# Changing user name (help moderator)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-user-name-help-moderator/221547>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [December 29, 2003, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-user-name-help-moderator/221547 "2003-12-29T07:42:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Shirty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Shirty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirty)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-user-name-help-moderator/221547/1 "2003-12-29T07:42:36Z")

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I read you could change your user name if you wanted by emailing a moderator, since there is no option to do so. I’ve emailed 1 tech person (forget the name/details, it was a while ago) and recently emailed moderator David B. I haven’t heard anything back and am not sure what to expect as I haven’t tried to do this before.

Any help from a moderator/someone in the know would be greatly appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-user-name-help-moderator/221547/2 "2003-12-29T10:41:43Z")

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It’s best to email the Admins – especially **TubaDiva** , Admin of this forum. All the best to you for your namechange, **Comatoast**.

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**Author:** ![Shirty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Shirty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirty)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-user-name-help-moderator/221547/3 "2003-12-29T10:43:20Z")

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Thanks for your help Ice Wolf, i’ll give that a go.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-user-name-help-moderator/221547/4 "2003-12-29T11:09:47Z")

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I think you should change it to **Toast Museum**.

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**Author:** ![Shirty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Shirty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirty)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-user-name-help-moderator/221547/5 "2003-12-29T11:12:37Z")

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Good suggestion, but i’ve got one ready for the occasion.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-user-name-help-moderator/221547/6 "2003-12-29T11:22:04Z")

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Curses! Foiled again!

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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:** [December 29, 2003, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-user-name-help-moderator/221547/7 "2003-12-29T21:57:54Z")

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Done.

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator

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**Author:** ![Shirty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Shirty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirty)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-user-name-help-moderator/221547/8 "2003-12-30T00:04:42Z")

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Shirty in the house!