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Re:Expectations: Follow up to "I'm building a better TechCru... by g0atbutt on Friday February 04, 2011 @03:07PM (#2180940)
Haha, yes I am. I've had it for years, doesn't seem right to change it now…
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Re:Expectations: Follow up to "I'm building a better TechCru... by stevejohnson on Friday February 04, 2011 @04:38PM (#2181348)
"That's the way it's always been" is a really, really awful justification for perpetuating things. I dropped my nick of several years not too long ago in favor of my real name.
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Re:Expectations: Follow up to "I'm building a better TechCru... by Helianthus16 on Friday February 04, 2011 @09:43PM (#2182274)
except that loyalty to a quirkiness is seen as individualistic and therefore admirable.

not saying you're wrong--well, actually, i am saying you're wrong.

i'm not saying there aren't valid reasons to change his screen name now or previously. i'm saying there are also valid reasons to keep it.

and I still think it's funny.

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Re:Expectations: Follow up to "I'm building a better TechCru... by mindcrime on Friday February 04, 2011 @03:21PM (#2181003)
No reason why you should change it. All Hail G0atbutt!!!!
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