To think that AI is behind some random user names?

[SoScarletItWas]

I’ve noticed an influx of strange user names that follow a pattern.

AIBU to think that either the names are AI generated — or even that the name pattern is indicative of an AI post?

They go like this:
OneTealHappyOtter
TwoPinkAgileHams
YourJadedGreenSloth

None of these are real usernames but I’ve combined words from real ones to show the pattern.

YABU - all usernames are random to an extent and it doesn’t mean anything if people use a generator.

YANBU - a name like this often suggests the poster isn’t genuine.

Would be very interested to read replies from anyone with a username like this!

Mumsnet has a username suggestion list you can click when you first sign up if you haven’t chosen a name that are that type

You sound paranoid

Ha ha I’m curious rather than paranoid but cheers 😆

Ah, I did not know this existed! That would explain it. It seemed such a weird coincidence. Thanks for solving my mystery.

I just wish the date you joined was next to your post when you first join, for a month or something. So we can see who is joining to cause trouble

You're right it's AI generated click bait usually controversial subject they start popping up every day about 5ish. Easy to spot.

I didn't type my username, it was in a long list of weird ones... like you typed above.

This is my thinking. Even if they’re using the MN name generator, that suggests they are doing it as throwaway accounts designed to post controversial topics or fake stuff.

At one stage, newbies got a name in the format 'user1234567' which led to loads of user/number members that were indistinguishable from one another because they weren't memorable. This way seems better.

It could also be the same user name-changing but using the same formula to pick names

Lol mine comes from the Wu Tang Clan name generator which is an ancient generative AI so yes, I'm sure they do!

(although I promise I am a human, I pass Captcha's regularly )

Mine is random, inspired by a poster who said something like I don't give a flying fuckity fuck what some random chap said.

Oh I was so tempted to change mine when someone said the guy they were dating promised her an Incredible Dicking 😁

I change usernames every few weeks as I don’t want my employer to ever find me on here, so after a couple of posts that might together be identifiable I change - most of them are a random word I think of then turned into some sort of name. “Pepper” was my inspiration word for this one. I’ve also had things like “UpsideDownWhale” and “TwentyFineLines”, but all came from my brain!

Mine is the random suggestion from MN, I just couldn’t be bothered to think of my own!