Was just thinking again of how much I appreciate all of you guys that chime in from time to time on these forums and the Cheers theme popped into my head as it often does.
Then suddenly it dawned on me... one thing online friendships have over AFK friendships: Usernames!
Okay, they aren't necessarily better, because we often don't use our actual names. But for someone like me who is TERRIBLE at remembering people's names and sometimes wishes name tags were mandatory the world over, usernames are like handy digital "player aids" for life!
Then suddenly it dawned on me... one thing online friendships have over AFK friendships: Usernames!
Okay, they aren't necessarily better, because we often don't use our actual names. But for someone like me who is TERRIBLE at remembering people's names and sometimes wishes name tags were mandatory the world over, usernames are like handy digital "player aids" for life!