tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post1376638608542178595..comments2024-01-02T23:18:18.412-08:00Comments on Yeebo Fernbottom's MMO Blog: The Fun of an Online PersonaYeebohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-12383311390921711712010-07-22T13:16:14.747-07:002010-07-22T13:16:14.747-07:00Really good points Tesh.Really good points Tesh.Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-19899841836247550112010-07-22T10:39:48.338-07:002010-07-22T10:39:48.338-07:00"Tesh" is purely my blogging handle. I ..."Tesh" is purely my blogging handle. I tend to come up with unique names for games... though "Silveransom" is one I've decided to use at least once in each game.<br /><br />And yes, the "tabletop RP" mindset is valuable, as is the "magician actor". We each wear a series of masks in our life; it's a survival trait. We simply don't act the same way with some people as we do with others, and that's normal and even wise. (In addition to being fun!)<br /><br />Wanting control over those identities is almost a human right; it's like wanting control over how you present yourself in any given company. Whether or not those faces or identities are "real" or "false" should be up to the individual, not the State.Teshhttp://tishtoshtesh.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-42215843115012954462010-07-18T11:48:25.392-07:002010-07-18T11:48:25.392-07:00@Anjin: Thanks. During the real ID drama the conc...@Anjin: Thanks. During the real ID drama the conclusion of some commentators, that anyone opposed to Real ID is some sort of troll, irked me a bit.<br /><br />@Ysharros: I have a few different character names I recycle among games. It's a bit exasperating to me when one of the completely made up ones is already taken, those are kind of my backups when my favorites from mythology are taken.<br /><br />Oh yeah and thanks for fixing the link. No worries at all :-)Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-64402514882320787772010-07-17T09:45:34.238-07:002010-07-17T09:45:34.238-07:00Oh and ack, sorry Yeebo! I just noticed your link ...Oh and ack, sorry Yeebo! I just noticed your link at my place had an extra Y in it. Fixed. ;)<br /><br />Name discussion is good for blogroll accuracy, at any rate.Ysharroshttp://stylishcorpse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-76289810174746679812010-07-17T09:43:03.264-07:002010-07-17T09:43:03.264-07:00I agree entirely. I've used Ysharros as a net ...I agree entirely. I've used Ysharros as a net handle for nigh on 15 years -- I have RL friends who call me Ysh even though they know what my "real" name is.<br /><br />Ysh *is* me. The idea that the only me is the one with my first and last name on Facebook is imbecilic.<br /><br />Where the name comes from is also pretty well documented, and one of the reasons I'm still using it is that it's extremely unlikely to be used by anyone else. That said, I've been half-flattered, half-peeved to note the name being used here and there in MMOs when I try to make a character... but I don't own the rights to it and I can think of a handful of RL people who could quite legitimately use it. (Long story short, I wrote the character, other people played it (freeform/live RP).)Ysharroshttp://stylishcorpse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-8964829340020345622010-07-16T23:09:23.169-07:002010-07-16T23:09:23.169-07:00Lots of good comments already, but I still wanted ...Lots of good comments already, but I still wanted to drop by. think you've elucidated the entire argument perfectly. I can understand why some people would be happy to put their lives online, there are a great amount of us who desire a clean separation between the two.Marty Runyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08456700794989273981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-53007294126484615012010-07-16T18:36:42.524-07:002010-07-16T18:36:42.524-07:00@Jayedub: Apart from being a bit calmer and hippyi...@Jayedub: Apart from being a bit calmer and hippyish than me, I wouldn't say Yeebo is all that different. <br /><br />@Adingworld: now I'm curios about your stage name.<br /><br />@Mmogamerchick: it's a pretty boring story. I had rolled up a hobbit druid with green hair on his head and his feet in EQOA (of all games). He looked like a Yeebo, and I've been using that name ever since.<br /><br />@BlueKae: great minds think alike . . .and also those with similar psychoses :-)Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-15577594731474442722010-07-16T07:03:27.932-07:002010-07-16T07:03:27.932-07:00I've been hacking away at a scarily similar po...I've been hacking away at a scarily similar post, which is to say I totally agree.Blue Kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837719824734379806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-62847028438848395232010-07-15T19:10:55.338-07:002010-07-15T19:10:55.338-07:00Interesting read...I was hoping you'd go into ...Interesting read...I was hoping you'd go into more about why you chose the handle "Yeebo" as I think that's a pretty unique name :) But yeah, I agree with you and what some of the others have said, having an online persona helps keep my gaming and other life separate. For me, I wish I had started off with an actual name, but I guess MMOGC or "geecee" works too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-69316950887127762092010-07-15T16:37:40.505-07:002010-07-15T16:37:40.505-07:00Same thing for me, Sente is an online persona in t...Same thing for me, Sente is an online persona in the realm of MMOs for me. He takes care of that game stuff.<br /><br />I have also thought about nicknames - in some groups of friends I have different nickname than with others.<br /><br />Also, one of my hobbies is magic (the rabbit-out-of-a-hat kind). As a magician it is close to a necessity to have a separate persona on stage.<br />A magician is an actor who plays the part of a magician.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-49732760624205409282010-07-15T16:24:18.545-07:002010-07-15T16:24:18.545-07:00Well JayeDub thinks the world should be his playgr...Well JayeDub thinks the world should be his playground and be able to drive over pedestrians in cars and leap tall buildings in a single bound. <br /><br />But that's certianly not what Jason thinks!Jayedubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437007861375094683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-29648889167215804752010-07-15T15:55:00.312-07:002010-07-15T15:55:00.312-07:00That's funny. I think that sort of thing tend...That's funny. I think that sort of thing tends to happen more often to those of us that grew up playing PnP RPGs. Certainly when I play MMOs, I base a lot of my decisions on what I think my character would do.Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-85019291284271782452010-07-15T15:47:29.443-07:002010-07-15T15:47:29.443-07:00I'm pretty much on board with all that. Furth...I'm pretty much on board with all that. Further, as I've gone on blogging and doing other things under the Ardwulf 'persona', I've noticed that it tends to have developed something of a personality of its own. Ardwulf might feel compelled to comment on something that Gary doesn't care about. It's kind of weird, actually.Ardwulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09612113439848252327noreply@blogger.com