John Overbey
New member
Those of you who have been watching this forum may recognize the 'name' Spyderman. Recently, I made the decision to get active in the political arena in my home town of Sacramento, CA, with the intention of running for an elected office. Your response was very encouraging, and appreciated. After a couple of recommendations from some of you, and some thought on my part, I've decided to stop using "Spyderman" and begin using my real name. As one TFL'er pointed out, anything I say or do may be looked at quite carefully in the future, and posting "annonymously" or under what could be considered a "comic" name, could be detrimental. To give some explaination, may help explain my original user name selection, but in the future, I will be using only my real name.
As far as "Spyderman" goes, I have used the nickname Spyder for several years. It goes back to a TV show in the early 80's (I'm only 25 right now) that had a blonde haired smart-aleck that was constantly "bitting off more than he could chew". It stuck. When the internet began to get popular and I signed up for service, I wanted a good "screen name", but the advice at the time was to release as little information as possible on-line to avoid fraud and various other problems, so using my real name wasn't an option. Since then, I've been using the name Spyder (in one form or another) for everything I do on-line to avoid confusion. Unfortunately, that name was already taken here on TFL, so I added the "man" to it.
I don't regret anything I've posted, and stand behind every word I've said, as it is the truth, and truly reflect my opinions as well as my sense of humor. By making this change, I am hoping to eliminate some confusion, as well as begin to build recognition for my name. This way, hopefully when you see my name on a ballot, you'll recognize me as someone who is an honest, straight-shooting defender of the constitution and the rights of the people.
Sorry to take up so much of you time, but I thought this needed to be said. Thank you.
-John Overbey
As far as "Spyderman" goes, I have used the nickname Spyder for several years. It goes back to a TV show in the early 80's (I'm only 25 right now) that had a blonde haired smart-aleck that was constantly "bitting off more than he could chew". It stuck. When the internet began to get popular and I signed up for service, I wanted a good "screen name", but the advice at the time was to release as little information as possible on-line to avoid fraud and various other problems, so using my real name wasn't an option. Since then, I've been using the name Spyder (in one form or another) for everything I do on-line to avoid confusion. Unfortunately, that name was already taken here on TFL, so I added the "man" to it.
I don't regret anything I've posted, and stand behind every word I've said, as it is the truth, and truly reflect my opinions as well as my sense of humor. By making this change, I am hoping to eliminate some confusion, as well as begin to build recognition for my name. This way, hopefully when you see my name on a ballot, you'll recognize me as someone who is an honest, straight-shooting defender of the constitution and the rights of the people.
Sorry to take up so much of you time, but I thought this needed to be said. Thank you.
-John Overbey