# Can user names be altered for satiric purposes in the Pit?

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**Created:** [January 9, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-user-names-be-altered-for-satiric-purposes-in-the-pit/776687 "2017-01-09T00:51:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 9, 2017, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-user-names-be-altered-for-satiric-purposes-in-the-pit/776687/6 "2017-01-09T15:49:46Z")

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But, can you alter a person’s name inside a quote box in the Pit?

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