Alphabeter is a user id that was coined by a multiple pseudonymned writer in 1987. It has been used nearly exclusively by her since the early days of the ISCABBS and eWorld in the late 1980s. It means "one who uses alphabets".
Alphabeter often uses the sig file of: Writing is a lot like sex. At first you do it because you like it. Then you're doing it for a few close friends and people you like. But if you're any good...you end up doing it for money.
Alphabeter was an early adopter of wikipedia and regularly contributes to wikimedia projects.