June 8, 2013

• WordPress Usernames

        Like a few of you, I was wondering about a user account on WordPress. So I wandered over there today and thought I’d create one.
        I’ve been on Xanga since 2007 and have had three different usernames. My original account, which was basically family, I quit posting regularly on due to a family troll, but I have been paying premium to keep it opened all of these years and occasionally post there for family affairs only. But now all of the family but me has gone to FB. 
        I created a second premium account as @distantshipsmoke which was very successful for a few years. It was a very high quality site and I believe I had subscriptions, friends and subscribers of the best writers, poets and bloggers on Xanga. I had it on and off of friends lock and always had it on signin lock but my family troll discovered it also and wedged her way in my circle of friends again. I loved that username and my peeps there, I really hated to but my crazy relative was making it unbearable for me to use so I totally closed down the account and my username was deleted from Xanga and made unusable there ever again.
         My third name @iamsurrounded I have had for a couple years, I have not advertised it much and intentionally have kept a very small profile and following. On this account I have watched as my friends one by one have migrated over to FB. Now I only have three or four faithful readers and commenters here on Xanga and I only reciprocate faithful to those 3 or 4 also.
          I have never gone over to FB. It is way too open and I could give a shit about any old high school friends and I certainly do not need to share my life with relatives, close or distant. I can email my close family, use the telephone and keep in touch with them without sharing everything with the whole fricking world. I would never dream of trying to keep track of my kids and their friends on FB. I refuse to become nosy or interfering into their lives. If I want to talk to them, I will call directly, send a card or drive the four hours to see them.
          Now back to my WordPress account. In trying to create it, all three of my Xanga usernames have been taken and are unavailable to me. So I haven’t decided on a name yet. I do feel it is a platform that I would enjoy to express my poems, stories and political leanings.  
          
  But please, if you see any of my old Xanga usernames there, it will not be me. I’m thinking my Xanga troll has grabbed a couple of them. All three were original enough that I doubt another human would by chance come up with them, maybe one but not all three.

  So I guess if I decide to move to WordPress, I will be starting with a clean sheet and a new name.

  In closing, I must say that I have really enjoyed you all here on Xanga and have considered it a privilege to be allowed to read so much of your original work and creations. I believe you have enhanced my life. Hopefully a few of my poems and wanderings have enhanced yours just a bit also. If Xanga does fold, to my dearest friends, I will be messaging my email address and Wordpress Username.
  

  I guess we must stay tuned,

  John, DSS and E.

  
   

       

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