Akuma? Ah, i think i've seen them around before. Naice to see that we're getting amazing new members. Please read the Description and FAQ thread on Main and the Help section way up thurrr by chat. ^
>>7, what >>8 said. and yes, they sort if are like passwords so that no one else can use your name. not sure what happened in the Forte incident, but whatever.
>>9 The trip code is so that you can identify fakes. For example, the Forte incident. It was painfully obvious what was wrong with the imposter to everyone but the imposter. 1) his ID matched with another impersonation incident on the same day. 2) His tripcode wasn't the same as the one Forte had been using for a long time. 3) The things he said weren't Forte-like. 4) The real Forte was arguing with him about it.