> My nickname is Quartz, but if there's anybody here that goes by that nickname please make me desist. A year ago I thought I had the COOLEST most ORIGINAL nickname on the planet (and it was on clocks around the country to boot), and then whenever I try to join an internet club with the nickname Quartz, they almost always say "I'm sorry, that nickname's already taken"! Even if the last Quartz hasn't been on the website for 3 years, I still can't use it. Jeesh.
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> So, you know, if there's another Quartz, let me know so I can stop. I might use the nickname "Ideaagent", which is what I use for the Live Adventure games (the Ideaagent is from a story of mine. It's really supposed to be written like IDEA agent). Or maybe "Snapdragon the misfit elf", or "Snapdragon" for short. Or better yet, why don't YOU think of some nicknames for me, because I'm lazy. :^)
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> ~~*Q*~~ (that's the siggy I use as Quartz, but if, you know, there's another Quartz or, like, you know, something, I might not, you know, like, use this anymore, you know. You know?)

Welcome to RinkWorks, Quartz. We are the coolest repository of silliness and seriousness anyone has ever seen on the planet. From the Official RinkWorks PR Welcoming manual: "Please post lots of important relevant information about yourself so we can form totally incorrect mental images of you. Important relevant information might include your policy on evil overlords and giant evil space bugs (for, against, or intending to be one yourself), bathmats, your favourite quote from the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, gratuitous Calvin & Hobbes references, and your detailed views on blockbuster debates on all major issues of the day." So, you will find EVERYTHING here, maybe even a friend... as well as extensive real advice for resolving all woes associated with anyone's unhappy love life or work-related problems. :-)

Oh yes, you asked a question about your name. You know, nobody has yet taken the 'Quartz' name on *this* particular board, so you're in luck. Currently. So, go for it if that is your preference! ~~*Quartz*~~ is ALL yours. Strike while the iron is hot!

As we are talking about name aliases, and I am in a particularly audacious mood, by way of introduction I should say that I am Wolfspirit. In RinkChat, I am the Wolf. I have been physically here on RW for about a year and a half, and here in Spirit for much longer. In real life, I count among my aliases the name 'Fox' (what they call me at work), and 'Wong' (what the Canadian government calls me), plus 'Don'* (what all my blood-relatives call me), and 'Monkey'** (what my Mother calls me). Well, we all wear many different hats to many different people, so do not fear that your own identity is split by your having three aliases, yourself.

* and ** editorial note: It is only by fortunate coincidence that we have another Canadian here by the name of "Don, the Monkeyman." Don is the very image of gentlelovingkindness. Likewise is Sam Stoddard, the Creator of this website, whom we hold in highest esteem. As for me, I am merely a doyen of RinkWorks; as well as Thirdmost amongst the Elect after SAM; and Sensei of Butt-kickin' for the Good.

Heh. Some of those titles above might need explaining, but let me assure you, titles are by no means necessary here. No, no. Indeed, were I to enjoin you at your word and "think of some nicknames for YOU," then Heaven forbid, I would call you "Quartz, the Cautious" -- given the meek, gentle, and tentative nature of your subject title. But do not mind me. I would not dream of mocking you. I know I have been drawn into this world by a power that is not my own. We cannot afford to be irreverent, especially when RinkWorks' Stupid Day 2001 has just come around the corner, opening the door into joyous insanity, and let loose the very dogs of war.

Wolf "Hey! Rinkworks is to messagechat as Calvinball is to sports" spirit