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Honestly, I’m hesitant to even post anything over there—it feels like someone is always jumping down my throat or just locking the thread immediately!
Seriously, what’s the deal?
I started a thread yesterday about "dogs and paper products" and it got shut down instantly. Like, why?
If you guys could just point me toward a thread that isn't ancient history—one where the title actually makes it clear what I'm looking for—I’d really appreciate it.
Thanks a ton.
Joshua Jones10?
Nick is busy.
Look, just give the first post a proper read—otherwise, I’m gonna have to start handing out warnings every time a rule gets broken...
northernpilot2 said:I mean, it’s gotta be somewhat similar, right? Like, you need to make sure the regulars on Reddit can actually link you back to your old handle. There’s really no point in doing a complete 180 and changing it so drastically that people have to play detective just to figure out who showed up. That’s kind of the whole catch, I guess.
Honestly though, those three options you threw out there don't really vibe with your old one at all. That second one just rhymes, which doesn't really count as being similar, if you ask me. I probably wouldn't even recognize it was you, even if I tried.
One more thing—do you think other users will actually be able to connect the dots? Take someone like Tyler Price, for example, who changes his name from Dallas to something else when there are already like ten different people on the site with names like Tyler, Ty, T-Price, etc.
Kind of a silly point, really.
shadowfalcon78 said:🤣 🤣
Go back and re-read that post from Red Cross... Your new nickname really needs to stay close to the old one...
Honestly, I don't see the point in changing a username unless it's just fixing typos—to me, it feels pretty pointless. On most US forums, you can change your handle whenever you want without any hassle, which is exactly why people do it; the new name shows up on all your old posts anyway, so everything stays clear
It’s obviously going to force me to start a whole new account and leave my old history behind, even though I really wanted to pick up where I left off on some old threads—which is just frustrating
northernpilot2 said:I mean, it’s gotta be somewhat similar, right? Like, you need to make sure the regulars on Reddit can actually link you back to your old handle. There’s really no point in doing a complete 180 and changing it so drastically that people have to play detective just to figure out who showed up. That’s kind of the whole catch, I guess.
Honestly though, those three options you threw out there don't really vibe with your old one at all. That second one just rhymes, which doesn't really count as being similar, if you ask me. I probably wouldn't even recognize it was you, even if I tried.
Maybe go with green then?🙂
I’m honestly out of ideas—could you suggest something else?
northernpilot2 said:Well, you've gotta come up with your own handle, I guess, and once you actually tell me what you're thinking of switching to, maybe then I can give you my two cents on whether it's anything like your current one or if it's a total departure 🙂
And just so you know, you can't use any weird symbols or whatever in there
Honestly, I'm stumped on what would work. The tricky part is that it should probably be somewhat similar, but then why bother changing it at all?
Let's give it a shot...
Harvard?
Chicago?
Traborg?
Joshua Jones10 said:And what else can be done—does it actually have to include ".org"?
You don't really need the "org" part—you can just call me Joshua Jones10 if you want. But please, don't call me Reddit.com.
Honestly, I’d stay far away from Wikipedia.org—not my scene at all.
Is there anything here that doesn't involve Wikipedia.org?
Joshua Jones10 said:Is Varta.org okay?
Can't use it—it's got a period in it.
And what else can be done—does it actually have to include ".org"?
You don't really need the "org" part—you can just call me Joshua Jones10 if you want. But please, don't call me Reddit.com.
Is Varta.org okay?
Can't use it—it's got a period in it.
I've been dealing with some issues with my left kidney—back when I had an ultrasound about six months ago, they found what looked like a few small cysts, though my blood work and urine tests all came back totally normal at the time.
But during today's scan, the image showed these dark circles or pockets of fluid, apparently because a duct is blocked.
Basically, the kidney isn't processing things correctly, so fluid is just building up inside.
Every time I drink a bit more liquid—like last night, when I had 2L of beer—I get this lingering pain in that kidney.
They're saying it might be blocked due to a kidney stone, but nothing is set in stone yet.
I'm heading in for X-rays and a few more tests soon, but in the meantime, I was wondering if anyone knows of any alternative remedies, maybe something like a specific tea?
I've heard people mention ginger and cranberry.
Does anyone have any other advice?
Maybe some kind of compress?
Long-term consequences of regular Marijuana use—NONE.
So, look—I won't say I'm a long-term user, more like an "overly" long-term user of this stuff. I’ll tell you my story, and then you can tell me there aren't long-term effects.
It started about 10 years ago—just a little thing at first. I wasn't much of an alcoholic, but I liked to unwind a bit. Slowly, that turned into constant "relaxation." It was nice, honestly—you'd wake up with a joint in your hand and go to sleep with one too.
Eventually, it escalated to about 10 joints a day, and being "normal" became unthinkable.
So, here's the catch.
That laid-back vibe became my everyday reality throughout my entire adolescence and coming-of-age years. After a puberty fueled by weed, I grew into a man who wasn't actually any less capable or worse than anyone else (while he was high)—in fact, I could argue I was more creative and mature than my peers in some ways, but...
When it came time for real life—finding a job, making money, actually being present—I slowly pushed the weed away. That part wasn't actually hard, and I'll agree with anyone who says it isn't addictive, but that was the smallest issue of all.
The real problem is this:
I spent years building a version of myself that enters adulthood with weed in the background. A guy who functions exceptionally well—with weed in the background—as a valuable member of society—all with weed in the background. But what happens when that background support is gone?
A year after I quit, I felt like there was no way out. I just didn't fit in with society; I hadn't truly matured, hadn't built a foundation, and couldn't express myself. Everything I had constructed while using simply vanished once I stopped.
Now, there are two people living inside me.
One is the person I was when I was high—stable, knowing how to handle problems—but he can't exist because "real" society doesn't accept dreamers, and you can't survive like that in the real world.
And the second is the "sober" me—who feels like he dropped straight from outer space. He can't deal with the problems life throws at him because he never learned how. Everything is new, everything feels unsolvable. Things that high school kids handle effortlessly feel like insurmountable obstacles to me.
It's a terrible feeling—not knowing where to go, how to move, or eventually, why.
The "withdrawal" phase was so brutal that I thought about going back to it so many times. I even started growing my own, thinking I'd just surrender to the devil.
It's tragic that I had to lose my father before I could swear on his grave that I wouldn't bring that stuff near my lips ever again.
You only get one life, and it's too precious to waste on shitty weed.
So, a big "NO" to everyone who smokes and thinks there are no long-term consequences.
It leaves marks on people—and not good ones.
I curse the day it first landed in my hands.