<p>How do we get them? I can't join the Chicago Network on Facebook until I have one. . . </p>
<p>I haven't gotten anything since the bumper sticker. Should I be worried?</p>
<p>Ah! Thank you!</p>
<p>Were we given any instructions? Is it ok to just go on and make an account?</p>
<p>You can create your own account at your leisure.</p>
<p>Excellent. </p>
<p>New dilemma. . . I ahve no idea what to do for my ID. I don't go by my full name ever but my nickname doesn't look professional enough, and I was thinking of changing my nickname. Identity crisis lol.</p>
<p>Lots of people go with some permutation of initials and last name.</p>
<p>thanks, just created mine. hurrayyy</p>
<p>First letter of first name followed by last name is probably the most common choice. It's also what many businesses do for their employee email addresses, so it's a nice, standard, and professional choice. Other people include their middle initial or use their full name. I know someone who used a play on words with her name but later requested to change it because it was so unprofessional. It's very unusual for someone to be able to change their CNetID, so choose carefully. This will probably become your primary email address (even if you decide to have your email forwarded to GMail or somewhere else, you will be giving out this address) during your college years for friends, professors, and when applying for jobs, so choose something that's mature and won't go out of style.</p>
<p>that is true. My last name is slightly on the longest side and clunky. I'm going to make a list of ones I like and see which one rolls of the tongue and keyboard the nicest. Lol.</p>
<p>Anything less formal than just your first name is probably not a great idea, but it is not that big a deal. You can create up to five (I think, maybe more) additional email addresses, and you can configure any email client to send as those.</p>