Letting the handle go after 5+ years
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So I finally decided to use my real name today on Code Project after having used a handle for more than 5 years "gladiatron"! to be honest, when i first joined CodeProject I really didn't intend to use it quite that much except for one-off code-problems and I actually didn't for around 4 something years. Only since last year, I have been a more active member of CP helping with peoples' problems, posting questions, commenting in The Lounge etc...and with my first article debut on CP today, I thought it makes perfect sense to unmask the name and come out with my real name. I happen to think that using your real name (as many of the top guys here do) gives more credibility to your views and ideas. People often tend to look at handles as something of a non-serious time-killing joker. And I am nothing like that :). I feel, real names also engender an unspoken trust that the person participating in the community is not a sham and is serious. So there you go, I am Aman (trust me that is my name and yes I am a man as well, so my name perfectly re-affirms my gender ;) ) and pleased to meet you all again :) and I really hope to contribute even more in the coming days, weeks, months and years. Do share your experiences and views in this regard, I would be glad to hear them.
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I agree with that! I suppose if anyone is in doubt of anyone's credibility, they should look up their reputation points :) that should allay or confirm all the doubts forever. "You don't get to 591K points without being credible". Cheers.
Aman.A wrote:
"You don't get to 591K points without being credible"
Hah! How little you know me! I'm barely credible as a human being, let alone anything else. Just ask the wife. :laugh:
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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And couldn't spell...which would have made her a wizodd.
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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And couldn't spell...which would have made her a wizodd.
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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So I finally decided to use my real name today on Code Project after having used a handle for more than 5 years "gladiatron"! to be honest, when i first joined CodeProject I really didn't intend to use it quite that much except for one-off code-problems and I actually didn't for around 4 something years. Only since last year, I have been a more active member of CP helping with peoples' problems, posting questions, commenting in The Lounge etc...and with my first article debut on CP today, I thought it makes perfect sense to unmask the name and come out with my real name. I happen to think that using your real name (as many of the top guys here do) gives more credibility to your views and ideas. People often tend to look at handles as something of a non-serious time-killing joker. And I am nothing like that :). I feel, real names also engender an unspoken trust that the person participating in the community is not a sham and is serious. So there you go, I am Aman (trust me that is my name and yes I am a man as well, so my name perfectly re-affirms my gender ;) ) and pleased to meet you all again :) and I really hope to contribute even more in the coming days, weeks, months and years. Do share your experiences and views in this regard, I would be glad to hear them.
I would never use my full name in a public message board. That just invites trouble. Apparently I am some female wrestler in a video game.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
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So I finally decided to use my real name today on Code Project after having used a handle for more than 5 years "gladiatron"! to be honest, when i first joined CodeProject I really didn't intend to use it quite that much except for one-off code-problems and I actually didn't for around 4 something years. Only since last year, I have been a more active member of CP helping with peoples' problems, posting questions, commenting in The Lounge etc...and with my first article debut on CP today, I thought it makes perfect sense to unmask the name and come out with my real name. I happen to think that using your real name (as many of the top guys here do) gives more credibility to your views and ideas. People often tend to look at handles as something of a non-serious time-killing joker. And I am nothing like that :). I feel, real names also engender an unspoken trust that the person participating in the community is not a sham and is serious. So there you go, I am Aman (trust me that is my name and yes I am a man as well, so my name perfectly re-affirms my gender ;) ) and pleased to meet you all again :) and I really hope to contribute even more in the coming days, weeks, months and years. Do share your experiences and views in this regard, I would be glad to hear them.
F****ng A! Aman. A! ... two of you make _a man a'_s on a sandwich. :-D
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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I happen to use as close to my real name as I could get: all the variations I could find on Paul Griffin were taken by the time I signed up. So, I ended up with a handle. I don't think use of a real name gives any credibility - I think it is the quality of your posts that does that. I can think of people who use their real name who shouldn't be allowed near a computer, much less listened too...
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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Thanks :(( ;P
How do we know that is your real name? :laugh:
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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In more seriousness now: I don't see how it matters, you aren't using your full name. How would going by First Name, Last Initial be more credible, it doesn't turn up in google results.
true, gradual disclosure! :)
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How do we know that is your real name? :laugh:
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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F****ng A! Aman. A! ... two of you make _a man a'_s on a sandwich. :-D
It was broke, so I fixed it.
not sure of that but "Aman" definitely is sandwiched between "F***ing A" and "A", lets just hope these 2 are girls. ;)
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I would never use my full name in a public message board. That just invites trouble. Apparently I am some female wrestler in a video game.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
Seems you also hide your face :laugh: p.s: profile pic
Quick Homepage - www.FaceLaptop.com
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Well, you don't and technically I don't either. Its the codename the US president gave me :laugh:
Oh sh*t! Now you have told us, you will have to kill us all. Can you start with JSOP? At least he can shoot back...
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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Aman.A wrote:
"You don't get to 591K points without being credible"
Hah! How little you know me! I'm barely credible as a human being, let alone anything else. Just ask the wife. :laugh:
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
That's what wives are there for i suppose, keep us men grounded in reality. Man - "honey, look at this, I have been consistently ranked as a Top Expert on Code Project" Wife - "eermmm, no surprise you have been wasting your time on bloody CP when you should be fixing that broken sink that's been broken for around a week now"...*Man hangs his head in disappointment* ;)
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Oh sh*t! Now you have told us, you will have to kill us all. Can you start with JSOP? At least he can shoot back...
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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Seems you also hide your face :laugh: p.s: profile pic
Quick Homepage - www.FaceLaptop.com
And that's you. is it? :laugh:
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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not sure of that but "Aman" definitely is sandwiched between "F***ing A" and "A", lets just hope these 2 are girls. ;)
Aman.A wrote:
not sure of that...
Using a colloquialism, as some people pronounce mayonnaise like Man Ay's (Ay's, like raise). As for the other part, I think you got that. :-D
It was broke, so I fixed it.
