# Change user name?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-user-name/353>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [March 15, 1999, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-user-name/353 "1999-03-15T17:00:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 1999, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-user-name/353/1 "1999-03-15T17:00:00Z")

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How do I change my user name?  
Jill

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 1999, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-user-name/353/2 "1999-03-15T20:00:00Z")

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You don’t.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 1999, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-user-name/353/3 "1999-03-15T22:17:00Z")

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If you want to change your user name, send a note to that effect to [webmaster@straightdope.com](mailto:webmaster@straightdope.com). Your old user name will be deleted, at which point you may re-register with your new user name.

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**Author:** ![\_SILENT-BOB\_NOT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/e19adc/32.png) [@\_SILENT-BOB\_NOT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_SILENT-BOB_NOT)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2000, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-user-name/353/4 "2000-06-29T02:10:12Z")

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:wally