I'm being so unreasonable, you'll laugh.

[BumpAndGrind]

Someone has stolen my username.

I'm quite upset, I shouldn't be really.

I wouldn't be to bothered but they seem to post a lot more than me so are effectively making me the 'second' BumpandGrind.

Why would you pick a name of another member but just change the spelling slightly :(

Waves at BumpNGrind you arse

If I decide to change my name, in theory, someone could use this one, is that right?

Not the exact name. It's yours forever.

LtEve You've just made me buy yet another Dallas book, haven't read one for a while so my bank account is going to suffer now you've reminded me of her. Fabulous heroine and a good looking husband to boot.

I luffs dramaalpaca - she always namechecks me!
Alpacalypse, drama and I have bumped into each other around the FYF thread a lot

I think if you name-change, then someone else can take your original name while you're posting under your name-change... hence my name.

LtEve and NCIS - who would you cast as Eve and Roarke if there was a film?

They can't who. It stays in your list of names.

There's another BakerStreet, I don't know who was here first. I only spotted them recently.

But they don't love the sax rift.

Yanbu. But I think it would be really useful if we could have an a-z list of all names taken so that we don't inadvertently pick something close to someone else's.

YANBU

I saw someone with my old (original) username, was quite upset and was tempted to change back and chase them around mn. The only difference was mine had "the" in it and theirs has "a" in it.

There is also a ginsoaked something around, that one is annoying me.

Lol I am sitting here with my pre dinner gin Anything with gin in it is a good name

That's a good one, Roarke would have to be tall, dark and muscular but not'pretty' and I can't think of anyone who fits the bill off the top of my head. Eve, possibly Cote de Pablo who played Ziva in NCIS.

So, basically all you frequent name changers are using up all the names?

Maybe there should be a base ruling.

1. If the user has a commonly used element, then it should be copiable -e.g. mum/mama names, names with common animals are fair game. So there are lots of mamas, bears, etc.

1. Unusual established names should not be copied - e.g hullygully, pagwatch, etc.

1. Exception to rule 1. New users should relinquish the name if they choose one too close to an established user and confusion could occur. Examples from the past include solo and solo2, StealthPolarBear and StrandedPolarBear.

IMO, BumpNGrind violates rule three.

No one has a username like mine I dont think.

Of course, there is a grey area between rules 1 and 2.

DorothyBastard I'm trying to think of the thread that was when you probably chose your NN,

I seem to remember someone misspelt a word & it came out as DorothyBastard & I was for ages!

Depends what your idea of an 'established user' is Mardy. I've never particularly noticed either Bump N/And Grind around, what makes someone established?

at DramaAlpaca, AlpacaLypse and AlpacaPicnic

See whenever I see Fairylea post I feel like we are kindred spirits and get a bit jealous that her name is better than mine

I bet mine is pretty unique

there are catsmothers nd variants all over the place here...I have been The Cats Mother since the internet was invented really. I might even be registered here as that but moved on and forgot....

can tech or HQ help out with that?? I may investigate. Or NC. :D

"Depends what your idea of an 'established user' is Mardy. I've never particularly noticed either Bump N/And Grind around, what makes someone established?"

Hmm had assumed from the OP and has been around a long while, so did quick advanced search.

BumpandGrind has 159 posts dating back to May 2013

BumpNGrind has 164 posts dating back to Dec 2013

N.B. Some threads may have been lost to chat rules.

So and got there first, but N has been more prolific recently. Is 159 post a bit lightweight and therefore undeserving of first dibs on the name?

Judge Judy will be quaking in her boots...