does anyone wish they were called by there smogon user name irl

[Oglemi]

rare non-goof smogoff post from me:

i don't know about wishing to be called it, but i was having a convesations recently about how this handle feels more like "my name" than my given name (it predates smogon)

it's a bit odd; i don't think i'd ever let myself name myself bc i don't know if it would feel genuine to me, but i know that lots of people go through ~identity changes~ and have to find their own names

maybe it's to do w the ways you connect/are connected with online; sometimes people have more earnest connections on the internet, or reveal things about themselves here they wouldn't in their offline circles. i suspect this is the opposite of how most people characterise online relationships!

but how do you feel about Swaggersaurus??

also if i knew people would pronounce my username correctly i wouldn't mind it but they always get it wrong :/

 

[Redew]

I've only heard this name said in my Pokémon GO circles when I used to play and it was just weird to hear lol. Just call me my real name thanks~

Blitzamirin, got it

 

[Lan]

Lan's actually an IRL nickname (from my first name), even before Smogon, so it only gets weird if I get called by it by someone I met before I adopted the nickname.

 

[wind]

I have friends who know my username (though they arent at the social media where i use this nick) and sometimes call me by it and its kinda weird because Windingsss is horrible in spanish lmao

Wouldnt complain if people call me Winds/Wind, though i'd still prefer my name

 

[a loser]

I think it would feel much different being called this if I wasn't hiding behind a computer screen so I'll pass.

 

[adamantazu]

no^2

edit: also, it's their, not there. smh my head

 

[Ailura]

i wouldn't mind being called by my ps name, but being referred to as "FantinaFan" would definitely attract some weird looks LOL

 

[chimp]

monkey

 

[Specs]

Since covid I've gotten called Specs more than my real name so I feel.

I wouldn't put that on my irl friends, but it wouldn't bother me to be called Specs more often idk its cool

 

[Gummy]

ive had this online name since like 4th grade. when people say the word "gummy" in real life in the normal contexts you'd hear it in my head goes up like i've just heard my own name

so maybe

 

[Ransei]

Just "Ran" sounds like a good nickname but it'd look confusing because of how it's spelled vs how it's pronounced.

It would sound like "Ron" but how it's spelled makes it seem like the past tense of run.

 

[GobbiIsDepressed]

hell nah, just no

 

[Unfunnydededenotxd]

I'd like to be called by my smogon username irl, but only if it's shortened to unfunny for 2 reasons. 1. My smogon name is super long, and 2. I hate my irl first name (no, i will not be revealing it).

 

[War Incarnate]

no because i like the way i'm called

 

[Berks]

Being called this in real life spawned this regretful name change, so be careful what you wish for!!

 

[Voltage]

My girlfriend calls me Voltage, no this is not a joke.

 

[BIG ASHLEY]

My girlfriend calls me Voltage, no this is not a joke.

does she find you......... electrifying (sunglasses emote)

 

[Voltage]

does she find you......... electrifying (sunglasses emote)

yeah, and here's video evidence of it

(spoilers for 9 hours 9 persons 9 doors)
https://clips.twitch.tv/OutstandingRoundLatteKappaRoss--P3HSFgEQBoxjYDA

 

[BP]

My girlfriend calls me Voltage, no this is not a joke.

My girl friend calls me BP but in her case the acronym stands for something that isn't Broken Phobias

 

[BIG ASHLEY]

My girl friend calls me BP but in her case the acronym stands for something that isn't Broken Phobias

bussy possessor

 

[Fusion Flare]

My girl friend calls me BP but in her case the acronym stands for something that isn't Broken Phobias

Bullet punch

 

[Snessy!]

My girl friend calls me BP but in her case the acronym stands for something that isn't Broken Phobias

bad piggy

 

[Voltage]

My girl friend calls me BP but in her case the acronym stands for something that isn't Broken Phobias

butt plug

 

[BIG ASHLEY]

bee pee (hee hee)

 

[phoopes]

does she find you......... electrifying (sunglasses emote)

"you've been conquered by CasedVictory"