Apologies to Logan55…
Thanks, Jhevz. 😀 Yes, picking a username that you’ll remain happy with can be a daunting challenge if you’re not properly prepared for it (a christian name even more so as I’ve discovered).
Good advice on “if your username is taken.” Can also be awkward if someone has a similar username to yours. A more original username is sometimes best — Logans, for instance, are a dime a dozen in the sci-fi community.
Sorry for the personal anecdote which I’ve already shared elsewhere, but it illustrates the point… My net nick was originally the very unimaginative “login name”, which I then shortened to “login”, and then corrupted to “Logan” — made for a nice Logan’s Run reference. However, in using Logan here I may have inadvertantly stepped on the virtual toes of “oldbie” Logan55 — sorry Logan55, I didn’t check! 😳 To make matters worse, I now sometimes call myself Logan 5.
When Logan55 returns to the fora I’ll probably have to cede all my posts to him. Good thing we have avatars to recognise eachother with too! 😀