# Are the mods OK with two puddleglum(m)s? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 7, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-ok-with-two-puddleglum-m-s/685559 "2014-04-07T15:18:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yellowjacketcoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-ok-with-two-puddleglum-m-s/685559/1 "2014-04-07T15:18:37Z")
Not anything against the posters themselves, but I find it confusing to have a puddleglum (one M) and a puddleglumm (two Ms) on the board, and I seem to recall the mods required a name change of a newbie with a too-similar name before. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-ok-with-two-puddleglum-m-s/685559/2 "2014-04-07T15:35:18Z")
That’s a fair point. We looked into it and made sure these posters were too different people but we didn’t specifically address the similar usernames. I’ll make sure that gets taken care of. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-ok-with-two-puddleglum-m-s/685559/3 "2014-04-07T16:04:19Z")
I was surprised that you made no comment to [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=17255676&postcount=53) **Argent\_Towers** about the username. (Although it appears to have been a one-post poster.) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-ok-with-two-puddleglum-m-s/685559/4 "2014-04-07T16:05:22Z")
That’s why didn’t bother saying anything. If there had been any indication he was going to hang around, we would have told him to pick a new username. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-ok-with-two-puddleglum-m-s/685559/5 "2014-04-07T16:13:31Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > That’s a fair point. We looked into it and made sure these posters were too different people but we didn’t specifically address the similar usernames. I’ll make sure that gets taken care of. A difference in one letter just isn’t enough. I recommend the new guy change his username to puddleglummmmmmmm so the distinction is more noticeable. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-ok-with-two-puddleglum-m-s/685559/6 "2014-04-07T17:08:11Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > A difference in one letter just isn’t enough. I recommend the new guy change his username to puddleglummmmmmmm so the distinction is more noticeable. I think the risk of colliding with Mean Mr. Mustard’s customary signature is still too high. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-ok-with-two-puddleglum-m-s/685559/7 "2014-04-07T17:24:02Z")
What a strange situation. One puddleglum(m) is too many, while two puddleglum(m)s is nowhere near enough. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-ok-with-two-puddleglum-m-s/685559/8 "2014-04-07T17:43:58Z")
I suggest one change his name so we have a puddleglee and a puddleglum. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-ok-with-two-puddleglum-m-s/685559/9 "2014-04-07T17:47:39Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I suggest one change his name so we have a puddleglee and a puddleglum. Or piddleglum. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-ok-with-two-puddleglum-m-s/685559/10 "2014-04-07T17:57:39Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > I think the risk of colliding with Mean Mr. Mustard’s customary signature is still too high. 😃 Good catch. So we should go with ppuuddddlleegglluumm. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-ok-with-two-puddleglum-m-s/685559/11 "2014-04-07T18:09:43Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Or piddleglum. Or Roger Johnson. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-ok-with-two-puddleglum-m-s/685559/12 "2014-04-07T19:08:35Z")
Can I change my username to **Marley23.1415926535898**? ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-ok-with-two-puddleglum-m-s/685559/13 "2014-04-07T19:15:51Z")
No - you have to pick **Senegoiter**. Regards, Shodandy ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-ok-with-two-puddleglum-m-s/685559/14 "2014-04-07T19:16:45Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > No - you have to pick **Senegoiter**. > > Regards, > Shodandy Sho 'nuff.