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FirstName BunchOfNumbers or First Name Bunch Of Numbers refers to a catchphrase used to describe a phenomenon that occurs on the social media website Twitter. The phrase reflects the commonly held belief that default Twitter handles using the format "First Name" followed by a series of digits are most likely conservative Bot accounts.

Origin

The specific phrase "FirstName BunchOfNumbers" originated from a tweet[1] by user @wuooods on April 19th, 2020. The user tweeted, "Hello my name is Firstname Bunchofnumbers and i have some incredibly shitty opinions," and received over 20,000 likes and 5000 retweets in two years (seen below).

k @wuooods Hello my name is Firstname Bunchofnumbers and i have some incredibly s----- opinions 9:49 PM Apr 19, 2020 - Twitter Web App

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On August 31st, 2020, tech writer Darius Kazemi published a blog post on his website "Tiny Subversions"[2] with the title "On Twitter usernames with lots of numbers." The article discussed the reasons as to why there was a sudden uptick in Twitter users with the username format "FirstName BunchOfNumbers," outlining a 2017 change in Twitter account policies. An excerpt from the entry reads, "The thing is, since at least as far back as December 2017, the Twitter signup process has not allowed you to choose your own username! It instead gives you a name based on your first and last name, plus eight numbers on the end. You aren't prompted to pick a more distinctive username after that, and you can change it but you need to figure out how to do it yourself. (The December 2017 date was confirmed to me privately by someone who works at Twitter Design.)"

On December 19th, 2020, Twitter[3] user @Carolin64723572 posted a tweet announcing Tier 4 quarantine for London a few days ahead of Christmas 2020. The announcement was made from reputed journalist Caroline Wheeler's[4] temporary account, the username of which followed the FirstName BunchOfNumbers format, leading people to question the validity of her claim (seen below).

Caroline Wheeler @Carolin64723572 BREAKING: Christmas cancelled for London, South East and East, as areas moved into new Tier 4 with "stay at home" message by law. Christmas bubbles only allowed for Tiers 1-3 on Xmas Day with "stay local message". International travel not advised. Latest plan. @cazjwheeler 8:32 AM - Dec 19, 2020 Twitter Web App 911 Retweets 1,252 Quote Tweets 1,720 Likes : 27

On May 14th, 2022, Parag Agrawal, the CEO of Twitter, posted a thread addressing concerns about the supposed saturation of Bot accounts on Twitter. He used the term "FirstNameBunchOfNumbers" in a tweet[5] that received over 2000 likes and over 200 retweets (seen below)

Parag Agrawal @paraga : The use of private data is particularly important to avoid misclassifying users who are actually real. FirstnameBunch Of Numbers with no profile pic and odd tweets might seem like a bot or spam to you, but behind the scenes we often see multiple indicators that it's a real person. 12:26 PM - May 16, 2022. Twitter for iPhone 219 Retweets 165 Quote Tweets 2,615 Likes

By 2022, the use of the phrase "FirstName BunchOfNumbers" had entered Twitter users vocabularies as a way to refer to Bot accounts or simply to refer to older, less tech savvy Twitter users with inflammatory opinions. The screenshot of the original tweet by user @wuooof is often used in response to tweets made by FirstName BunchOfNumbers accounts. Twitter users have also come to associate accounts with a username following this format with conservative ideas. For instance, Twitter[6] user @GidMK posted an edit of the original @wuooof tweet to comment on the saturation of supposed Bot accounts promoting the use of horse-dewormer Ivermectin as a Covid-19 cure.

Health Nerd @GidMK The last 24 hours or so D you got it @wuooods : Hello my name is Firstname Bunchofnumbers and i have some incredibly s----- opinions about ivermectin 7:42 AM - Oct 10, 2021. Twitter Web App 71 Retweets 6 Quote Tweets 650 Likes

Various Examples

mike+ @MikeCatSU. Jun 28, 2021 Firstname Bunchofnumbers when you say something positive about an animated show on twitter 0:02 177.6K views 78 2,584 3 16.5K ←]
KAZ SHOP IN BIO LINK!!! @y2_kazoo. Jun 28 me, an ace person, when the 'mr incredible becomes uncanny (sexualities edition)' video made by firstname bunchofnumbers has mr incredible transform into the sinister screaming shadow skull at the mere mention of asexuality 51 1938 8,035 ←]
moby dickgirl @epistemophagy Can someone please advise the conservative movement that their popular support would be more credible if it didn't appear to consist entirely of Firstname Bunchofnumbers and their extended family 9:55 PM-May 2, 2022. Twitter for Android 114 Retweets 3 Quote Tweets 2,368 Likes
6750 Found one in the wild. Thanks for your opinion, firstname bunchofnumbers. (i.imgur.com) submitted 1 year ago by stumpychubbins O 208 comments share save hide give award report crosspost hide all child comments Joburt @Joseph50128487 If there's one thing I'm not on board with it's breast reduction. Factor into your calculations that your back isn't getting you free drinks at the bar and it's not getting you out of speeding tickets either. Tweet übersetzen 05:49 01.09.20 Twitter Web App 2 Retweets und Kommentare 4 ,,Gefällt mir"-Angaben 27
People who argue on Twitter starter pack Lots of Wojak pictures O Following 0 Followers : Breaks the rules gets surprised when he's banned ANYTHING ELSE? MIAM SO COOL MAKE YEOPLE UPGET COOL vague_starterpacks 19 aug 2020 Tweets aren't loading right now Try again @wuooods Hello my name is Firstname Bunchofnumbers and i have some incredibly s----- opinions 9:49 PM-4/19/20 - Twitter Web App 1,850 Retweets 6,742 Likes 365 Quote Tweets Joined Twitter just to argue with people ✔Copy link Pinterest
HI, I'M FIRSTNAME BUNCHOFNUMBERS YOU MIGHT REMEMBER ME FROM "INCREDIBLY S----- OPINIONS" imgflip.com

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External References

[1] Twitter – @wuooods

[2] Tiny Subervisons – On Twitter usernames with lots of numbers

[3] Twitter – @Carolin64723572

[4] Twitter – Caroline Wheeler

[5] Twitter – Parag Agrawal

[6] Twitter – @GidMK



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About

FirstName BunchOfNumbers or First Name Bunch Of Numbers refers to a catchphrase used to describe a phenomenon that occurs on the social media website Twitter. The phrase reflects the commonly held belief that default Twitter handles using the format "First Name" followed by a series of digits are most likely conservative Bot accounts.

Origin

The specific phrase "FirstName BunchOfNumbers" originated from a tweet[1] by user @wuooods on April 19th, 2020. The user tweeted, "Hello my name is Firstname Bunchofnumbers and i have some incredibly shitty opinions," and received over 20,000 likes and 5000 retweets in two years (seen below).


k @wuooods Hello my name is Firstname Bunchofnumbers and i have some incredibly s----- opinions 9:49 PM Apr 19, 2020 - Twitter Web App

Spread

On August 31st, 2020, tech writer Darius Kazemi published a blog post on his website "Tiny Subversions"[2] with the title "On Twitter usernames with lots of numbers." The article discussed the reasons as to why there was a sudden uptick in Twitter users with the username format "FirstName BunchOfNumbers," outlining a 2017 change in Twitter account policies. An excerpt from the entry reads, "The thing is, since at least as far back as December 2017, the Twitter signup process has not allowed you to choose your own username! It instead gives you a name based on your first and last name, plus eight numbers on the end. You aren't prompted to pick a more distinctive username after that, and you can change it but you need to figure out how to do it yourself. (The December 2017 date was confirmed to me privately by someone who works at Twitter Design.)"

On December 19th, 2020, Twitter[3] user @Carolin64723572 posted a tweet announcing Tier 4 quarantine for London a few days ahead of Christmas 2020. The announcement was made from reputed journalist Caroline Wheeler's[4] temporary account, the username of which followed the FirstName BunchOfNumbers format, leading people to question the validity of her claim (seen below).


Caroline Wheeler @Carolin64723572 BREAKING: Christmas cancelled for London, South East and East, as areas moved into new Tier 4 with "stay at home" message by law. Christmas bubbles only allowed for Tiers 1-3 on Xmas Day with "stay local message". International travel not advised. Latest plan. @cazjwheeler 8:32 AM - Dec 19, 2020 Twitter Web App 911 Retweets 1,252 Quote Tweets 1,720 Likes : 27

On May 14th, 2022, Parag Agrawal, the CEO of Twitter, posted a thread addressing concerns about the supposed saturation of Bot accounts on Twitter. He used the term "FirstNameBunchOfNumbers" in a tweet[5] that received over 2000 likes and over 200 retweets (seen below)


Parag Agrawal @paraga : The use of private data is particularly important to avoid misclassifying users who are actually real. FirstnameBunch Of Numbers with no profile pic and odd tweets might seem like a bot or spam to you, but behind the scenes we often see multiple indicators that it's a real person. 12:26 PM - May 16, 2022. Twitter for iPhone 219 Retweets 165 Quote Tweets 2,615 Likes

By 2022, the use of the phrase "FirstName BunchOfNumbers" had entered Twitter users vocabularies as a way to refer to Bot accounts or simply to refer to older, less tech savvy Twitter users with inflammatory opinions. The screenshot of the original tweet by user @wuooof is often used in response to tweets made by FirstName BunchOfNumbers accounts. Twitter users have also come to associate accounts with a username following this format with conservative ideas. For instance, Twitter[6] user @GidMK posted an edit of the original @wuooof tweet to comment on the saturation of supposed Bot accounts promoting the use of horse-dewormer Ivermectin as a Covid-19 cure.


Health Nerd @GidMK The last 24 hours or so D you got it @wuooods : Hello my name is Firstname Bunchofnumbers and i have some incredibly s----- opinions about ivermectin 7:42 AM - Oct 10, 2021. Twitter Web App 71 Retweets 6 Quote Tweets 650 Likes

Various Examples


mike+ @MikeCatSU. Jun 28, 2021 Firstname Bunchofnumbers when you say something positive about an animated show on twitter 0:02 177.6K views 78 2,584 3 16.5K ←] KAZ SHOP IN BIO LINK!!! @y2_kazoo. Jun 28 me, an ace person, when the 'mr incredible becomes uncanny (sexualities edition)' video made by firstname bunchofnumbers has mr incredible transform into the sinister screaming shadow skull at the mere mention of asexuality 51 1938 8,035 ←] moby dickgirl @epistemophagy Can someone please advise the conservative movement that their popular support would be more credible if it didn't appear to consist entirely of Firstname Bunchofnumbers and their extended family 9:55 PM-May 2, 2022. Twitter for Android 114 Retweets 3 Quote Tweets 2,368 Likes 6750 Found one in the wild. Thanks for your opinion, firstname bunchofnumbers. (i.imgur.com) submitted 1 year ago by stumpychubbins O 208 comments share save hide give award report crosspost hide all child comments Joburt @Joseph50128487 If there's one thing I'm not on board with it's breast reduction. Factor into your calculations that your back isn't getting you free drinks at the bar and it's not getting you out of speeding tickets either. Tweet übersetzen 05:49 01.09.20 Twitter Web App 2 Retweets und Kommentare 4 ,,Gefällt mir"-Angaben 27 People who argue on Twitter starter pack Lots of Wojak pictures O Following 0 Followers : Breaks the rules gets surprised when he's banned ANYTHING ELSE? MIAM SO COOL MAKE YEOPLE UPGET COOL vague_starterpacks 19 aug 2020 Tweets aren't loading right now Try again @wuooods Hello my name is Firstname Bunchofnumbers and i have some incredibly s----- opinions 9:49 PM-4/19/20 - Twitter Web App 1,850 Retweets 6,742 Likes 365 Quote Tweets Joined Twitter just to argue with people ✔Copy link Pinterest HI, I'M FIRSTNAME BUNCHOFNUMBERS YOU MIGHT REMEMBER ME FROM "INCREDIBLY S----- OPINIONS" imgflip.com

Search Interest

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External References

[1] Twitter – @wuooods

[2] Tiny Subervisons – On Twitter usernames with lots of numbers

[3] Twitter – @Carolin64723572

[4] Twitter – Caroline Wheeler

[5] Twitter – Parag Agrawal

[6] Twitter – @GidMK

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