Nick - what is it and how does a nickname differ from an account
Hello, dear readers of the blog site. What is a nickname or nickname? or userpic? What is an account? All these questions arise who only which literally began to dive into the world of the Internet.
All these terms and concepts meet a beginner almost immediately - in social networks, on forums, on blogs, online games, on sites where registration is required, and in other places, I and user authorization.
It is not immediately clear how, for example, a nickname differs from a login or an account differs from an account. It is not clear what they want from us, offering to upload your avatar (userpic) or come up with a “username”. It is only later that these things will become ordinary for you and the same nickname (together with the avatar) you will use almost on all sites, forums and social networks. They will essentially become your calling card on the web. But while all this is not very clear, this is why this small article appeared.
What is a nickname or nickname?
What should I start with? Probably from a nickname. What it is? In fact the concepts of nickname and nickname are identical and represent your fictitious name, which will be used on the Internet instead of your real name and surname. This creates some anonymity and security of you in the virtual space. Since no one limits you in choosing a “username” (neither by the number of characters, nor by the number of words, nor by the meaning of these words), but here you are free to give freedom to your imagination.
Of course, you can use your real full name as a “username” (someone does), but still, most network users prefer “incognito mode”, and for their identification and recognition they come up with a remarkable in every sense nickname and avatar. From the point of view of security and “freedom of speech”, a nickname will be preferable to real names, because it allows you to remain unrecognized, and therefore unpunished in case of friction and problems with other network members (communities, online games, conferences, chats, etc.) .
Historically, the word nickname came to us naturally from the English language and it was formed from the phrase "an eke name", which literally means "another name". It is precisely a different name that you are offered to choose on the network, so that at the same time you can be easily recognized and distinguished from other network users, and on the other hand, it would not be so easy to figure out your real identity.
It is noteworthy that for those who spend more time online than in reality, the nickname can become much more important than the real name and surname. Therefore, many approach the choice of a nickname no easier than choosing a name for their child. A nickname should be spectacular, memorable, speaking, concise, bright and always unique. Unfortunately, when billions of users are already communicating on the network, it can be difficult to comply with all these conditions, but still possible.
Unlike login.(read in a separate publication) there are no such strict restrictions on the characters used in the nickname (in the login, in most cases, only such characters are allowed: ,,,[_],[-]). In the nickname, you can use the Cyrillic alphabet and others.
But often many, choosing a nickname for themselves, then try to use it everywhere (in, in the address of their site or). However, Cyrillic cannot be used in these cases, so many artificially limit themselves when choosing a nickname precisely with Latin characters, numbers and valid characters (dash and underscore). But this is not a dogma at all.
How to choose the most suitable nickname for you?
Let me try to give the nickname selection options that are most often used, and give an approximate psychological portrait of users who used this or that option of creating a “second name” for themselves:
- Very often, users try to create a “second name” (that is, a nickname) based on their first name, well, or surname (“Vasyatka”, “Bugrov”, “Lizok”, etc.). A nickname can also be used, for example, received in childhood and not too offensive to use. To some extent, this speaks of a somewhat limited fantasy, well, and also of a pretty decent share of selfishness.
- As a nickname, names, surnames and other types of designation of popular characters or heroes of films, books, cartoons, games are also quite often used (for example, "Vladimir Volfych" or "Mumiy Troll"). Of course, there will be a little more fantasy here, but again, very little. But a certain sense of humor, and other positive personality traits can already appear.
- People who choose the names of some animals or plants as their “username” demonstrate their childishness to some extent (not the desire to grow up). Well, the selected animal can somehow speak about the type of user's character (for example, "tiger cub", "kitten", or "tarantula", "scorpion").
- Often nicknames reflect the profession of the person who got out (“webmaster”, “seoguru”, “cook”, “lawyer”, etc.). Most often, this indicates that their work means a lot to them in life (there are signs of a healthy or not very healthy concern).
- If you want to be original, then use a nickname that has no special meaning, which is not associated with anything, but looks or sounds cool (“Hidden under a tuxedo”, “Hoarfrost on the mirror”, etc.). If your nickname is also unique, then your imagination and originality of thinking can only be envied
- Do you want to look like a person who doesn't care about the opinions of others? Choose an evaluative nickname for yourself (for example, “Bad Soldier”, “White and Fluffy”, “Fat and Scary”, etc.). It is not a fact that such "network names" will correspond to reality, but they will say a lot about the independence of its carriers.
- If you want to seem like a person with a practical type of thinking and with a non-standard sense of humor, then choose a nickname for yourself obtained by the simplest logical operation (a set of symbols located next to the keyboard or your name typed in the wrong layout, for example, “lvbnhbq” is “ Dmitry")
- From the obvious. If you want to look sentimental, choose a diminutive “username” (“lenusik”, “dimulya”, etc.). If you want to look realistic, choose a nickname with character replacement, for example, instead of the letter A. If you want your current emotional state to be visible by your nickname, reflect it (“thump”, “sadness”, “dreary”, etc.)
Based on the principles described above, you can choose a "network name" for your taste and flight of fancy. If the latter is not too much, then you can help nickname generators, for example, this one, this one, or this one. There are options for nickname generators in the form of programs that can be downloaded.
What is an account?
Usually, the first concepts that new network users encounter are such as account, login, account, nickname, userpic, avatar, etc. Let's see what is an account? Actually, about which we have already spoken in some detail.
Account is a complex concept. This is the user data required to log into the system or to the site (the same login and password). At the same time, this is all the information that he reported about himself (his name, surname, nickname, email, address, phone number, etc.). A clear illustration of an account can be someone's page on a social network, a profile on a forum, a personal account (for example, in WebMoney or Yandex Money).
Very often, the account also contains a photo or avatar of the user to whom it belongs. In addition, a history of his activity on the site or forum can be kept there, personal messages and other information can be stored. It all depends on where exactly this account was created. After all, even when you log on to your computer, you most likely choose an account, and wherever authorization or identification takes place, there is a semblance of an account.
You can use or as an example. And in many other systems and sites too. It helps the system to clearly identify you and provide individual services (maintain a personal account, receive private messages, leave messages under your nickname, etc.). In general, the account (name) will haunt you wherever you go on the Internet ...
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