to want to be called "samandi" not "sam" in posts

[samandi]

sam is not my name ... neither is samandi, but that's besides the point :-) but seriously, it's only seven letters, not twenty

OK. Mandi.

Oh dear Sam. Relax!

Can I call you di? Seriously...it's what people on here do. I get called Neo and sometimes Dweebie! I have seen sweary user names get shortened to shitty and Fatty and ALL kinds of unflattering things. Change your user name if you hate sam.

mandi is better, i guess ...

mimitwo - how much? i prefer samandi, yes. it doesn't bother me so much that i'm about to slit my wrists over it, if that's what you mean ...

Who did this to you? have you reported them?

I think it mentions problems like this in the MN guidelines.

I could even report the posters , if you need help!

I can't believe that you care enough about this to start a thread

Fwiw I use the MN app and can usually only remember the first bit of peoples names when replying. Its not a personal slight against anyone.

neo - but your name is LONG! and obviously divided into four sections ...

if i change my username to "cascade" i'll probably get called "cas" ... which is worse than sam!

Feminine - a few posters have done it recently. Before the last couple of weeks I've never noticed it! I will check on their names and get back to you, your offer of assistance is greatly appreciated!

I can't believe that you care enough about this to start a thread

Starting a thread isn't exactly complicated or time-consuming ...

I am only Pagwatch but get shortened to Pag
It's fine. It's friendly
The only time I don't like it is when some absoloute twat uses 'Pag' in the middle of a row. If you are being rude to me use my full name.

And I love Paggy.

Im just grateful someone bloody talks to me, dont care what they call me

I like being called bunch - carrots, not so much...

I feel your pain

I want to be called Toot.

doesnt bother shortening my name

oftens get called blondes

and i shorten names if i can lol-saves my poor fingers when typing on phone

YABU, be glad that anyone is calling you anything and responding to what you have written.

I get shortened to Kurri (I mean I've already shortened my user name to KurriKurri, from KurriKurriKurriKurriKurriKurri, FFS) - how rude and thoughtless some people can be. !!!!!!

Nest of vipers indeed.

I get called MrsK - I think it's friendly when usernames are shortened. Oh, and what Sparkling said.

I have been shortened to Shat once or twice. It's just friendly

YANBU to dislike it, YABU to expect anyone else to take a blind bit of notice of your preferences.

Mind you I do get a bit annoyed by "Lady", which I get a lot, just because there are often several LadySoandSos on a thread, so it's not a unique identifier.

PM me sam - I've got an excellent counseller who can help you with this trauma. Meanwhile - if you tell me who did it I'll send the boys round to teach 'em a lesson they won't forget in a hurry!

@ being called Shat!

I like shortening people's names - it's supposed to be friendly. It never occurred to me that people wouldn't like it.

I wish people would call me Sam on here instead of samu