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We have had an influx of new members, all from the same former hood. We were quite alarmed that they call each other by farm name!
So I wanted to find out how other Hoods operate. They say that is how they have always done it. I have visited many hoods and I have never seen it.
Sooooo... does your hood use farm names or real names?
We use farm names. For several in our hood the farm name is their real name, but not for all.
Farm names or variations of farm names. Some use real names in their farm name so that is what we use in that case. But still along the lines of farm.
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Originally Posted by Bestajunior
Wow!!! It is the first thing we do in our hood... "I am Sandy from Canada... what is your name?" and our core group been together for 2-3 years. Interesting :D
Farm names. Sometimes the farm name is their real name.
We know each other's names. Where each of us is located etc. but we prefer to use farm names. We have all been together (most) for two or more years. I am Besta in my game as well as Besta at home. So I guess my "real" name is being used.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wussypuss
If someone farm was called (for instance) CowPaddyHill we of course wouldn't say "morning Cow how are you". LoL
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Originally Posted by Bestajunior
That is funny... "Cow"!
We have a "Monster" but I could not bring myself to call her that and we have a "Do you even lift?".
I am "Carry On Hayward Son" which explains why people call me "Carry" or "Carry On" or even "Hayward"
Funny to see this now, after 2 plus years with hoods
We use farm names, or forum names. I am called Glade, I call Minigardener Mini, because I knew her on the forum first, but others call her Dibs. We we have had members who used their real names in their farm names, but not many. Sometimes we use the initials of the farm - GD for Glade Designs, so not to confuse it with my main farm. It's just easier to remember if the name you call the person is popping up in the chat and you (I) don't have to trouble the aged brain to remember who is which farm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wussypuss
... Ear worm ... Carry on my wayward son, there'll be peace when you are done ...
Just call people by the name that appears in hood chat. Anything else is too much to remember. :o
I guess we need to apologize to Bacon Boy, Nana, Crown, Redd, Monster and Maple Leaf... But we will still use real names ;) There are 19 others to consider!Quote:
Originally Posted by daz258
We use both. Some have known each other for a long time. Whatever people are comfortable with.
My hood uses our farm names. When I first started playing I named my farm after my dog. Then when the NH 's started I was amused to realize I was now being called by my dog's name. She is gone now so I kept it as a remembrance of her.
I guess it is all relative... what you are used to. Great tribute to your furry friend :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Bellagrace1
My neighborhood uses farm names in chat. However we have a theme each week and some of us change our name to fit that week's theme. Its always fun to see what name everyone chooses. My name is Tammy so I use Tam in all my farm names. Here are a few examples.
Car week - Tamborghini
Game of Thrones week - Tamwell Tarly
Cartoon character - Tam Tow Mater
Flower week - Tam Tulip
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Originally Posted by tammy2830
Sounds like a lot of fun, Tammy :D
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Originally Posted by daz258
A bit of both, but mostly farm names. I don't know the names of some members. Some never introduced themselves.
Mostly farm names in our hood, although some of us have shared our real names. :o
We use our farm names in my little neighborhood. :)
I'm calling you by the name that I read in the chat log. If I wanted you to call me by my given name, that's the name I'd use in the game. I'm seriously not going to remember Sparkles is really Jane from Washington, and I Need Tar is really Steven from India. Nah you are just Starkles and Tar to me.
In my old hood we used the names that appeared at their shops. So funny things happened. A lady used her husband's FB account so it was a male name appeared at her shop. A guy used his mom's FB account (with a female picture) so we kept calling him (unless we remembered) with a lady's name. His girlfriend used his FB account because she did not have Facebook, so we called her with a male name which is actually the guy's name. So it was confusing in the beginning and even after sometime. I had to keep a record of who was who in that hood :o.
Both, depends on what is being said, lol. My farm name is a shortened version of my forum name, and that is what most people call me here and in game, but people do call me by my given name sometimes. Almost all of us have been together since the beginning of neighborhoods, and those who haven't are friends or family or known to someone in the hood, so we are comfortable using either name. Heck, in many cases we know spouses' and pets' names, lol.
Real names.. we all know each other personally so it would be odd using farm names.
Funny you should say... we had a "Juli" from Indonesia. After a month in our hood, she said "I think I better tell you... Juli is my brother. My name is Devi"!Quote:
Originally Posted by Gazzanga
Same happened in our hood. One of our female players named her farm after her son who likes to feed the chickens on her farm. We called her by her son's name for weeks, not knowing it wasn't her name. We found out her real name a few weeks after she joined & asked her what we should call her - she asked us to use her farm (son's) name, so we do. We got a good laugh out of it & she will always be "Eddie" to us.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wussypuss
I must agree, although we are from all over the globe, we have clusters of family farmers :DQuote:
Originally Posted by WhatNotHappy
We all use farm names, though generally know what part of each country each other comes from and our real names are not hard to find, it has become almost an unmentioned agreement.
Very timely post given we have just had a new member join who is curious why we don't use our names.
We all use farm names, though generally know what part of each country each other comes from and our real names are not hard to find, it has become almost an unmentioned agreement.
Very timely post given we have just had a new member join who is curious why we don't use our names.
as above we are from several different countries though tend to have family clusters.
Real names mostly, Tom is my cat.
We use a mixture of real names or farm names. I remember when I first started out I would call members I didn't know that well by their farm name, eventually their real name. I think it's whatever the player(s) are comfortable with.
Have always used actual names. In the first hood I kept a cheat sheet handy until I could easily remember all 29. Just seems common courtesy. You don't go around calling your real life neighbors by the house number on the street.
And those of y'all who use farm names better hope nobody ever decides to prank you when you have two farms at the same level and simply for a hoot use the same farm name as the other of the same level...
Indeed!!! It only became an issue in our hood recently. Many were quite insulted being called by farm name, in spite of our introductions:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Barnstormer
I remember doing a "cheat sheet" as well. I see farm name as a personal expression and I prefer to be addressed by my real nameQuote:
Originally Posted by rbcrewser
I love having my farm name used to address me in our NH chat. I don't see it as any different than a RL nickname. One of my neighbors is a RL friend that I brought into the NH with me and the two of us address each other by our farm names in the chat. I see it as an affectionate tribute to each person's farm. I spent a lot of time deciding what to call my farm. I went through about 3 names before deciding on Dibley Fields.
I think using farm names, or diminutives of same, makes it easier on any new people who join the NH. I find that it saves my brain one step in keeping track of who's chatting. We know everyone's real name, but I think all of us are happy with our Hay Day alter egos.
I truly like hearing different perspectives on this subject! Using farm names may be easier, but getting to know your Hood is more personable for usQuote:
Originally Posted by MiniGardener
Fascinating. A few years ago when I was visiting a former hoodmate in her new hood, a member asked me what my real name is. I said it was my farm name. Then she also asked if I'm male or female. I was stunned because I didn't know "Thor" is a unisex name. She thought it was short for "Thorane" because she has a colleague with that name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wussypuss
When new hoodmates join my hood, I address them by their farm names and don't ask for their real names because I get confused too easily. :)
If anyone calls me Tom in chat, I reply "Miaou" lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Wussypuss
I like my nickname. I use neither farm name or real name.
My rule of thumb is to ask other what they would like to be called and use that (unless I find it's too long to type and ask for something else).
For players in our nighborhood who use a real name as part of their farm name, we call them by the real name. If not, most of us use the first part of their farm name, or if that seems objectionable (e.g. Cow patty) whatever part is preferable. Any requests for something different are of course honored. And, our illustrious leader is known by both her real name and by the first part of her farm name; some prefer one name, some prefer the other.
In my nbh. (part of) the farm names are used in chat (at least I think they still do). On some RSSs there also is another name that could be used, but I used to call neighbours by their name displayed in chat.
Some folks prefer not to disclose their real names, for privacy reasons, and use their farm or GC names instead. One of my co-leader asks everybody their real name (she is from the US) and tries to remember it, too. She is very popular, so we try to go along with her preference.
Using names different from the farm names is obviously quite difficult for many people, though. Co-leader had to write them down in the beginning, and many hoodies have to ask again and again or resort to farm names.
Personally, I prefer farm names or GC names or nicknames, but I have no problem remembering real names. Except when that turkish girl came back into the NH after a year of being out :saywhat:
Just a word of advice for those who prefer this. A few iOS updates ago, Apple changed how your name works in GC. While you can still change your name to show as anything you want, each and every time a credit card gets used to buy something through the AppStore it reverts in GC to show the real name associated with that credit card and charge. Meaning, each time after you buy something, you need to go back and reset it. Sometimes it can take days to change (both to your real name and back to your alias).Quote:
Originally Posted by Greebie0
Just a word of advice for those who prefer this. A few iOS updates ago, Apple changed how your name works in GC. While you can still change your name to show as anything you want, each and every time a credit card gets used to buy something through the AppStore it reverts in GC to show the real name associated with that credit card and charge. Meaning, each time after you buy something, you need to go back and reset it. Sometimes it can take days to change (both to your real name and back to your alias). And sometimes it will look to you like you are still incognito and hiding behind a random name, but others are seeing your real name...Quote:
Originally Posted by Greebie0
We use both. Usually we ask what the farmer prefers when they join. Some go by real names, others by farm names. Ours is strictly US/Canada NH.
We have always been real names only, no asking about preference, so it has become awkward as hell for most of us!Quote:
Originally Posted by Helen112
My real name is Lisa, but I go by Daizee in my NH, and since there's another Lisa that goes by her real name, it makes it easier. Although, sometimes I get confused when someone types in, ty lisa. I think what did I do? lol we all just use whatever names people call their farms. It's hard enough to remember Farm names and where they're from. But we get people no longer playing the game, who eventually get booted from the NH, and then new people come.