# Can I change my user name?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-change-my-user-name/314782>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [July 29, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-change-my-user-name/314782 "2005-07-29T18:22:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-change-my-user-name/314782/1 "2005-07-29T18:22:00Z")

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Umm… that’s the whole question.

George

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**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-change-my-user-name/314782/2 "2005-07-29T18:29:53Z")

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Yes, you can. You’re generally allowed one username change. Email TubaDiva (her email address is in her profile)

Zev Steinhardt

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-change-my-user-name/314782/3 "2005-07-29T18:33:13Z")

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Actually, we’ve lightened up some and will contemplate a second change under suitable circumstances.

We just don’t want people changing names like this season’s hats; find a name and stick with it.

Please send me an a email with several candidates for names ranked in the order you like them. We have over 50,000 screen names and it’s possible your first choice is already taken. I’ll run down the list until I find one that sticks.

[TubaDiva@aol.com](mailto:TubaDiva@aol.com)

your humble TubaDiva

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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-change-my-user-name/314782/4 "2005-07-29T19:28:45Z")

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Have you lightened up any on reusing usernames? For instance, someone who posted three times in one day in 2000, and hasn’t been back since?

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-change-my-user-name/314782/5 "2005-07-29T19:43:51Z")

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We have actually had cases, I think of someone who did only post three times in 2000 actually coming out of lurking and starting posting again. This board does have an ornery tendancy to defy folks’ expectations.