Back when I first discovered trad archery was on the internet, the only site I knew of was the leather wall. My longbow was new to me at the time and "thumped" my hand a little when I shot so I started going by thumper.
Later, when all the arguing started to get bad, people hid behind handles all the time. I got to where I figured I wasn't going to be like some who tried to hide their identity so just switched to my real name. One thing I like about TG is that a real name is required.