Is it ethically wrong to sit on a name that you're extremely fond of?
EDIT: this is an account/username different from that of my primary: hopla.
I don't believe I'll ever use it, unless there is some use for an Alt that I'm unaware of...
I've finally summoned the courage to promise myself I won't put up any art under a pseudonym.
I'd only be using it for making testing runs if the site goes down, if a new feature is added, and I suppose I could use it as a means to follow and join a lot of members, tags, and groups so as not to clutter my homespace.
So is it unethical to sit on this name for longer than a year (now that I've created it in such surprise that it wasn't already in use) or any time at all?
Seriously, I love this username so much that, yesterday even more surprised, I made a PSN account (and linked it here) that will be my primary, probably forever. As much as I like it, Hopla, I like much better in a text-based setting and I have no use for an Alt.
What do you think, community?
Is there anything that warrants claiming a username that will (literally, most likely) never be used in a full capacity?
i will admit, now that I have it as a PSN account, I feel more comfortable with letting the Bnet version go, and yes I know I sound psychotic.
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Hmm, I have used "HankTheYank27" on every account I own anywhere for as long as I can remember, so I dont know what to say. The way I see it, every name you use, even if its not being used as much anymore is a form of your identity, like a nickname or a maiden name. Thats why I use HankTheYank27 for all my stuff. Xbox, email, account names, and probably PSN once The PS4 comes out. I feel that it is my name, and if that is how you feel about your old account names then by all means keep it. Think of it this way. When a woman gets married and her last name changes, does she just forget about her original inherited maiden name? Of course not, she may have a new name, but that old name is a part of her, and will always be... Now I have just realized how in depth and dramatic I have made this sound, but still!