurked/posted around on for the past 5 years(albeit as a different username).
Now, I know I can hardly lay claim to this username but it's very offputting to see someone posting things I don't particularly agree with and certainly wouldn't want to be confused with this other person. Silly as it may seem, it feels like ID theft of a virtual nature, mostly because the topic was political in nature vs. something innocuous like a music/hobby/interest/general insanity type board. I suppose had this 'twin' been posting things I 100% agreed with, I wouldn't have felt so...umm.. violated.
So, has this happened to anyone else here and how did you react when you noticed it?
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Posts: 798
June 13th, 2005, 09:56 PM
You're a celebrity now, Vanni
Ok peoples, The queue for autographs starts over there...
"Community Centre" :P :P
Forgive this thread, it was the first time
... and completely unexpected to see it considering I tried for that name about 3 years ago and it was in use. I shoulda known the Guardian would recycle 
You're a celebrity now, Vanni
Ok peoples, The queue for autographs starts over there...
"Community Centre" :P :PForgive this thread, it was the first time
... and completely unexpected to see it considering I tried for that name about 3 years ago and it was in use. I shoulda known the Guardian would recycle 
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June 15th, 2005, 01:51 PM
First time this 'problem' happened to me was when I only went on BBS's by the name of Jaguar. Then I logged onto a BBS in the city and found that 'Jaguar' was already used (the bastard). I then changed to AirIntake and have been AirIntake ever since (~1996). I've never seen anyone else on the internet use my nick. I even have it on Xbox live. I don't really expect people to not use it though, its just up to me to make sure that I sign up using that name first. I guess there could be 'AirIntake' s out there on other boards etc, but when I google for it all I find is my posts, and car parts
First time this 'problem' happened to me was when I only went on BBS's by the name of Jaguar. Then I logged onto a BBS in the city and found that 'Jaguar' was already used (the bastard). I then changed to AirIntake and have been AirIntake ever since (~1996). I've never seen anyone else on the internet use my nick. I even have it on Xbox live. I don't really expect people to not use it though, its just up to me to make sure that I sign up using that name first. I guess there could be 'AirIntake' s out there on other boards etc, but when I google for it all I find is my posts, and car parts
