# Changing one's user name

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**Created:** [June 8, 2000, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-ones-user-name/21708 "2000-06-08T02:12:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-ones-user-name/21708/1 "2000-06-08T02:12:16Z")

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If you change your user name, does your # of posts follow?

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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:** [June 8, 2000, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-ones-user-name/21708/2 "2000-06-08T03:22:25Z")

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If you simply change your name, you keep your post count.

However, ALL your old posts show the new name, so you have the option of keeping the old and having everything change or removing privileges from the old account and re-registering under a new name and really making a fresh start.

Whatever you decide, drop email to any of the administrators (that’s me, CKDextHavn, or Lynn, though I seem to do most of 'em and that’s fine with me) and tell us what you want to do.

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator  
The Straight Dope