Pox Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 if it's a distinctive, short name like neobond, probably, but if it was a name like mine, definitely not. its hard enough over vent in scrims, usually just call me pox or poxy :p try pronouncing it - it's 4 syllables :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youm0nt Veteran Posted October 1, 2005 Veteran Share Posted October 1, 2005 no, unless your username is like Fred or Max or Tom or Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Battery Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Even my parents call me by my neowin name, its that well known - they don't use the 500 part tho. I would never call anyone by their neowin name, normally people say "oh my name is" after a few mins if you meet them online - I find it strange when people call each other by net names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P!P Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I have some people in real life that call me by my screen name. Mostly just joking around, although I honestly don't think a few people know my real name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 yeah people call me by my IRC name which is Di- although Only my close friends do so... Victor Rambo 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 On Skype I've done it a couple times.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean B. Veteran Posted October 1, 2005 Veteran Share Posted October 1, 2005 Sure I would. I've talked to a few people in the UK before, and called them there internet nickname :p. I would however be embarassed if I said w00t or some other internet slang words on the phone or while talking to someone close :p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted October 1, 2005 Veteran Share Posted October 1, 2005 If you speak to me on the streets of Toronto then you can drop the 6s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sachleen Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 EVERYONE I know calles me by my Neowin name..... an I mean EVERYONE even my teahers and adults... thats cus thats my real name. :p :laugh: :cool: :D :) :rofl: :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolslacker Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pot Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 My real name = my neowin name except for the ' _d' :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunamonkey Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 It's a strictly online handle only, but occasionally someone who knows it might call me luna. My real nickname is Pursey, but hey that's a whole other story. If I meet someone IRL or chat to them on msn, I usually ask them what they prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramble Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Sometimes people call me Ramble. Sometimes i call people by their nicks. Although, generally it's real names. Online is obviously a different matter, as i'm known as Ramble everywhere, everyone calls me it. I have a friend who's nickname is 'Dic', everyone calls him it, and i mean everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devBrian Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Extee, I'd like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just_John Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 well, considering that John is the equivalent (or translation) of my name, and that it's a nickname that has been given to me about nine years ago, i only know five, maybe six people that call me by my real name (usually my first name, but sometimes they call me by my last name).. also, considering how common John is as a name or nickname, almost everybody i know starts calling me John within the first 5 minutes.. I would call someone by their nick, if they want me to and if it's not a ridiculous or unreadable one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomZ Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 My username is my nickname in real life anyways (My real name being Dominic, but nobody calls me that, it's either Dom or Domz) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I use my real name "Louis". :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanekiwi Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 :rofl: heck no. nobody would call me insanekiwi. i like getting called by either my first or last name. sebastian or seitz ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotdog666al Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I'm Known as hotdog on Public forums like this. But all my friends call me Al or Alex. I would call someone by their username if I didn't know their real name. If I knew it, I'd call them by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accesser Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Yes if it was a simple name or a cool name sure why not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudos Veteran Posted October 1, 2005 Veteran Share Posted October 1, 2005 I used to work in a large internet caf? a few years ago where i was lord of the games (the fe times i got beaten i always redeemed myself), everyone called me by my nick, including the people i worked with (most of whom i was good friends with anyway) and my boss (who was/is an asshat), and i called them by theirs. This was even after we got to know each others real names. My gaming nick is Kudos and my real name is Jonathan, which normally gets shortened to Jon. /k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulCabby Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Most of my friends call me Caboose, Cabby, Moosey, Moose or Paul :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golazo Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 i'd just call em ****face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjakarl Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 You can call me Karl, or well... just Karl will do. I pretty much call everyone that I can on IRC by their first name (if I know it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway. Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 (edited) My mother Jessica Sphere, named me Soul when I was born. ^yes, that was a joke. Edited October 1, 2005 by SoulSphere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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