should I get a new DU user name?

[Bill McBlueState]

I think this one's kinda boring. But I'm likely to come up with something even worse if I get a new one!

hmm... any suggestions?

Most likely, none of you know me well enough to make a suggestion, because you always think "What a boring name!" and don't read my posts. Right? ;)

[MissMillie]

1. I always reads posts....

from fellow Mass DUers.

[supernova]

2. I always read posts

from astronomers.

[xultar]

3. Whaddaya or how do ya get a new name? n/t

[Bill McBlueState]

6. I'm pretty sure you have to open a new account

thus losing your post count

But I'm not overly concerned about that.

[theivoryqueen]

4. hey - astronomy is cool

maybe something a little sparklier? StarMass? Although I guess there are other types of items out there in the universe... but MassBlackHole just doesn't have the same ring to it. There's always AstroMass...

[Bill McBlueState]

5. my research *is* on stars...

It's too bad all the stars I study have names like "V1057 Cyg" or "DL Tau"

Otherwise I'd go there for inspiration.

Thanks for the suggestions!

[Rowdyboy]

7. How about

StarMan/Woman, StarGazer, StarRider?

GalaxyWatcher?

How about StarDust?

[Screaming Lord Byron]

8. Ziggy Stardust.

Come on! I encourage every other DUer to have a Bowie-approved user name!

[Rowdyboy]

9. Excellent idea!

That's probably what I was mentally searching for. "Spiders from Mars", anyone?

[Duncan Grant]

10. Don't change it, WMass astronomer.

If you want to stand out a bit, get a snazzy sig line instead! May I suggest Vermeer's "The Astronomer"? :hi:
http://www.vermeersriddlerevealed.com/astronomer.shtml

[Shananigans]

11. I vote you do whatever you want...

but I also vote that DU have a policy that you can change your nickname once every 2 years...just for the heck of it!

[midnight armadillo]

12. How about....

"There is life west of 495"

:evilgrin:

[Book Lover]

13. Hardly boring

More like informative. It's nice to see a self-identified scientist in the room.