When I joined FR back in '98, I was still Catholic. The screen name I chose -- "angelo" -- was my Catholic confirmation name! When I became a "born again Jew" about three years ago, I still kept the name because I wanted to keep my "freeper born-on date". But as time passed I grew less and less comfortable using a name associated with a religion I no longer practice. I finally stopped procrastinating about a month ago, and petitioned Jim Robinson for a name change, which he graciously granted to me. "malakhi" means the same thing in Hebrew that "angelo" does in Latin; they both mean "messenger". So I was able to preserve continuity in some sense.
I've been told that my new identity is more pugnacious, but anyone who says that is lying. ;o)
LOL! Reminded me of the disclaimer before the "What Do You Know" quiz.