Why do people put numbers in their username?

james-bond • 15 December 2011 at 11:17 PM

Just wondering, but why do people put random numbers like 43 after their username? Is it a lucky number or something?

plookle • 15 December 2011 at 11:19 PM

I think a lot of people may have a username that they use for all websites, and others (like neopets) don't have as many available options as egg cave, so numbers are necessary.

That's what I've always though, anyways. I know that's why I have Plookle, which means absolutely nothing. 😉

Deleted • 15 December 2011 at 11:23 PM

Mine is because it used to be my school password (we get assigned passwords) and I thought it was easy to remember. Plus seven is my favorite number.

Deleted • 15 December 2011 at 11:33 PM

I just like the number 5, it's why. 😊

seastar43 • 15 December 2011 at 11:37 PM

Mine I used for a popular game that if you wanted a name it was usually taken so you'd have to put numbers on it. And I've just stuck with it.

duchess • 15 December 2011 at 11:43 PM

Lucky numbers/birthday dates or something like that is usually the case 😊 At least for me it is 😋

james-bond • 16 December 2011 at 6:34 PM

Oh, interesting...

hay7199 • 16 December 2011 at 6:35 PM

7199 is catchy

Deleted • 16 December 2011 at 6:39 PM

@james-bond
I use this user alot. 😃 thats why!

ladybugheart • 16 December 2011 at 7:01 PM

On another forum, my I added numbers to my username (Butterfly) because I thought it was too plain. For everything else, I've used Ladybugheart. ;]

gvantsa • 16 December 2011 at 7:05 PM

I don't like using numbers in my name. But when I was little on Neopets my username and pets names had numbers. But that was because I could not think up good names and let the system do a variation of what I had written. I didn't care about the numbers then 😋

I of course self-froze that account awhile later and made a different one XD

dragonstorm78 • 16 December 2011 at 7:06 PM

Me, I combined two usernames I commonly use (Stormshine88 and Dragonfur77), so the end result was this. ^^ I use numbers because other usernames are usually taken.

james-bond • 18 December 2011 at 1:30 AM

@dragonstorm78
Haha, that is pretty cool!