Max Veteran Posted September 30, 2005 Veteran Share Posted September 30, 2005 I sure would, unless their name is something like "omgzz1111_pr0n". I was just thinking about it and got curious. Its a name you associate with a person, the first thing you can identify them by and it will kinda stick, if you see what I mean. Lets take our resident administrator, Neobond, for example. Everyone knows about Neobond - so if you passed him in the street (assuming you know what he looked like), would you say "Hey Neobond!"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chronopoulos Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shetland Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexcyn Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I only know a few people from Neowin.net and I call them by their real names ... :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chronopoulos Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I only know a few people from Neowin.net and I call them by their real names ... :yes: 586600712[/snapback] I don't know anyone from here personally, though sometimes I wish I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Seetheworldsecond Subscriber¹ Posted September 30, 2005 Subscriber¹ Share Posted September 30, 2005 It depends, Cause Some people have some cool names that are simple,and others...Crazy long ones, I duno bout my own neowin name if I would like to be called narutorocker..hmm maybe maybe indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBear5587 Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Probably, lol I dont call anyone I know by their real forename except my family rofl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerm Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Well i wouldn't know their real name so yeah i would call them their neoname. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted September 30, 2005 Veteran Share Posted September 30, 2005 I'd call them by their real name. Radish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axon Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I have a couple friends on Neowin, and when I see them outside of the intarweb, I call them by their given names. -Ax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semifamous Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Some people call me semi... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E t h a n Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I guess it's possible to ask what someone would want to be called. If they say their neowin name, then fine. If not, then fine. :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted September 30, 2005 Veteran Share Posted September 30, 2005 Like you said, alot depends on their name. But in the case of myself, most of my friends have called me Dirty Larry since high school, so it would be completely appropriate for them or anyone for that matter to call me by my member name as it is also my nickname. I will offer a perfect example of situation of where and why I would call someone by their member name, that as a matter of fact ironically enough just happened to me last night... As I was playing Battlefield 2 with my friend (who also happens to be a member of neowin and is the guy who actually introduced me to the site) another player decided to join the squad we had started. This person's name looked very familiar to me, and it all was because he was a member from Neowin too. Since we were in squads on a voice-enabled server, I asked if he was indeed the same person from Neowin, he said he was, said he actually thought he recognized my name too (as I also use DirtyLarry in game, just with ECF at the end) so I called him by his Neowin name the rest of the time we played. I will say this though, if we play with him again, which we plan on trying to do as it was a good time, I will definitely eventually ask him his real name, and ask what he prefers to be called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.r.l. Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Some call me JR (jay are), that's my real life nickname, and some call me Ares. I wouldn't want the XP part though. Weird though, AresXP was my nick before we even knew about WinXP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambiance Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisBraid Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 i've had so many people add me to there MSN and call me by my username even though they know my name :s, but if i was to meet them then id call them by there proper name... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illicit Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 It depends on their Neowin name, but I would probably just call them by their real name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 :laugh: Since Hum is part of my last name, I wouldn't mind. And I would call a friend by whatever name they wish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hell-In-A-Handbasket Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 even if i knew their real name, i wouldnt be able to stop callign them by their handle, person i know in WoW, cant help but call him my his toon's name, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kupo-Cheer Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Assuming I knew their real name, I would call them by it. In most cases that would mean that I would call them by their Neowin name though since I know pretty much no one here in real life with possibly one exception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oompa Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 A lot of people call me Oompa. Yeah so if anyone ever meets me in real life you can call me that. But probaly I would call people by their name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Maybe :devil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilpig Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Yeah I would, but I do not think anyone from Neowin lives near me... Anyone from Sask, Canada ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiegel Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 some of my friends that go to my school are also members of neowin we use inside jokes and usually yes i call them by their nw name and vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevelMore Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 i'd laugh if somebody called me canuhelpmemod.... haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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