Or even real-time communication. That was in the old days - when there was only a 56k modem or the dial-up modem, when everyone still chatted with ICQ on their PC. And of course one chat programme wasn't enough. So I installed Yahoo Messenger as well.
To talk or write to others, or in this case to chat, everyone needs an identifier. This can consist of alphanumeric characters like #@$%*, or a sequence of numbers like 12345678911, a sequence of letters like abcdklmxyz or even a memorable name. I thought about what I could call myself and came up with ‘mondlicht-und-sterne’, as I find the `mond und sterne` very beautiful. I now had a name and could register. Yay.
It's been that long. It doesn't matter on the internet, someone adds you and can chat with you. Then I had the idea that I needed a shorter name that was easier to remember and I thought about it for two weeks. But it should also have something to do with the words moon and stars. So I pushed my name ‘mondlicht-und-sterne’ together more and more and came up with ‘mondstern’. Many people have known me like that ever since.