Newbie! Protect your name, it is your brand

[aysg76]

I will say you should choose a decent username on the forum that doesn't have a offensive meaning and the one you like and want people to recognise you from that as it serves you online identity.

But what what work you do will make you name across the forum if we speak in this context only and if you are having knowledge and helping others out people will automatically come to know about you and any username you have decided will be worthy of recognition so it depends on your work which will make your name shine not your name will tell about how personality is.

There are many high rank members in the forum which have some unique names which we even don't know how to pronounce properly but still they all are well known but how? Their works have made their presence important to the forum members not only username.So if you possess that skills of having knowledge and expressing your thoughts well any username will become your brand.

[Masplanc]

A sweet name with good meaning doesn't define  who a person is or the character that one exhibit.  No one is interested about the name anyone bears,  what everyone is concerned about is good reputation,  good reputation is the name people care about , that name that won't make people regret coming close.

[freedomgo]

Your username will represent what you do in the forum after you have registered and started your journey, it is not immediately you register and is yet to do anything, if my username is "fuck you" for example, and i am a contributor and have a good reputation, my username would not make other members see me as bad, i will receive merits as long as i am helpful and other members will recommend my posts as being great. But if my username is "bitcoin guru" and i am a spammer, scammer, i will be addressed as one, the username doesn't matter in that way.

Needless to say that newbies should protect their username and make sure it is associated with only good things in the forum, but "protect your username" doesn't mean newbies should worry about the wordings or semantics of their username, but what they do with their account that carries the username.

Exactly. It's not the meaning of the username alone that matters but its more on the contribution of that certain name, his quality posts and all his good words and deeds. Even if the word entails a loser or a black sheep in the forum, but if that name is known for his high quality posts and very outstanding performance, he will always be popular and remembered because he has always been a good asset in the forum. Most particularly with newbies, they should focus more on how to establish their own names with good and excellent performance if possible, and not just on the impact of the name itself.

[Finestream]

Basically, it is your identity. That's who you are and what you post and what you show in the forum is how you will be seen and be interpreted.

So if you are a shit poster, then you are a shit poster.
If you are a great poster and merit magnet, then you are a quality member and contributor. That is awesome.

Most likely, what you post represents your own, personal identity, and if you are an asset in the forum or just one of those who loves spamming. Your activities in the forum will serve as the mirror to your own self. If you are fond of making shit posts, then you are not wanted and most likely will never be relevant to the other members. But if you chose to be a productive poster, you should focus more on what is more important so that the rest of the members will also benefit from you.

[GeorgeJohn]

What i have to imply concerning your observation is that, those bitcointalk username you see in the community many of them are real names, it's depending on the country we came from. Because some countries have ethnicity and each of the ethnic region have it's tribal name, which we are not suppose to judge anyone with it's registered name per say.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Usernames are important, though the forum does not mandate new registrants to choose a certain kind of username, I personally believe a serious minded person should already know what kind of username is good to and for the public eyes and that which is not.

A username can hide ones true character, it can give those seeing your choice of username, the wrong or right perception of you, that is for example, A stupid person can come under a good username and other users will perceive such a person to be good, until such a person allows his or her stupidity to show in his or her choice of words in comments or posts, and also, it can happen In the other way round that a person can decide to choose a stupid username, and in the first glance, other users can perceive such a user to be stupid for choosing such a username, but in the long run, it can turn out that such a person is not stupid based on their posts/comments quality and usefulness.

So what am I saying in essence? Like the op said, choosing a good username from the beginning is as important as the person who is going to wear the username.
It better to be stupid but have a good username than being stupid with also a stupid username - I will explain briefly

• having a good username forehand while wallowing in stupidity is good because a time shall come when you eventually give up being stupid, a good username is already available to portray you as one who is not stupid.
• But on the other hand, being stupid with a stupid username is a perfect wrong choice because a time shall come when you stop being a stupid person, but your username still portray you as a stupid person, and if the forum is such a one that doesn't offer a second chance to changing username, what do you then do, now you learn to live with a username that does not speak good of you, which can be really disappointing and discouraging.

[crwth]

Basically, it is your identity. That's who you are and what you post and what you show in the forum is how you will be seen and be interpreted.

So if you are a shit poster, then you are a shit poster.
If you are a great poster and merit magnet, then you are a quality member and contributor. That is awesome.

Most likely, what you post represents your own, personal identity, and if you are an asset in the forum or just one of those who loves spamming. Your activities in the forum will serve as the mirror to your own self. If you are fond of making shit posts, then you are not wanted and most likely will never be relevant to the other members. But if you chose to be a productive poster, you should focus more on what is more important so that the rest of the members will also benefit from you.

That's really how you would understand that there are just people who are into the forum just to make money and take advantage of it and people who are actually contributing something and the result of that is that you can post and earn at the same time.

[Agbe]

Name is very much important in human life. According to a saying,  the name you bear can speak for your prosperity. They said, if someone bear an evil name that name will follow him or her, so people are changing names when they realized that the name they are bearing does not sound good. Ex Oruama (Evil Town) is someone's name and later he discovered the name is not suitable for him so changed the name. Therefore, name is one of the vital element in human life.

But the forum does not consider name but your contributions. Your contributions will speak for your name. What you post count more than your name. There are some users that in this forum that are not recognized because they don't have good quality posts. And another thing that can also speak for your name is your character towards others.

[Tellarmachine]

Bitcointalk is a name. It is an identity and a brand. Like Bitcointalk, Tellarmachine is a brand. And, like a unique name for a stylishly branded Bitcoin-talker, Tellarmachine is very much open for scrutiny. This is so because iam not only a Newbie but a username user.

It is true. Everything you said. Very much lessons to learn. This is exactly how to put pen to paper. Exactly how to speak words out of mouth. Sorry, bro, for I have no merits to offer you. But, pray we both have some day. Ride on like horse man with Newbie me on the front rolls, bro.

[Falconer]

What's the meaning of a name if our actions, post quality, and mindset can't make us better. Many users use random names they like, including me (Falconer). But choosing the right name can raise a good spirit, this is a personal feeling that I have had so far.

There is a unique impression behind a username, but of course it will not determine reputation. As DdmrDdmr said, I agree:

- The name as in reputation, obtained through deeds, the content of the posts, and whatnot. When positive, this normally comes after some time on the forum, and it shouldn’t be a quest that one should strive for, but rather, in any case, a by-product of the account’s participation here.

[Sanitough]

I guess having a nice username is nice, but it's importance is probably a bit too overblown. I mean, a reputable developer(Bitcoin Core, BTCPay, and Strike) has a username called "rockstardev". If you have a good reputation and if you work hard, what your username is — is pretty much unnecessary (unless you picked something like Hitler45 or something).

What matters most is how you leave impact to the other forum members because you are good enough and you can be a trusted quality poster. If that what is seen on you, no matter how stupid your username sounded, you will always leave a good image and that people will always look up to you as someone who’s name is highly reputable.

[Vaculin]

Basically, it is your identity. That's who you are and what you post and what you show in the forum is how you will be seen and be interpreted.

So if you are a shit poster, then you are a shit poster.
If you are a great poster and merit magnet, then you are a quality member and contributor. That is awesome.

Whatever you let other people see from you, from the type of posts you make and how you make it more meaningful and significant to others, that will build your identity from them. If you are good and a reputable one, your image will stay that way even if you created a shit username. Usernames are just seen outside from you, but what is more relevant is how you build your own image out from your username.

[Oceat]

A username is just a username and nothing is new about it unless if that name make a change just like how Satoshi made Bitcoin and contribute to this forum and all other developers. Once you make a name it won't matter as long as you contribute and share your ideas or help this forum and other members to learn what they wanna learn.

You will be noticed once you with the members problem/question just like how the guy wrote hold to "HODL" or the 10,000 BTC pizza. That's just an example of some members who got noticed while others got noticed by doing the bad way such as scamming, trolling, shit posting and many more.

[Kasabus]

I guess having a nice username is nice, but it's importance is probably a bit too overblown. I mean, a reputable developer(Bitcoin Core, BTCPay, and Strike) has a username called "rockstardev". If you have a good reputation and if you work hard, what your username is — is pretty much unnecessary (unless you picked something like Hitler45 or something).

A nice username isn’t good enough, you have to make more of it and build your own positive identity through posting quality and meaningful posts that can be of so much help to the rest of the forum members. Once you do that, you are safe from negative criticisms, because they will always see you as more of an asset in the forum than just being a plain member that has done nothing good enough for others.

[mk4]

What matters most is how you leave impact to the other forum members because you are good enough and you can be a trusted quality poster. If that what is seen on you, no matter how stupid your username sounded, you will always leave a good image and that people will always look up to you as someone who’s name is highly reputable.

Yea, you can literally have a username like 0xbj23s and it wouldn't really matter. Also thanks to the merit system, people can easily see how sort of helpful you are without needing to dig through your past posts.

[taufik123]

each member may have a reason why they are using the current username and there may be some history of the username being used.

However, about the username that I used at the beginning of the account creation, it only refers to my first name and is combined with some numbers so that the username is available ( taufik123 ). and almost all crypto accounts that I created use that username.

Actually free to use any username, because the most important thing is how well we contribute to the forum so as to build a positive view on the username used and widely known by forum members.

Some of the current top member usernames look unique and not the same as other members.
like the current list of most merit owners


never found the same username before, it was completely original and became their permanent identity.

[kawetsriyanto]

I agree that we are better to choose a username that has a good meaning. A good username can trigger people to think positively, while a bad username probably makes people think negatively.

However, a username doesn't always reflect how the owner of that account is. They choose a username with different purposes. Some members may choose a username as a reflection of their nature, quality, or integrity. But others probably don't care about the meaning of their account username, they choose it randomly since they think it is not really important. While a few members choose a strange, unique, unusual, or controversial username. They expect to get people's attention instantly.

In conclusion, don't judge newbies whether they are good or bad based on their username only. Check what they have done on our forum through their post history, it is the right way to determine the quality/integrity/characteristics of a member.

[dataispower]

Thank you OP,  the message was clear and insightful. The benefits attached to a good name is enormous and it pays in the long run to stand out for integrity and excellence. I never gave a careful thought before choosing my username, but I believe its still on track. Thank you once again.

Their is nothing bad using your real name as your bitcointalk username. We should know that our names brings luck to what we do, but went ahead to choose a name that they don't know the meaning and tomorrow they will start having a bad luck, bitcointalk forum many users don't know the full meaning of what they choosing as a name ànd they only choose to be opportuned to register for bitcointalk firum but it's not right. That is why some remain adamant with growing because the luck of the name they have chosen

[Viscore]

Basically, it is your identity. That's who you are and what you post and what you show in the forum is how you will be seen and be interpreted.

So if you are a shit poster, then you are a shit poster.
If you are a great poster and merit magnet, then you are a quality member and contributor. That is awesome.

This does not goes only for newbies but for everyone in the forum. Our usernames are the sole reflection of what we are in the forum and what we can be by then. So as much as possible, never ruins your own name through posting unnecessary topics because that will not make you reputable in the future. Do what is best and what is right, so you can always be an asset and can be very functional in the forum.

[Rockstarguy]

I guess having a nice username is nice, but it's importance is probably a bit too overblown. I mean, a reputable developer(Bitcoin Core, BTCPay, and Strike) has a username called "rockstardev". If you have a good reputation and if you work hard, what your username is — is pretty much unnecessary (unless you picked something like Hitler45 or something).

What matters most is how you leave impact to the other forum members because you are good enough and you can be a trusted quality poster. If that what is seen on you, no matter how stupid your username sounded, you will always leave a good image and that people will always look up to you as someone who’s name is highly reputable.

Having a fine username is cool that one or more forum member may like bit mame don't really matter,  what the forum is after from members are members that can share meaningful information about bitcoin in the forum and members who will stand to the rules of the forum..name is not the most important, what matters is what one can offer to the forum.