Getting Yourself a Name in Neopia by noremac9 |  |
PET CENTRAL - Everybody's always stressing about why giving your pets a good name
is so important. I say-- ame 'em jojo_DA_jugglin_CLOWWN_wit_one_leg_andarooster.
It doesn't matter. However, naming yourself--whoa, now THAT'S a different story.
You should DEFINITELY work a lot on thinking up a good username. Well, for those
of you who have trouble--never fear, this article is here to probably steer you
in the wrong direction. If it steers you in the RIGHT direction, I'm very sorry.
It was an accident.
The first thing you should know when creating a name is if it is taken or
not. Go to the sidebar and type in the first five names that come to mind when
creating an identity is brought up. Here are mine--
Doorknob - Taken Windowsill - Taken ChickenOfEternalPowerAndGreenBiscuits
- Too Long ChairLeg - Taken IsEVERYnameTAKEN -Taken
Now you know two things: that it's really hard to find a username someone
doesn't have, and that there's some creepy stuff lurking in the dark recesses
of my mind.
Okay, so I gave up on getting a beautiful name that came out of my head. Instead,
I turned to my own, REAL name. Yup, as scary as it may seem, this can be your
best bet.
For instance, if your name is Derek, you just modify things a bit. Just change
the 'e' to a 'u', the other 'e' and 'r' to an 'm', and the 'k' to a 'po.' Voila,
we have "Dumpo" Unfortunately, this name is already taken. So we use one of
the classic username making tactics-- adding an adjective. What's a good adjective?
Well, it only makes sense to use "Dumpy," since you ARE "Dumpo." So is "DumpyDumpo"
taken? Nope. See, now you-- Derek Somethin'-- have a username that fits your
real name, and is hence easy to remember, and cool. Of course, if adjectives
aren't your thing, go with a verb. Though, "DumpingDumpo" probably won't win
you much respect.
Naturally, not everyone is up to taking their beautiful name and, well, mutilating
it. I know how you feel. Therefore, you use the technique known as anagramming.
At least, it's known as anagramming from this point forward. See, basically,
what you do is this. You take your name (we'll just say Stud) and switch it
around. Any of the following could be a possible outcome.
Dust Utsd Dtsu
Um, too bad most of those are unpronounceable, and the one that isn't means
"Particles that collect on Zen Drawer and are annoying." But look on the bright
side-- while they may be unpronounceable, the only people saying it will be
people stalking you from online. They have to type it, otherwise. So it works,
when you think about it in the right light…
Of course, if you've just got to have this really cool word-- like "Pudgey"--
that you KNOW is taken, you can always add numbers. 42 is a really popular choice--
it being the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything-- so it's probably
going to be taken. Instead, use this tried-and-true methods of numeric selection.
The date of the month your birthday's on, the number of mushrooms in your
yard (zero works, for a lot of us), and the third letter in your dog's name's
alpha-numerical value. If your dog is name "Ut," I apologize. Rename your dog
"Uto." If you don't have a dog at all, pretend you have a dog named "Uto."
Of course, if you don't want anyone to be able to derive the third letter
in your dog's name, your real name, or your nickname, there's another way, oh
unimaginative one. Just pick a character from the site, and make your name based
on that. Since you're not playing the site yet, if you're trying to create a
name still, I'll give you a hint. Everything in Neopia revolves around these
three things: Hubert's Hotdogs, Hubrid's Mortogs, and Happy Hunting. So just
try a combination of these three fundamentals, like, "Happy_Hubrid_Hotdog."
Sounds good-- and it's not taken.
Now, thus far it's been all about making nice, original names. Or at least
original names. But what if you want to blend into the crowd, like a Chia in
a meat pie? Well, seems only fair. But be warned-- I call this the head-bang
technique-- so if your head is weak, or your keypad is breakable, well, I apologize
for injuries.
The idea is simple-- start with the foundation of "neo." Then, take your largest
appendage currently resting on your shoulders, and bang the number pad, like
so-- 898505855. Hmm, appears my head strays toward the '8' and the '5'. If your
head strays too much toward one combination, just try doing an atomic drop onto
the keypad instead. Ouch. So in my case, I came up with "neo898505855."
Oh yeah, and then there's female users. They have a system all unto themselves.
After long study, I believe the secret code is something like this.
Angel/Puppy/Adjective describing your awesomeness + three or less letters
describing your awesomeness (for instance, 'qt', 'lvr', etc.) + string of numbers
equal to the number of sleeping Rhinos at the time of your name's creation =
pupE2hotqtluv56453.
Yeah, any day now I'll probably be shown the Usuki of Eternal Death for letting
that oh-so-secret code out, but what can I say-- I never could keep a secret.
Oh yeah, and if that wasn't it, well, I think it might be number of sleeping
HIPPOS. Ah well, it's all good.
If none of these sound good, there's always the tagalong method. Just take
the name you WANTED ("Pudgey," was it?) and add "_gallery," "_treasury" or "_guild."
I see all three of those all the time, so you shouldn't get any odd glances.
I have no idea why people add those to there names, either, but hey, if it works,
it works.
Finally, when going to create a username… wait, when you create a username,
that means you have no account, right? So… you wouldn't know what the Neopian
times is… or anything like that… and, oh dung.
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