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Haha, yes I am. I've had it for years, doesn't seem right to change it now…

No reason why you should change it. All Hail G0atbutt!!!!

"That's the way it's always been" is a really, really awful justification for perpetuating things. I dropped my nick of several years not too long ago in favor of my real name.

except that loyalty to a quirkiness is seen as individualistic and therefore admirable.

not saying you're wrong--well, actually, i am saying you're wrong.

i'm not saying there aren't valid reasons to change his screen name now or previously. i'm saying there are also valid reasons to keep it.

and I still think it's funny.

I don't know about you, but g0atbutt sounds a lot more credible than Michael Arrington to me.

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I think it's great. The site itself is the answer to the question of its own seriousness and worth. Many (most?) readers will enjoy the site (or not) and never know the name g0atbutt; those who do know will find it impossible to forget.