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ravenwing263 (ravenwing263) wrote in rp_tutorials,
@ 2014-04-21 14:31:00

Not exactly off topic, but maybe not exactly on either

But can anyone explain to me how popularity of enforcing a rule that usernames must be IC? OOC usernames allow the user to show a bit of their character's personalities, while IC are often no more of a jumble of letters.

Can anyone explain the rational behind this rule and its near-universality?

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	blackflame28 2014-04-21 09:02 pm UTC (link)
	I personally like IC usernames. Then I know who I'm playing with right away, without having to open up their journal and/or profile. When it's OOC username until I am very familiar with the game or play with the other person a lot, then I don't know who I'm playing against. But that's my preference. (Reply to this) (Thread)

ravenwing263
2014-04-21 10:01 pm UTC (link)

Yeah, I can see how that would work if you used, like, names. But the tendency to use fragments of derivations of names completed ruins that effect for me.

So like, I have a retired werepanther character here. His name is "Kareem Okonwo." Now, I would actually argue that his current UN, ~thatoldblackcat probably provides a more meaningful first-glance understanding of the character than something full-namey like "~KareemOkonwo" would. But I'd argue it certainly provides a better understanding than what you mostly get with IC journals, which is usually a fragmentary derivation like "~remkonw" or something.

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