to skim over posts by NEW MNers with bland names?

[MardyBra]

Names like Gemma82 or yummymummy1.

There's so much choice. Obviously I'm a sucker for a bad pun. But I love the variety of names on here - great song lyrics, obscure references that I feel compelled to go off and google (and never google again in the case of dragon butter), bizarre word combinations and so on.

There are some notable exceptions but normally I make an assumption that if a poster can't think of an interesting name then they won't have anything interesting to say.

Sorry I couldn't concentrate on the OP - just skimmed over it...

I actually never read the name.. just the post and I laugh if I think it's witty, and then I look at the name, just for future reference, and if it's a bit of a puzzle, I might try and figure it out .

But mostly I don't know if a poster is new or old or an oldtimer namechanger: and I don't care.

Maybe I should change my name to Oakbitch....

Only for quercing Oakmaiden!

quercing?

For all those that care no? Just me then having Googled it because I am a geek faux pas is the same both singular and plural.

I think large numbers who join and use a mummy name or a number name and who actually stay here aren't offended and leave for fluffier climes often do change after a few weeks when they have settled into the site well.

So, which category is my name in then?

Sub genus Quercus

Quercing: Sounds like cursing - sorry, a pun and she that puns would pick the lesser of two weevels etc..

Nutella - I think of you often when I am raiding the storecupboard

Ah - I got the quercus bit (it is the nickname my husband uses online) but missed the cursing pun. Bit slow today....

Although the Oakbitch itsewlf is a bit of a pun, since I have occasionally used the name OakWitch, you see...

I have name changed but it is still a bit 'blah'.

I wanted Pizza&Fairytales but ampersands are not alllowed by the Mumsnet police.

Pizzaandfairytales doesn't look right.

Actually? Why was it rejected? Are ampersands allowed?

What's not to love about LindyMindy86 and his front tonsure?

PizzaAndFairyTales would work nicely. (And keep Chaos off your back).

What were you before?

I've now read the whole thread and like the way a near possible flaming has turned into a loving thread.

I'm not sure what catagory my name falls into but I don't pay much attention to names when reading a thread unless they say something funny.

I had a very fluffy name when I first joined but never felt ignored, I didn't jump straight into the threads though & I think that helps because I got a feel for posting style and quickly learned that hun and kisses were hated phew

Mardy

I was pissed drinking coffee when I chose my name from the property pages in the local rag.

Could have been 'Semi-detached with Garage' I guess.

Or GCHDG4BDet

I could have been reading the lonely hearts.

WLTMGSOH.

Ah, you see I thought you had named yourself after the band, Ruby Blue. A bit disappointed now!

I'm using the same boring name I use all over the Internet, complete with nocaps. There's even one or two sites where I leave off the "our" bit.

Take it or leave it.

Read the thread and have now had to change from my perfectly servicable bland name of 3 years. I only ended up with that because it was the 13th attempt, everything more inventive I could come up with at the time already taken.
So is it any better? I will watch with interest every time I post now to see if I get better responses.
and maybe change again if I don't

Oh god, sorry, I didn't realise only old hands were allowed to post on here. Of course YABU, new posters (yes, even the ones with bland user names!) may have interesting things to say, or really need some help. My username is a nickname my DP thought up :)

meh

Threeolivemartini, better than what? Who were you before?

I like it btw

But I like my name! And if it is dull so what..it isn't dull to me .

I think it amusing that some often think it is Fay Wray (star of King Kong) - referred to me in posts- but in fact is the name of the most beautiful model (dog) used by the artist William Wegman. His beautiful Weimaraner Fay Ray; his other dog was Man Ray.

I have a Weim and am a doctor (PhD) so use that.

The names may not be dull to the owners you know..

I always look at the titles of the threads not who posted them anyway. Don't most?

Ha, I had a fluffier name too, and thread-killed alot.

Now I'm just knackered and have ishoos with sleep hence the name.