leet Problem of My Own ID

from My Name Leet problem with my ID

• I made the mistake of choosing the ID “blu3mo” when I was young and foolish(?)
  • There were cases where “bluemo” was already taken, but by replacing “e” with “3” it wouldn’t clash
    • It’s called leet
  • I thought it was cool at the time and decided to use it as my Twitter ID
• Honestly, it’s a bit embarrassing
• But it’s too much trouble to change it now
  • Scope of impact
    • Twitter ID
    • Scrapbox project name
      • Links that have been shared publicly will no longer work
• Also, there’s the issue of how to change it
  • Tim Allison (@bluemo) | Twitter
    • I’ve been on Twitter since 2009, so it’s taken
    • Other services are probably similar
• The argument for not changing it
  • I’m curious about the impression that the leet spelling of my ID gives
• /villagepump/2022/02/09#62038c7d8ee92a0000a29bcd
  • It doesn’t seem to be that big of a deal, so I guess “blu3mo” is fine
  • There’s another issue of confusion, but well, it can’t be helped
    • The advantage of having a unique ID across all services seems to outweigh the confusion.