To suggest all user names are restricted to 8 letters & easily abbreviated?

[LikeIcan]

It's a bit annoying having to type out a really long user name - have a user name that's easy on the eye and the finger - or if you insist on going over the top, choose a name that can be easily abbreviated.

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YABVVVU.

And YY to just copy and paste.

That's what I do and I thought everybody did.

Well, people usually call me Grunt on here, but think yourself lucky I don't use the name I had on another (now defunct) board. That was 'Sir Gladys Gruntfuttock (deceased)'.

I haven't got a mobile phone and forget that 'copy and paste' isn't possible for everyone.

Yes Mardy I agree - I worded it slightly wrong.
But think about those abbreviations too.

'BrilliantUniqueMind' for example.

We'd end up so fecking boring usernames if that happened. Just pick a word and go with it. With mine, it's just Tali

OP, I read your name as Likel can As in baby speak for little
I'm so sorry.

Yabu. Took me ages to sort this one out.

YABU

JassyRadlett I wouldn't call you Jessy. Jassy is the Radlett I like the best (far more than Linda, who irritates me!)

Eight?
What will all the other Baronesses do?

YABU.

YABU

And I preferred to be referred to as MitzyLeFrouf at all times. Mitzy is far too familiar.

Jassy, turn your phone landscape and you'll see the whole name

Pourquoi. ... Mika fan by any chance?

That's one of the main reasons why I'm BIWI - couldn't be bothered to keep typing out BecauseImWorthIt!

Derek I switch between shortening you to Derek or to ESD.

I answer to Hearts or HTD. I don't mind long usernames. 8 characters would be waaaay to short anyways.

Oh hi BIWI how the heck are you?

Hi Hearts! Good thanks. And you?

Oh my god, Polkadots, you are a genius. (Or I am thick. Or both.)

Isadora, she was utterly the best. Far better than Linda or Fanny.

YABU It's one of my favourite parts of MN.

Mardy - Euphemia is often shortened to Effie, Phemie or Faye. I've never met a Euphemia who used the full thing!
[misses point of thread, but as two of my four names are longer than eight letters doesn't actually care]

You can shorten my username to 'Naughty Lola' if you like.

waves to Derek, who always makes me laugh

Not sure i like it.

g. There, that was making me sad.

I will accept Terry or MrsTP. I don't like mrsterry because it's too mysterious.

Sparklin - I like it

Fucksake Mardy, I thought it was 2011 all over again