when are you no longer a newbie in second life?

[Dennis1944]

I was just wondering, when are you no longer a newbie in SecondLife? I see some that only have their SL nic without the one they logged in with. Is there a time period when that login nic disappears?

[Rolig Loon]

You are a newbie as long as you consider yourself one, but there are always things to learn.  SL is a complex place and it keeps changing, so there will always be parts of the experience that are new to you , no matter how long you are here.  I've been around for over 5 years, and I discover something new about SL almost every day.   Like, for example, what's a "login nic"?  I have never heard the term before.

[Pettitboy]

the nic that you login with won't desappears it's your username and the other nic that you see is just the display name,take a look here  : http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/Usernames-and-display-names/ta-p/700173

[Innula Zenovka]

I think what you're describing is people (like me) who signed up back when we had first names and last names -- that is, before some time in November 2010.   When I joined we were given a list of last names from which to choose and invited to create a first name that provided a unique combination.

So if I don't use a display name, which I think is what you mean by "SL nic," all you'll see is "Innula Zenovka".   If I set a display name, like "Innula," then, depending on how your viewer is set up to show names, you'd probably see something like "Innula (innula.zenovka)".

[valerie Inshan]

Answered at:

http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Account/Ok-I-asked-my-last-question-wrong-When-does-the-Resident-part-of/qaq-p/1540741

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