How did you choose your username?

Geekoid · 10-05-2012, 09:47 AM

Hey, Janszoon, I'm gonna have to check out The Island of Lost Maps. Does it actually have a lot to do with cartographers or explorers, or just the maps themselves as they relate to the characters? I actually love maps myself, so I recognized "Janszoon" right away when I first saw your username.

I actually chose my username because it's generally reflective of myself. I like the suffix -oid used as "like" or "resembling."

I find the word "geek" to be a very ambiguous term, since it's been used in various different ways over the years. A few definitions:

Geek
-a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, especially one who is perceived to be overly intellectual.
-An unfashionable or socially inept person
-A person with an eccentric devotion to a particular interest
-eccentric: a person with an unusual or odd personality

As a kid, I was always considered an outsider freak because of my eccentricities and strange devotion to certain interests. You know, "eww, back off geek!" (if you don't recall, back in the 90s, everyone and their cat tried to avoid being thought of as a geek or a nerd). Pretty much everyone agreed that I was a person who was unfashionable, socially inept, eccentric and overly intellectual. Eventually people started to appreciate my geeky qualities, if only superficially.

So, when I joined this forum, I wanted to choose a name that described me well- indicate the kinds of geekoid posts I'd contribute. I think it does a pretty good job.

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10-05-2012, 09:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
Geekoid Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 171	Hey, Janszoon, I'm gonna have to check out The Island of Lost Maps. Does it actually have a lot to do with cartographers or explorers, or just the maps themselves as they relate to the characters? I actually love maps myself, so I recognized "Janszoon" right away when I first saw your username. I actually chose my username because it's generally reflective of myself. I like the suffix -oid used as "like" or "resembling." I find the word "geek" to be a very ambiguous term, since it's been used in various different ways over the years. A few definitions: Geek -a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, especially one who is perceived to be overly intellectual. -An unfashionable or socially inept person -A person with an eccentric devotion to a particular interest -eccentric: a person with an unusual or odd personality As a kid, I was always considered an outsider freak because of my eccentricities and strange devotion to certain interests. You know, "eww, back off geek!" (if you don't recall, back in the 90s, everyone and their cat tried to avoid being thought of as a geek or a nerd). Pretty much everyone agreed that I was a person who was unfashionable, socially inept, eccentric and overly intellectual. Eventually people started to appreciate my geeky qualities, if only superficially. So, when I joined this forum, I wanted to choose a name that described me well- indicate the kinds of geekoid posts I'd contribute. I think it does a pretty good job.