I first made my identity known to the internet back when TalkCity was going. That was a chat server. I was originally known as "Pepper38". Back then, I was insane about chile peppers, and the "38" was from my hotmail address.
After a few months, I became a volunteer host on the chat server. When I was "in uniform", I went under the handle "TCCHipolte" (yes, that's a misspelling). The "TCC" bit stode for "Talk City Crew". The last couple months that I was active in that server, I got a name-only promotion, and became "CCCHipotle". The "CCC" stode for "City Conference Crew", which was supposed to be a contracted, paid position. But, the end was coming, and the company just couldn't make it financially.
By that time, I had already gotten into my next hobby, Metal Detecting. I had joined several forums under the handle of "AllenOK". If you've read my intro post, you know that my name is Allen, and I live in OK. I moved up to Michigan in 2002. I changed all my handles to "AllenMI", to reflect the move.
I joined DC under "AllenMI". However, one of my friends from TalkCity started a forum for sci-fi fans. I originally registered with my old TalkCity handle, but that particular board allows users to change their display handle. I am currently known as "Chef Pepper" there.
When we moved back to Oklahoma in 2006, I changed all my handles back to "AllenOK", and have been that on all boards except the sci-fi board since.