The Trouble With Cryptic Email Names
Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:45PM EDT
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Do you have friends and family with bizarre email names like Glyptal, Styx1000, Dude5? Me, too. I can understand using these names for the incognito web activities in your life like commenting on blog posts and e-shopping. But why make people who know you have to perform a mental matching test every time they get your email?
This Labor Day weekend I'm in serious trouble thanks to cryptic email names. We're throwing a family party and, truthfully, I'm not sure who's showing up. I'm convinced that because they were email names saved in my "Family" list on Evite we'll recognize and be able to put a name to an email name when they show. My mom is convinced that a few absolute strangers are going to turn up—maybe a work colleague of mine or an old boyfriend of one of the kids who should have been purged from the family list.
I'd love to blame Evite for making it too easy to send out invitations. I should probably blame myself for not clearing out my lists every now and then. But I'm going to blame people who think their email name is some sort of cipher. Can't wait to meet you, Glyptal and Styx!
To the rest of you, stay safe and enjoy your weekend.
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27 Posted by tnl2llu on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:14PM EDT Report Abuse
is yahoo serious with this lame news
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28 Posted by nrgymover2000 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:41PM EDT Report Abuse
um, just use yahoo mail, it auto completes email addresses so you don't have to memorize. when people email you press "Save address" and type in there name... I'm a scientist.....
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29 Posted by ninjitsu_j on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:39PM EDT Report Abuse
I can't believe I wasted the 50 seconds it took to read this. Why was this on the Yahoo front page?
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30 Posted by macdizzle320 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:02PM EDT Report Abuse
This was a really stupid article.
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31 Posted by hiromakinohiro on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:19PM EDT Report Abuse
this person shouldnt be sending out emails to a "old send list". Its her own fault.
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32 Posted by trueblue88@sbcglobal.net on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:22PM EDT Report Abuse
I have one e-mail address for blogging and commenting (the one seen here) and another for family and friends that contains my name. I think everybody should do the same because I have had problems contacting my friends with odd addresses also.
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33 Posted by alang95123 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:49PM EDT Report Abuse
blame Yahoo and google. when I had to sign up for my email address, my first four choices werent available, Yahoo recommended tacking on a number, like 999 or 1000 or ... well you get the point... so part of the "Glyptal" or "Styx" problem can be blamed on Yahoo.. but not all. People think they're being creative when they are just being stupid... plus try putting "Glyptal2654374687" on a resume and see how many emails you get. not me... first initial, last name.
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34 Posted by aust1984 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:59PM EDT Report Abuse
maybe people use wierd names so other crazy people dont KNOW WHO THEY ARE ONLINE......The internet isnt exactly a friendly place... P.S. do people ACTUALLY get paid for writing this crap?!?
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35 Posted by ttm5400 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:23PM EDT Report Abuse
I guess those kinds of things are difficult for old grandma tech experts to remember... lol
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36 Posted by lldyhwke on Thu Sep 3, 2009 6:55PM EDT Report Abuse
Does this woman get paid for this crap?
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37 Posted by priscillaxoxoxox on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:19PM EDT Report Abuse
I thought of my e-mail when I was 12, its been 5 years, I never botherd to change it, hmmm maybe I should...
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38 Posted by cocoa_chick78 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:28PM EDT Report Abuse
I say people can have whatever email address they want to. If you are that concerned about it you must not have a life. If you get confused by it, get organized and write them all down with the first and last name. It's not that hard!
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39 Posted by guineapiggy11 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:14PM EDT Report Abuse
this is just stupid yahoo pays for this? thank god i dont buy from yahoo or id be in support of her checks
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40 Posted by mikegunh on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:19PM EDT Report Abuse
The author doesn't seem to realize that a lot of us have to rely on free services for email, which means we're not likely to get the name that we want and have to resort to strange names and numbers. Leave it to a writer with a cushy corporate job not to realize that such people exist.
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41 Posted by robinlee6232000 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:46PM EDT Report Abuse
Here here !! I'm sick of it too. Trying to remember who is who is draining sometimes. Half of what I get from those with cryptic names go into spam or get deleted.
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42 Posted by blueplanetimports on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:09PM EDT Report Abuse
Bare in mind too, you may someday have to put your "creative" email address on a resume. Consider the professionalism.
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43 Posted by sara_m_wynn on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:04PM EDT Report Abuse
im having constant nausea, without vomiting. its been going on for about 2 months. someone help me. i cant do it anymore.
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44 Posted by nintendo_die_hard on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:39PM EDT Report Abuse
Let's all just be "first initial, middle initial, last name, zip code @ yahoo.com" then. Now that's internet privacy.
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45 Posted by sernx20 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:14PM EDT Report Abuse
yahoo is dumb for posting this.
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26 Posted by kolja72 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:53PM EDT Report Abuse
Who TF is this lady?