So I did it! Username change

[Ace Marvel]

Vrisnem (Вриснем) means scream in several eastern European languages. It is also a portmanteau of a pen name I write under. I had been using this name online since 2014, but only changed my username to it on TBT in 2019.

The name I had used prior made me extremely uncomfortable (and had done for several years) whenever anyone referred to me by it. It also bothers me that some people on here still insist on calling me by it.

As humans, we prefer our comfort zone, so it's hard to receive change well, but you are Vrisnem, so even if you have to tell them multiply times, don't give up on the name you chose.

 

[Alienfish]

And yeah since I'm basically done with collectibles more or less these days and just selling off things I don't need I might as well change it back or to something I'd like more .... I've a bad habit lol.

 

[*The Oakboro Mayor*]

After saving TBT, I finally change my username, and I'm posting about it because it was a really huge change, Teddy is not who I was or who I am, it was a username I created to pretend to be someone, not like to catfish, but more to hide behind it, so I was not feeling comfortable using it any more.

Long story short, Teddy comes from a show called 8th&Ocean, and I stick too it since I was like 12, almost 15 years ago, and I grew attached to the idea of using it for everything, since is a pretty come username, I added the 345 to be "original" instead of 123, but I regress, TBT was the last place where I had that username, and today I'm letting go of the past, after coming back here after a 4 year hiatus, I realized that being just me has bringing so much joy and so many new friends, that I don't need to be Teddy, so I'm letting him go, still thankful, because I was able to find myself, but also free.

You might see it as something simple, but to me it was a huge change, so now I'm curious, is your username meaningful to you in some way, does it have a backstory?

For me Ace Marvel comes from the idea that an ace is someone that is a pro at something, and marvel from being filled with wonder, so now I'm being a pro at being me, which in turn is marvelous. Also it has a nice ring to it and is basically unused at all forums or games,

If you read this thank you, it means a lot to me.

EDIT: If you decide to use a character as your username, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, for me it was the reasoning behind it that I wasn't able to relate anymore.

SECOND EDIT: I shared this to let people know I change my username, and also to let people that are struggling with this issue that it's okay to change your username, and that they are not the only ones.

I’m really happy that you decided to change your username. We should all be happy with our identities and what they stand for, and I’m super happy that you found one that you can connect with and that you put a lot of thought into. For me, my username doesn’t fit anymore. *The Oakboro Mayor* is a reference to my new leaf town (Oakboro). I really want to include Oak in my new username (if I ever decide to change it, I have a hard time letting go of my bells). My nicknames right now are Oak/Oakie, so I do want to incorporate oak in my username because it keeps ties with my start to animal crossing. But I’ll have to keep brainstorming ideas, I’m afraid if I change it then I won’t love it as much.

But anyway, congrats to you! Ace Marvel is a great username and you now get to display it proudly.

 

[Ace Marvel]

And yeah since I'm basically done with collectibles more or less these days and just selling off things I don't need I might as well change it back or to something I'd like more .... I've a bad habit lol.

Worst case, you change it back, it's an option we normally don't have.

I’m really happy that you decided to change your username. We should all be happy with our identities and what they stand for, and I’m super happy that you found one that you can connect with and that you put a lot of thought into. For me, my username doesn’t fit anymore. *The Oakboro Mayor* is a reference to my new leaf town (Oakboro). I really want to include Oak in my new username (if I ever decide to change it, I have a hard time letting go of my bells). My nicknames right now are Oak/Oakie, so I do want to incorporate oak in my username because it keeps ties with my start to animal crossing. But I’ll have to keep brainstorming ideas, I’m afraid if I change it then I won’t love it as much.

But anyway, congrats to you! Ace Marvel is a great username and you now get to display it proudly.

Thank you for your kind words! It took me some time to get Ace Marvel, so keep trying, I used references, name origins, random generators, you named it, but I'm so happy with the result.

 

[Mikaiah]

yay, congrats! I saw this late and still referred to you as Teddy IM SORRY I FIXED IT AS SOON AS I SAW LOL.

For my usernames, I have a habit of taking normal names or common words and horridly misspelling them.

Micaiah -> Mikaiah (everyone asks if it's related to the Fire Emblem character, it's not lol.) also for some reason people struggle with pronoucing this one from looking at it, so I also go by Mika a lot, or Miki (this second one is related to an old name I used to go under but don't want to talk about anymore because it's embarrassing)

Lissandra -> Lissiandra / Lissie (everyone thinks it's related to the League of Legends character, I went by this long before I played the game)

Crystal -> Chrystale / Chrystalise / Chrystalis (it's actually a butchered combination of Chrysanthemim and Chrysalis, butterfly pupas lol)

Aschenputtel / Ashe (sometimes I use this one, it's just the german name for cinderella because I like being obscure and it was my favorite fairy-tale as a kid lol)

I use a lot of names...
help.

 

[Ace Marvel]

yay, congrats! I saw this late and still referred to you as Teddy IM SORRY I FIXED IT AS SOON AS I SAW LOL.

For my usernames, I have a habit of taking normal names or common words and horridly misspelling them.

Micaiah -> Mikaiah (everyone asks if it's related to the Fire Emblem character, it's not lol.) also for some reason people struggle with pronoucing this one from looking at it, so I also go by Mika a lot, or Miki (this second one is related to an old name I used to go under but don't want to talk about anymore because it's embarrassing)

Lissandra -> Lissiandra / Lissie (everyone thinks it's related to the League of Legends character, I went by this long before I played the game)

Crystal -> Chrystale / Chrystalise / Chrystalis (it's actually a butchered combination of Chrysanthemim and Chrysalis, butterfly pupas lol)

Aschenputtel / Ashe (sometimes I use this one, it's just the german name for cinderella because I like being obscure and it was my favorite fairy-tale as a kid lol)

I use a lot of names...
help.

Don't worry about it.

And it's okay to use different names, whatever you feel connected to is the best choice.

 

[Alienfish]

Worst case, you change it back, it's an option we normally don't have.

True, true. I am grateful for it cause that kind bothered me on other sites you had to stick with weeb **** for all eternity haha.

 

[michealsmells]

Its really nice to hear that letting go of your Teddy username was like shedding old skin and coming out anew. My old name on here was toastybreads, which was an old name I used to go by. The truth is... it became much like a deadname to me. I associate a lot of bad with it. Things I did or said that I regret, people I knew that weren't good people. When I found out I was trans I changed my name to Micheal and suddenly- I feel SO much better. I'm so much happier, I just feel better about myself. And I feel like a nicer person.

Sure, I do spell my name as Micheal and not Michael but that's now become less annoying to be made fun of about and- now its just really funny to me. I spell my name weird, and I chose to spell it like that and that makes me happy!

The smells is a reference to a musical character- and is also just kinda funny.

 

[Seastar]

I've done it. I changed my username now. I can no longer be told "that's not a Jirachi".... Well, on TBT, anyway.

 

[Ace Marvel]

I've done it. I changed my username now. I can no longer be told "that's not a Jirachi".... Well, on TBT, anyway.

Congrats! Loving the new name, Seastar!

 

[Shellzilla_515]

Thanks for sharing your story! Personally, I like my current username and I don't see myself changing it anytime soon. However, there's nothing wrong with changing it as long as it doesn't hurt anyone. I hope you don't mind if I share how I got my username?

Shellzilla. That is my current username at the time of the post. A few years ago, me and my sister like the Koopa shell items that you use in Mario Kart (except the blue shell obviously lol). I liked it so much that I thought to use "Green Shell" as a nickname. I didn't use it for TBT but I did for my google account. Eventually, I had more opportunities to use that nickname such as my Switch profile and felt like "Green Shell" wasn't unique enough. So I kept the "Shell" part and thought of another half of the nickname to give it some punch. I thought of Godzilla and thought, "Why not use the 'zilla' part?". And so the username "Shellzilla" was created. I still use "Green Shell" on a few other profiles as I fear that there's always going to be that one person who will track me down for malicious intent or whatnot and to keep myself anonymous. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk haha.

 

[Ace Marvel]

Thanks for sharing your story! Personally, I like my current username and I don't see myself changing it anytime soon. However, there's nothing wrong with changing it as long as it doesn't hurt anyone. I hope you don't mind if I share how I got my username?

Shellzilla. That is my current username at the time of the post. A few years ago, me and my sister like the Koopa shell items that you use in Mario Kart (except the blue shell obviously lol). I liked it so much that I thought to use "Green Shell" as a nickname. I didn't use it for TBT but I did for my google account. Eventually, I had more opportunities to use that nickname such as my Switch profile and felt like "Green Shell" wasn't unique enough. So I kept the "Shell" part and thought of another half of the nickname to give it some punch. I thought of Godzilla and thought, "Why not use the 'zilla' part?". And so the username "Shellzilla" was created. I still use "Green Shell" on a few other profiles as I fear that there's always going to be that one person who will track me down for malicious intent or whatnot and to keep myself anonymous. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk haha.

Thanks for sharing! I love it when nicknames have connections to memories you cherish. Great name! Just be careful to not get in a fight with shellkong! lol.

 

[princess.looking.for.frog]

Vrisnem (Вриснем) means scream in several eastern European languages. It is also a portmanteau of a pen name I write under. I had been using this name online since 2014, but only changed my username to it on TBT in 2019.

The name I had used prior made me extremely uncomfortable (and had done for several years) whenever anyone referred to me by it. It also bothers me that some people on here still insist on calling me by it.

Oh wow, eastern european! Is it Serbian? My family came from Belarus, and it is so cool you use a cool word like that for your username. Are you by any chance Eastern European? No pressure but people’s nationalities really interest me!

 

[DinosaurDumpster]

I've been through a somewhat similar experience. Glad you found a username for yourself!

On this website, I went by LeoDaStar, but I wasn't really feeling it. I have since changed it to DinosaurDumpster, a name that I feel represents me a lot more. It's also pretty cool in my opinion.
I also go by Leahita on a ton of other websites and games. As much as it is nostalgic and is decent in my opinion it uses the name I was given, which I don't like.

 

[princess.looking.for.frog]

I really have wanted to change my username ever since I realised 2 things..

When I first signed up to TBT I didn’t think I would take TBT seriously and only use it to buy in game furniture, but it has been a lot more than that. Yes I have only been here for 16 days, but it has felt longer and more real than that. I chose my username randomly, not considering what it meant or that it wouldn’t fit in the columns (argh so annoying it’s too long even on ipad). I realised it didn’t fit and instantly wanted to change it because it looks stupid and is excessive. Then the whole other story what my username means. If you aren’t familiar with the Disney movie ‘Princess and the frog’, its really a princess that found a prince that has became a frog, and the frog wants to be human again (I know). And what I am sure about is I am not kissing a frog anytime soon to get a prince. My username kinda makes me uncomfortable, so I am surely considering saving up the bells or pouring out the seashells to change it up. Really what’s stopping me is the fact I don’t have a good name I will change it to. For now, my name will stay the same. Just hoping I change it soon haha.