Name Changed to Protect the Innocent (me!)
“‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy…” I recently changed the title of one of my videos because it bore a resemblance to somebody else’s twitter username. It was a ridiculous request on the one hand, but I felt I had no good reason to ignore it other than to be an ass. What do you think?
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i would have changed it just to be nice. its not like you said you guys were endorsing anything so how that came about is weird. heck other people use my user name on other sites. i dont care. they got it first. but yeah the request was ridicules. its not like you used his stuff. peace. gregg
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He may require additional irritation, but I get enough of that at work…
Well, personally, I think people that anal need irritation.
Yeah, that was exactly my take on it – do you have an emotional, financial or other investment in the name? It appears that you don’t. He clearly does. Since he asked fairly politely, I think you did the right thing. But I also agree that the request was specious.
Can’t say I disagree ;^)
Ken, this guy’s on a power trip or something. it’s pretty cool that you changed it, but it sounds to me like he’s full of crap. (my opinion)
I’m sworn to secrecy… but the truth is out there!
somebody PLEASE tell me what word he’s talking about. I’M DYING TO KNOW !!!!!!!!!!
Although his YouTube name isn’t the same as the domans and twitter, I’m sure it was him. And I think I did the right thing. Although he had no “right” to ask me to change it, in the end, it was more important to him than to me, so no big deal.
I was wondering what the name was, but with a little help from Google and some fellow commentators, (and the fact that a couple of video responses still have the old title) I found out which video it was and the username in question.
Anyways, I think it’s a bit of an unreasonable request. You said that it came from a different account on YouTube? So how do we know that’s really him?
Anyways, good videos. It’s kind of cool that you still take the time to reply to a lot of your comments.
Not worried anymore, thanks.
There are doubles all the time. I honestly would not worry about it.
@kenrg
There are a lotta double names over the world…
…Anyway, while the last comment i was tired…you could sew them i meant…
…Yeah and you’re right, they just come up with something else, those big C’s
Offensive, but laughable even more so. If he actually believes that, he’s just delusional enough to have pushed this to another level.
And as to your video… well, I really was talking shit, so I got no grounds to complain.
Great to hear from you, stranger! Now, have you considered asking Mike Oldfield to change the name of his tune because it conflicts with your name? ;^)
His whole premise of not wanting the perception that he was endorsing you or was somehow associated with you would have offended me enough to leave it, just for spite….but, really, you took the best course of action.
Now, about my “Kenrg talks shit” video….
I read that book, and it was quite good.
He’s the one being a dick thinking he can claim ownership over something like this and putting you down in the process.
I thought the name TubularBelle was kinda cool and unique but many had thought of it before and I have hardly been able to use it anywhere, annoying but not catastrophic. How are you Kenny baby? I Love you!
Damn! My Valentines video was going to be titled Lover of Sunsets! Oh well, back to the drawing board…
No problem. From now on I’ll be LilRG61.
LOL at Comic Book Guy – Great analogy!
Ah. I see. Well, your question was who would be the greater ass hole were you to refuse. I think we all agree he was a little of an ass to ask, but if you then refused simply in order to teach him a lesson, (rather passive aggressively), that would be pretty dickish.
Now that I listen to your video again, I don’t think he was very nice about it, from the wording of his letter. He sounds a little like the comic book collector guy on the Simpsons. A guy who takes things too seriously.
I completely agree