# "Band Name"?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/529646>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [February 19, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/529646 "2010-02-19T17:22:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/529646/1 "2010-02-19T17:22:06Z")

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I just saw a [post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=552863)where under the user’s name, instead of “Guest” or “Charter Member” it says “Band Name”. Never notice it before. How does one change that? Can it be anything you want?

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**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:** [February 19, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/529646/2 "2010-02-19T17:23:33Z")

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Check the announcement at the top of the page.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/529646/3 "2010-02-19T17:28:09Z")

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