Okay, earlier we were having some trouble with the name thing. People were calling me "David" -- which is my name -- and DavidinHartford (who cleverly made his s/n his name) was talking about how confused he was. I also know we have two Mandys and two Nicoles... and I'm sure there are more.
I want to say this right now... I'm not calling anybody by their username if I know their real name. Sorry. So, in order to make this work. We're going to have to do this like we all did this in elementary school. You know, back when you were still only known by your first name... if your class had two Chelseas, you referred to them as Chelsea R. and Chelsea W. -- whatever their last name began with, you attributed the letter.
Now, in order to make this work... we're going to need people who share a name with others to confess the first initial of their last name. Of course, I really don't care... I mean, if you want to make up a letter just to keep privacy to yourself, then that's fine -- just so we can have something to distinguish between different people.
I know we have two Nicoles... a Nicole R.(I believe I know her last name, but won't say it) and a Nicole T. (for Tremblay). This way we can be as personal as we've always been without being confusing. My last name begins with an S. -- which should be easy to remember because "S" for "StudDuck" ... but another idea that I have could be this...
You see, there is another David in our family... I have an uncle named David and so on holidays when he visits, we are distinguished by our middle names. For instance, I am referred to as "David Thomas" instead of just "David" ... it easily specifies which David is being spoken of.
So... if you want to call me "David Thomas" or "David S." ... go for it. I think everyone needs to collectively decide on which one they want to call me -- personally, I like the "David Thomas" ... it's very melodic. I just really like the personal vibe that we've all brought to this wonderful place, and it would be such a shame to see that go away.
That is all. If you share a name with someone... then perhaps you can had an initial or middle name to which we can specify you as. Or if you really are comfortable with being called your username, that's fine too... I just really like the personal vibe we keep here. It's a shame we all can't have names like Sheyne. There's a girl that won't be confused with anyone else here. (both namewise and personality-wise -- we love you Sheyne!)
That is all,
David Thomas and/or David S. (whichever is to be determined)