Topic: Newbie! Protect your name, it is your brand - page 3. (Read 692 times)

What you bear in the forum does not really matter, what counts is your contribution to the BTT forum. In my opinion, the names people choose is a representation of how they feel and not necessarily meaning they are bad or lack a good reputation
 Sometimes, people bear funny names on here to probably push much expectations off of them. Because when you see a name like majestic-milf, you'd be like "well, let's see what this user has to offer"
 Yes, a name represents you, but I think it goes beyond that.

A person's username is the first thing people notice about you on the forum, but your contents, value and consistent quality contributions to problem solving is what people shall respect you for on the forum. Because in as much as it is good to choose a good name, let us also strive to add value wherever we find ourselves. So here are few of my contributions

And that's one of the biggest mistake most people make when registering on the forum, that is, I mean creating an account before thinking what they could offer to the forum, instead of thinking of what they could offer the forum before creating an account. And that was exactly what I had in mind before creating this my account "CRYPTOHEADLINENEWS" because the reason why I chose the name was because I had in mind  to be reviewing latest crypto news headlines to the forum, while leaving people to react to the news, but it's it unfortunately as I never for once did it

I think you are wrong on this, because the forum actually has a policy on name selection because you can't choose a name that already has been chosen by someone else. That is no two person can bear the same name on the forum, which is actually a policy

I think someone above @ AnotherAlt just proved to us that name can be changed, of which only Theymos has the power to do so.

I don't think the name used on the forum really tell much about the user but rather the activities of the user. We have users like smart Virus yet the user represent transparency and content. Username sometimes are chosen based on how the user feel at that moment. Since the BTT is an anonymous i believe its the activity a user engages with their account that speaks more of their identity than the name itself

When I found out about the BTT forum and wanted to register an account. I had the name Morningstar in my mind but someone had already registered an account with this name before me and I liked it so I registered an account by adding another r. Lots of people have strange names on this forum, I mean unique Well, names have a temporary effect, but when you see someone's work, you reward or compensate him according to his work and not according to his name.

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).

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.

Reputation, or a good name, is very hard to earn, it can take many years to achieve. Reputation is hard to earn and very easy to lose. Hence some did live up to their names, some didn't.


Some joined to this forum earlier, some later. Each and every individual has different background of knowledge, different ways of expressing that, some keep learning, some not so much.
Excellence in posts is hard to achieve (and I think that some are better gifted than others in that matter). But you have to seek for proper information, not only the proper package. And also you have to crosscheck everything you read, since everybody can make mistakes.

Username can be changed by

• Yourself if you are the VIP member with 50 BTC donated to the forum. You can do it by yourself.
• Admin if
  
  • You have solid reasons to change it
  • You are doxed and want to change your username. There was a case with account username contains his real name. A request topic was approved shortly within a few hours.

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.

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.

I already explained that on that thread;




Actually, it can be edited if the admin does it for you. A user changed his name twice.

Reff:
Changed username from Coolcryptovator to COOLCRYPTOVATOR
Display Name changed from "COOLCRYPTOVATOR" to "The Cryptovator" | Tnx Theymos

This forum houses members with different names that sometimes one would wonder where they got those names from. Some of them sound good while some look scaring. But every name is a brand that offers certain service to the forum. The service might be substandard or quality services. But members must ensure that their names are associated with quality services that is contributing to the development of the forum. Hence, I would want to discuss names as an identity, symbol of integrity and quality.

Name as an identity: This forum has no policy on name selection. This means that prospective members are free to choose any name they want in the course of registration. But this freedom doesn’t give you the privilege of choosing names that depicts or promote immoral behavior. Newbies must note that the first impression any member would have about him/her is the name because nobody is seeing you. And you might not have the opportunity to explain to people the reason for choosing the name. Choosing a suitable name is important because it might never be edited or changed. It is better to choose a meaningless name than to choose a wrong name. A member’s name; fare sesso con la sorella which relates to someone having s*xual relationship with his sister received enough criticism from the forum community that he felt harassed. Another member stated that the reason why another member is not receiving enough merit was that his name AnotherAlt sounds like someone’s alt account and merit sources tries as much as possible to avoid helping Alt accounts to rank up, and this is because they are avoiding being accused of and criticized for supporting account farming.
 
Name as a symbol of integrity: Although nobody can be fully trusted, but there are names in this forum that can never be associated with scam or fraud. These set of members have built their integrity beyond reasonable doubt. Some of them have been treasures in this forum and have fully accounted for the funds at their disposal without any form of misappropriation. Their yes is yes and their no is no. They ensure that their dealing with members and organization in this forum is without shady dealings and fraudulent intentions. Hence newbies must ensure they disassociate themselves from all activities that appears or confirmed to be fraudulent.

Name as a symbol of quality: There are some members in this forum that upholds excellence in their posts or other forum activities. Perfection might be unattainable but these set of members work hard to ensure that they give quality information to the forum. There name is synonymous with quality educational and problem solving posts. There are members that put little or no effort in their posts and members know them and don’t take them serious most times. But there are some members that people rush to their post because of its quality. Newbies must study, research and strive to achieve this feat because it would make their name a good brand.

In summarily although newbies are free to choose any name of their choice but they should choose wisely this is because your name represents you. Shun scam and fraud to give your name a good status and people would trust you unconditionally. Strive for excellence and give quality information and members would respect you regardless of your nationality or age.