Maybe some of us want to make a new start from scratch.
I was Chseifert on Chowhound.
Not that forward a username.
Now I’m Claus. My first name.
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@Claus Amen .
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Midlife…wabi has been my nom de guerre since I first “joined” the internet. Now I think more people know my as wabi than by my real name.
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And just like that…it’s gone.
I posted in the cookware section this morning, and now, to quote Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner… it’s “just tears in the rain”.
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I get it. I’m really no longer in “midlife” but still use the name several places. It’s just that many CHers were people I became familiar with as very credible sources over the years. Name changes mean that thread is lost for now.
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More like Tugg Speedman in Tropic Thunder: “But this head movie makes my eyes rain!”
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it’s “just tears in the rain”.
Both quotes have equal value with each adding their own perspective.
Thank you both for sharing.
I may borrow those from you at some point.
Well said!
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It means old man.
To make it fresh.
But…… but…… it’s like re-learning who to trust when you thought you knew. Just sayin’.
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I learned things from my CH experience that I may be a little different now. So trust but verify!
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Yes, Chowhound was a very good “teacher”.
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One can’t be the same online persona twice.
Heraclitus
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What name did you go by on Chowhound?
Same, yet here I could change my avatar
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I suppose my concern may reflect some laziness, and that I thought heavier-duty CH posters would have wanted to maintain whatever ‘franchise’ they’d developed. Many have. OTOH, it may be fun trying to figure out if I recognize any with new names.
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Tim Irvine
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Aloha to you. I’m a CH refugee, nice to see some familiar faces, names, not names but familiars!
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Because we can 
Well, I felt mine was more personal than I’d like and plus, I cook for eleven, so…
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Great decision! You’ve earned instant respect.
I only cook for 11 in group projects–hopefully, it starts happening again.
Ray
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