If you changed your name during the Amnesty period, are you still happy that you did?

I Have A Dream

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Wed Jun-03-09 06:26 PM
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If you changed your name during the Amnesty period, are you still happy that you did?

...or, if given the chance, would you change it back to your original name again?

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Lyric

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Wed Jun-03-09 06:31 PM
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1. Yes, I'm very happy.

(Formerly known as oktoberain)

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I Have A Dream

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Wed Jun-03-09 06:40 PM
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2. I like your new name. It fits you very well.

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SKKY

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Wed Jun-03-09 06:41 PM
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3. No, I kinda miss ALiberalSailor...

...my attempt to rake off my favorite fashion designer has been an unmitigated failure.

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I Have A Dream

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Wed Jun-03-09 06:47 PM
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6. I'm finding that I don't know who people are anymore.

I was familiar with your ALiberalSailor persona, but I didn't know that you were now SKKY. I was the person who helped you get your last few posts to get to 1000, so I specifically remember you.

I wish that part of the change was that the old name went into the user's profile for a year or so. The name in the sig line for a short period of time helped, but it wasn't long enough for me to get everything straight. I often wonder whether someone left DU or changed their name.

Sorry that you don't like your name. :(

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Raffi Ella

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Wed Jun-03-09 06:44 PM
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4. "...are you still happy that you did?"

YES! My name now sounds upbeat and happy, almost lyrical to me. It matches how I feel now about what's happening in America. :)

My old name was dreary and old sounding, very serious; I chose it b/c I was SO Intimidated by the vast intelligence at D.U. - I was SO not up to par, lol. The last thing I woulda done back then was choose a fun/silly name like the one I have now.

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I Have A Dream

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Wed Jun-03-09 06:48 PM
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7. I'm glad that you're so happy with yours, Raffi Ella.

It is a great name! :D

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Raffi Ella

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Wed Jun-03-09 07:14 PM
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9. Thanks.

B-)

what about you? I'm assuming yours is new because it's so perfect for the times :toast: Are you happy with it?

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I Have A Dream

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Wed Jun-03-09 07:20 PM
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10. This is my original name. I *definitely* had a dream back...

in 2005 when I joined DU. My dream's a little closer to reality now, but we still have a long way to go...

I like my name quite a bit, but people never know what to call me. (I didn't quite "get" the concept of a username when I first joined DU. I didn't understand that people would actually refer to me by it. :D)

That being said, I still very much like the name. Dr. King is a real hero of mine.

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Raffi Ella

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Wed Jun-03-09 08:21 PM
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12. oooh, Ok.

THAT makes it a different ball game all together.

late '04/'05, yeah. " I have a Dream" - wow, enough to bring a tear to my eye just remembering that time.

Very powerful.

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Suich

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Wed Jun-03-09 06:45 PM
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5. I don't know who anybody is anymore! n/t

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I Have A Dream

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Wed Jun-03-09 06:49 PM
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8. Same for me.

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AwakeAtLast

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Wed Jun-03-09 07:33 PM
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11. Yep, I am

(the DUer formerly known as WakeMeUp)

:hi:

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