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Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008

I don't know when in the near future I'll be doing this, but soon I will be getting rid of the account named gbarules2999 and making a new one. I might ask a mod to delete this one.

The reasoning is mostly that I've been using this name for a good seven years, even since the GBA came out. I was young back then. I wrote some pretty dumb things. The bad thing about the internet is that it's still there; I realized this after googling my username.

I'm also sick of the thing. the GBA does rule, to be sure, but I'll be the first to say it's kind of a dumb name and that it's given me a little bit of angst over the years. Well, angst is a little strong, but you get the idea. And when I tell people my e-mail, oftentimes it makes no sense to them. I've never liked that name much.

So I'm going to take down all the reviews that I'm proud of and start over again. I'll still be on, I'll still blog, I'll still review, I'll still do whatever, I just won't be gbarules2999 any more.

Dumb name. This isn't supposed to be a dramatic moment or anything, but it's kind of sounding like it. Oy.

So what should I call myself instead? I've also been known as Sceptre X and Iendicis on other forums.

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Good luck with that.
Posted Oct 22, 2008 2:41 pm PT
Daw, you're retiring? Just when I was starting to form an image of a bespectacled gameboy with limbs sitting behind a computer...

Well I hope you pick a good name. Be sure to pick one that you KNOW will never bother you in the future, so we won't have to go through this again.

Edit: Oh yeah, once you create your new account, KAWL MEH!
Posted Oct 22, 2008 2:57 pm PT
I've kinda-sorta thought of doing the same thing...but I'm happy with most of the stuff I've done with this username, and having to change everything over would certainly be a hassle. Anyway, be sure to friend me when you do switch over. In the meantime, I'll contemplate a potential new name for myself and Google your old username .
Posted Oct 22, 2008 3:01 pm PT
@Blue: Screw you for that last bit. I'll just go ahead and tell you my spats on the 1up forums were embarrassingly misinformed and usually fairly terrible. @flash: I will. I'm thinking "ThatonekidwholovesUbuntuLinux" or something along those lines.

@gamespot: Fix your goshdarn formatting.
Posted Oct 22, 2008 3:02 pm PT
Wow, that's kind of hard to do. You've written a ton of reviews...

Maybe you should change your name to "pcrules"?
Posted Oct 22, 2008 3:05 pm PT
@GamerJM: haha. That might do.
Posted Oct 22, 2008 3:05 pm PT
DSRules
Posted Oct 22, 2008 3:11 pm PT
I'll still call you GBA.
Posted Oct 22, 2008 3:11 pm PT
Here I am.

GBA's okay. Befriend me, quick, I'm getting lonely.
Posted Oct 22, 2008 3:21 pm PT
Dont know anything about changing your name.
Posted Oct 22, 2008 4:04 pm PT
I can understand wanting to have it changed. My name on here is misspelt (diliberately), has no capital letters, and has a 3 that means nothing. Then there are the words which are a part of it.
Posted Oct 22, 2008 4:20 pm PT
Posted Oct 22, 2008 4:58 pm PT
I mean, I've had people especially who just don't get the whole gba thing. When they mentioned my name on GFW Radio and EGM Live (two podcasts on 1up.com) both of them had something to say on how stupid it is.

The 2999 means nothing, but it's a terrible thing to type. Aberinkulas is cooler. (It's a type of drum and is a Mars Volta song)
Posted Oct 22, 2008 6:57 pm PT
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