# Change User Name?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-user-name/547531>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [July 22, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-user-name/547531 "2010-07-22T00:19:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-user-name/547531/1 "2010-07-22T00:19:32Z")

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I read the “technical issues” thread and emailed a user name request to the four e-mail addresses shown, but have yet to receive any response about changing my handle (unless I’m being dense, which cannot be ruled out). Can a mod help me with this?

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-user-name/547531/2 "2010-07-22T12:25:50Z")

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You want to change your name to MD 20 20?

(Sorry.)

I am not sure how long ago you sent your e-mail, (if it has not been 24 hours, it might just be a matter of no Admin happening to be available for a short time at this time of year).

I have kicked this thread up to the staff to call attention to your request.

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**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-user-name/547531/3 "2010-07-22T12:52:36Z")

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I don’t know who you sent that last email to, but if you send it to me, I’ll take care of it. My email is in my profile.

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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 22, 2010, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-user-name/547531/4 "2010-07-22T13:40:06Z")

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I got it – it turned up in my spam folder, that’s why I didn’t see it to begin with, I had to search for it.

This happened while I was out of town and it got overlooked.

Dunno how it got routed to there but sometimes AOL does weird stuff.

I am so sorry this happened to you. I have changed your name as requested.