# Stolen user names **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [July 15, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036 "2008-07-15T17:56:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![spyderfx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@spyderfx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spyderfx)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036/1 "2008-07-15T17:56:18Z")
i pretty much use the same username everywhere i go on the web. something that is likely not to be taken, yet easy to remember. lately when i have been trying to register at places, it has been saying that my username is already in use. after 8 years of using this username that has never been a problem! has anyone else been having a problem with their username being robbed from them? ---
**Author:** ![w1sh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7feea3/32.png) [@w1sh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/w1sh)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036/2 "2008-07-15T17:59:39Z")
Yeah. I used to go by John Smith _ALL_ the time. Now it’s like there are more people than ever making accounts at places and I don’t get to have my name. You could go with something really complex like spyderfxmakestopicnamesthatsoundinterestingbutarenot. I don’t think that would be used. ---
**Author:** ![fester8542](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a183cd/32.png) [@fester8542](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fester8542)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036/3 "2008-07-15T18:05:04Z")
:sure: That’s got to be frustrating. Luckily my name is unique enough I have never ran into that and I use it for everything. Although I did have a crazy ex girlfriend manage to track me down via it once. So it can be bad too 😉 ---
**Author:** ![spyderfx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@spyderfx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spyderfx)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036/4 "2008-07-15T18:08:38Z")
its not frustrating. just weird that someone would start using the exact same thing ---
**Author:** ![built\_by](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/built_by/32/1994_2.png) [@built\_by](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/built_by)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036/5 "2008-07-15T18:10:57Z")
If only the internet had a dibs function. ---
**Author:** ![Anogar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Anogar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anogar)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036/6 "2008-07-15T18:14:48Z")
GOSH, to think that of the 1.4 Billion + internet users, someone else would come up with your particular generic handle! 🎻 :hang: ---
**Author:** ![spyderfx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@spyderfx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spyderfx)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036/7 "2008-07-15T18:20:13Z")
there may be 1.4 billion users, but there are an infinite number of letter combinations. and of those 1.4 billion users, how many of those are english speaking? more likely someone saw it and decided to take. ---
**Author:** ![Anogar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Anogar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anogar)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036/8 "2008-07-15T18:27:24Z")
Don’t flatter yourself. It’s not that creative of a username. ---
**Author:** ![indiasfinest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5e9695/32.png) [@indiasfinest](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/indiasfinest)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036/9 "2008-07-15T18:29:37Z")
indiasfinest was never taken until last year ---
**Author:** ![gigaboost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/58956e/32.png) [@gigaboost](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gigaboost)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036/10 "2008-07-15T18:30:38Z")
Ive never had my nick taken anywhere. Im so pro ;D ---
**Author:** ![Gundark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@Gundark](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gundark)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036/11 "2008-07-15T18:31:33Z")
I’ve always wanted to be able to create an awesome unique username that I could use everywhere. I failed. I suck at thinking up usernames. :hang: ---
**Author:** ![senocular](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/senocular/32/7217_2.png) [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036/12 "2008-07-15T18:33:17Z")
You’d think senoucular would be unique enough - most people don’t even know its a real word… 😱 THE SENOCULAR ON DIGG IS NOT ME 😱 … posers :sure: ---
**Author:** ![TheCanadian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheCanadian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheCanadian)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036/13 "2008-07-15T18:38:48Z")
I’m the only Canadian so I have no problems. ---
**Author:** ![redelite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dc4da7/32.png) [@redelite](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/redelite)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036/14 "2008-07-15T18:42:30Z")
I use the tag of MadSquabbles now because redelite is everwhere (thanks to halo)… but seems lately even that one is getting jacked ☹ … I mean seriously, how do you think of MadSquabbles at random… ---
**Author:** ![w1sh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7feea3/32.png) [@w1sh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/w1sh)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036/15 "2008-07-15T18:47:55Z")
[http://www.rinkworks.com/namegen/](http://www.rinkworks.com/namegen/) ---
**Author:** ![sekasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@sekasi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sekasi)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036/16 "2008-07-15T18:50:21Z")
sekasi means a lot of different things in different languages so it’s very often taken. Luckily my standard backup name, s4k551\_xxl33t\_\_ is always free. ---
**Author:** ![zao](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/zao/32/141_2.png) [@zao](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zao)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036/17 "2008-07-15T18:54:08Z")
That’s quite the alternative. ---
**Author:** ![built\_by](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/built_by/32/1994_2.png) [@built\_by](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/built_by)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036/18 "2008-07-15T19:10:30Z")
[quote=sekasi;2359150]sekasi means a lot of different things in different languages so it’s very often taken. Luckily my standard backup name, s4k551\_xxl33t\_\_ is always free.[/quote] why not just use sk33t\_\_sk33t\_\_sk33t? ---
**Author:** ![BS1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ce73a5/32.png) [@BS1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BS1)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036/19 "2008-07-15T19:13:59Z")
BS is always taken. Blakeshannon is my back up \<-usually works. ---
**Author:** ![DanontheMoon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/danonthemoon/32/7436_2.png) [@DanontheMoon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DanontheMoon)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stolen-user-names/266036/20 "2008-07-15T19:17:27Z")
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