An online era has come to a quiet close. It's probably a little too dramatic to say that, but it has a ring of truth.
Last night I switched over my Protagonize author account from JackRubashevskiy to Jackerbie. I'd been on the site three years with the former name, and had build up a reputation with that name. Laying it aside was difficult. So difficult, in fact, that I chose to keep it as my listed name.
Why the change, then? The main (and only?) reason was to solidify my online presence more. Almost every social account I currently use has the Jackerbie moniker attached in some way, in both the username and vanity URL. The change makes sense with that reasoning.
That, and people had a hard time remembering how to spell Rubashevskiy. Heck, I have a hard time remembering how to spell Rubashevskiy sometimes.
There shouldn't be any sort of outcry against the change, but you never know. No-one has said anything yet. That's a good thing. I said it was a quiet close to the era of JackRubberchicken. Shhhhh.
Gods the way you started this post, and I saw the protag symbol, I thought you were gonna say you quit! I almost had a heart attack! Don't do that to me dude!
ReplyDeletethat's why i made the title "on Name Changes!" originally the title was "End of an Era," but i didn't want to be held accountable for manslaughter.
ReplyDeleteI think JackRubberchicken's still going to follow you, sitting quietly in the rubbery, chickeny shadows.
ReplyDeleteoh yah, i'll never be able to ditch the name fully. it's still on my profile, albeit in brackets, hah. figured people might get suspicious with a strange new moderator showing up who they've never heard of before. (;
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