Jin Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Looking at some usernames on this forum i sometimes wonder how they came up with their name. Obviously some have user names that are their real name but others are a little more bizarre. When i decided to join prospecting forums i didn't know what to have, so googled how you say Gold in different languages. I came across "Jin" which is the Chinese term for gold. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swegin Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 The HBO series Deadwood. The way Mr Wu called Al Swearengen.. Swegin. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norvic Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Norvic from the north of OZ, Vic being my first name. Top thread, interesting info. Like you Phrunt I got into the internet early, built a very crude web page for my business that I believe didn`t stir up an iota of business, formed an early opinion that the internet wasn`t for business promotion...…...wow how wrong was I. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mop Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Mop is a inherited nickname from my brother (had this blond afro going on when younger), I was called little Mop when younger now Mop as an adult. My wife was called Misses Mop for a few years as well. When I go back home my 3 boys are still called little Mop, even though they are bigger than me, from a few locals. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flakmagnet Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 When I worked in the film business it would take me away from home 6 to 10 months at a time. I had a young son who played Spearhead online and so I joined the server(s) he played on so I could play the game with him from across the country. Flakmagnet was the handle I gave myself and then later, used it as an online handle for gold forums as well. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Alaska Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Jim is my real name, I added the "Alaska" as a description of where I was from on forums when I lived in Alaska. I still use it only because it is what people have come to know me as, even though I no longer live in Alaska. I guess I have the "old timers" mentality that if I change it at this late date, no one will know who I am. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swegin Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 33 minutes ago, flakmagnet said: When I worked in the film business You did good work by the way. ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasong Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 My forum name is straightforward, but my Youtube name - USMiner was created randomly by a piece of software I wrote in the early-2000's which combined letters + numbers sequentially in all combinations and scanned for open domain names for potential development or resale. Years later when I got really into prospecting, I needed a handle and remembered that name, saw the domain was still open. My dogs all got names with related, perhaps uninspiring methods, I'm not good with names. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calmark Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 The origin of my login is pretty simple. My name is Mark, and I'm from California. ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skate Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 I was the first PE teacher to bring skateboarding into the curriculum in CA and for years I was referred to as the "Skateteacher" and then the Skate guy. It just stuck so after awhile I just kind of gave up trying to go by my real name. The skateboarding in class became such a big deal I was even featured in an NBC Nightly news with Brian Williams segment. It was right after he was shot down in Bosnia ?. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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