Uppercase and Lowercase User Names on AJB - An Observation

Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
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I was just wondering why it is that in the main the members with capital letters in their usernames such as Firemass to take an ally as an example, while, again in the main, the usernames of those in the Collecting and Merchandise forums are all lowercase and have letters after their names, cyclones122 being just one example. I see a pattern here - are the collector's names handles for some portal elsewhere on the interweb or am I reading too much into this? Maybe I've been online for too long today...but I'd be interested to see if my theory is correct or not.
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).

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  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,535MI6 Agent
    You've been reading too many Gardner books. Paranoia has set in.
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    Asp9mm wrote:
    You've been reading too many Gardner books. Paranoia has set in.

    Yes, the prescient nature of much of Gardner's work has played havoc with my old mindbox. But...am I onto something or nothing? :s
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,749Chief of Staff
    Silhouette Man wrote:
    Asp9mm wrote:
    You've been reading too many Gardner books. Paranoia has set in.

    Yes, the prescient nature of much of Gardner's work has played havoc with my old mindbox. But...am I onto something or nothing? :s

    I think you've been ON something alright 8-)
    YNWA 97
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    Well, thanks for your support, I must say. :#
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • British VultureBritish Vulture BackwoodsPosts: 6MI6 Agent
    What a strange thread.
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    British Vulture wrote:
    What a strange thread.

    What a strange person you are, following me around and using a username I used first on CBn, even going so far as to copy what I have as my location (Backwoods) and my favourite Bond (Dalton) and my favourite Bond film (OHMSS). Get a life.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • James SuzukiJames Suzuki New ZealandPosts: 2,406MI6 Agent
    Silhouette Man wrote:
    British Vulture wrote:
    What a strange thread.

    What a strange person you are, following me around and using a username I used first on CBn, even going so far as to copy what I have as my location (Backwoods) and my favourite Bond (Dalton) and my favourite Bond film (OHMSS). Get a life.
    I think we have a reunion here at AJB. Someone from the past, Silhouette Man?
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    edited April 2013
    James Suzuki wrote:
    think we have a reunion here at AJB. Someone from the past, Silhouette Man?

    No, he's just an idiot troll that copied my account name from CBn a month after I created it and is trying to act all innocent. He's not fooling anyone. I told him the same in PM and in public on BaB forums. 8-) He even copied the Backwoods idea from me as a location as well as my favourite Bond actor and film. Coincidence? I think not.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    Now, back on track - why do the Collecting forum people nearly always seem to use lower case words as usernames along with numbers - it's uncanny.

    Does anyone know what I mean here?

    Anyone out there?

    I've not been drinking Toilet Duck.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • British VultureBritish Vulture BackwoodsPosts: 6MI6 Agent
    That is unfriendly.
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,749Chief of Staff
    Silhouette Man wrote:
    Now, back on track - why do the Collecting forum people nearly always seem to use lower case words as usernames along with numbers - it's uncanny.

    Does anyone know what I mean here?

    Anyone out there?

    I've not been drinking Toilet Duck.

    Sorry I don't agree.....




    You have been at the toilet duck :p
    YNWA 97
  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    Silhouette Man wrote:
    British Vulture wrote:
    What a strange thread.

    What a strange person you are, following me around and using a username I used first on CBn, even going so far as to copy what I have as my location (Backwoods) and my favourite Bond (Dalton) and my favourite Bond film (OHMSS). Get a life.

    You make lots of friends I see :)) and they all seem to follow you around, funny that :D
  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,535MI6 Agent
    I'm in the collecting forum, been there for 9 years now. I don't have all lower case and off the top of my head can name at least ten other prominent members there that don't either.
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  • minigeffminigeff EnglandPosts: 7,884MI6 Agent
    Asp9mm wrote:
    I'm in the collecting forum, been there for 9 years now. I don't have all lower case and off the top of my head can name at least ten other prominent members there that don't either.

    Yeah, bumtoys doesn't have numbers, neither do I.

    Think mr sillyshet has been at mammy's tesco value voddy...
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  • Mr MartiniMr Martini That nice house in the sky.Posts: 2,707MI6 Agent
    Perhaps I should request a name change. If I used the same handle here as I do on other non-Bond message boards Silhouette Mans mind might be blown. Hint, it's a lower case number followed by three numbers (not 007 ;) )
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    British Vulture wrote:
    That is unfriendly.

    So is copying someone else's profile and username.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    edited April 2013
    Asp9mm wrote:
    I'm in the collecting forum, been there for 9 years now. I don't have all lower case and off the top of my head can name at least ten other prominent members there that don't either.

    I wasn't actually saying that all of them were this way, just that if you click on a lower case username and number, usually not Bond related it always seems that they post in the Collecting forums. Try it the next time you log on and there are a range of hyperlinked usernames logged in. I thought maybe that these handles were used on a collecting hub elsewhere, but I assume that I was wrong about that? I just thought that I would share my little observation with you all - I don't see anything particularly strange about it to be honest. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. ?:)
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    What I was really getting at in this thread is the dichotomy between the Collecting forums and those that are interested in the James Bond character and style in the films and novels and elsewhere. Most people who post in the Collecting forums seem only to post there and vice versa on those who post about the James Bond phenomenon as a whole. When I click on a name, I can almost always be certain whether their posts are on Collecting mainly or on the Bond flms and novels mainly - so I thought perhaps that there might have been a reason for this. It seems that my thread was rather misconstrued by some members here, but I guess that this sometimes happens, despite one's best intentons. :#
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,749Chief of Staff
    Silhouette Man wrote:
    What I was really getting at in this thread is the dichotomy between the Collecting forums and those that are interested in the James Bond character and style in the films and novels and elsewhere. Most people who post in the Collecting forums seem only to post there and vice versa on those who post about the James Bond phenomenon as a whole. When I click on a name, I can almost always be certain whether their posts are on Collecting mainly or on the Bond flms and novels mainly - so I thought perhaps that there might have been a reason for this. It seems that my thread was rather misconstrued by some members here, but I guess that this sometimes happens, despite one's best intentons. :#

    AJB has gotten itself a name as THE place to come for Bond collecting (thanks to its knowledgeable and extremely talented members)...so it's inevitable that lots of people will come here just for that forum alone...I don't think there is much in your theory though... -{
    YNWA 97
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    edited March 2023
    Sir Miles wrote:
    Silhouette Man wrote:
    What I was really getting at in this thread is the dichotomy between the Collecting forums and those that are interested in the James Bond character and style in the films and novels and elsewhere. Most people who post in the Collecting forums seem only to post there and vice versa on those who post about the James Bond phenomenon as a whole. When I click on a name, I can almost always be certain whether their posts are on Collecting mainly or on the Bond flms and novels mainly - so I thought perhaps that there might have been a reason for this. It seems that my thread was rather misconstrued by some members here, but I guess that this sometimes happens, despite one's best intentons. :#

    AJB has gotten itself a name as THE place to come for Bond collecting (thanks to its knowledgeable and extremely talented members)...so it's inevitable that lots of people will come here just for that forum alone...I don't think there is much in your theory though... -{

    It's just that I can almost guess the user's interests based on their username...I still think I was on to something...but I agree AJB is the best place for collectables. No harm to AJB intended, Sir Miles, just me thinking aloud so to speak.

    I have given AJB the top recommendation on my blog; MI6 Community being the only other one that gets that status. :)

    http://thebondologistblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/the-bondologist-blog-revised-topic-list.html
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    With 7 members on your blog that is a big recommendation :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :))
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,749Chief of Staff
    I didn't think for a minute you were trying to harm AJB...I'm just not convinced by your thoughts and/or insights into usernames and where they are likely to post...but that's ok -{
    YNWA 97
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    danjaq_0ff wrote:
    With 7 members on your blog that is a big recommendation :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :))

    Oh, don't start that! They did that over on BaB too before I was banned until January 2038. :))

    I have had over 9000 hits since last year, averaging at around 2000 hits a month by this stage. No mean feat for a niche Bond blog with a small target audience.

    I actually had a member (Le Samurai) convert to BaB through my recommendation - he posted as much, so don't pooh-pooh the blog's relevance. Plus, one of my readers and commentators is Martin Amis. :)
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:
    I didn't think for a minute you were trying to harm AJB...I'm just not convinced by your thoughts and/or insights into usernames and where they are likely to post...but that's ok -{

    Yes, it's just my crackpot theory - sometimes a username is just a username I guess? :#
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,749Chief of Staff
    Silhouette Man wrote:
    Sir Miles wrote:
    I didn't think for a minute you were trying to harm AJB...I'm just not convinced by your thoughts and/or insights into usernames and where they are likely to post...but that's ok -{

    Yes, it's just my crackpot theory - sometimes a username is just a username I guess? :#

    It probably is just that....and a little of whom got the name first I suppose :))
    YNWA 97
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:
    Silhouette Man wrote:
    Sir Miles wrote:
    I didn't think for a minute you were trying to harm AJB...I'm just not convinced by your thoughts and/or insights into usernames and where they are likely to post...but that's ok -{

    Yes, it's just my crackpot theory - sometimes a username is just a username I guess? :#

    It probably is just that....and a little of whom got the name first I suppose :))

    We all learn from our mistakes, Sir Miles. :))
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • agent 00agent 00 Univex Station L Netherlands Posts: 340MI6 Agent
    Hello I'm agent 00, and I am a collector :))
    Jan

    " Sono Topolino, e tu chi saresti? ".
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    agent 00 wrote:
    Hello I'm agent 00, and I am a collector :))

    Finally a supporter, thank you agent 00(7) :))
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    The Only reason I used an Uppercase T in Thunderpussy, was when I
    checked Members Names there already was a "thunderpussy" so I needed
    to change the name slightly. :))
    Although I'm not a collector.
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    The Only reason I used an Uppercase T in Thunderpussy, was when I
    checked Members Names there already was a "thunderpussy" so I needed
    to change the name slightly. :))
    Although I'm not a collector.

    Interesting, Thunderpussy - I thought that wouldn't have worked!
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
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