# Do you lose your post count if you change your username?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-post-count-if-you-change-your-username/277710>\
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**Created:** [December 2, 2004, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-post-count-if-you-change-your-username/277710 "2004-12-02T16:32:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-post-count-if-you-change-your-username/277710/1 "2004-12-02T16:32:06Z")

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The title says it all.

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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-post-count-if-you-change-your-username/277710/2 "2004-12-02T16:49:51Z")

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No.

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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 2, 2004, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-post-count-if-you-change-your-username/277710/3 "2004-12-02T16:55:25Z")

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Nope. The name changes on all your old posts as well.

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator

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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-post-count-if-you-change-your-username/277710/4 "2004-12-02T17:14:07Z")

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Yay! Ok, I think on Monday I will submit my request for my new username. I’m fairly sure I know what I want! Does it matter to whom I e-mail the information?

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-post-count-if-you-change-your-username/277710/5 "2004-12-02T18:14:10Z")

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No-didly-o.

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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 3, 2004, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-post-count-if-you-change-your-username/277710/6 "2004-12-03T22:19:20Z")

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Well, Lobsang can’t help you much on this score, so mail it to me, okay? [TubaDiva@aol.com](mailto:TubaDiva@aol.com). 🙂

Some people send it to more than one adminstrator on the grounds that whichever gets to it first gets it done fastest, but I’m usually around and it’s not a problem.

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator

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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-post-count-if-you-change-your-username/277710/7 "2004-12-06T14:59:07Z")

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TubaDiva, I e-mailed you on Thursday, did you get it?