# For the last time, I am not Argent Towers. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 3, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318 "2011-08-03T13:39:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318/1 "2011-08-03T13:39:09Z")
I hope this thread doesn’t come across as pedantic or snotty, but a lot of people on this board have been confusing me for **Argent Towers**. I have tried very politely to correct those who make this mistake, but I thought a thread might also call attention to it. Why do I care? Well, I’ve been a poster here far longer than he, but not nearly as vocal. There are instances where I’ve been incorrectly associated with the _Hogg_ incident. Well-known posters on this board have developed their own unique modus operandi, and I wish to keep mine separate from **Argent Towers** ’. **Argent Towers** briefly changed his username to **Tours d’Argent** at my request, but subsequently changed his mind and changed it back. I cannot force him to change his username into something less similar than mine, but I can call attention to it. Again, when you come across a post written by either **Agent Foxtrot** or **Argent Towers** , please double-check to make sure who wrote it. Thank you very much. We now return to your regularly scheduled mundane pointless stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318/2 "2011-08-03T13:40:13Z")
You know, this sounds _exactly_ like something **Argent Towers** would say. (I kid, I kid.) Also: No, _I_ am not **Argent Towers**! /Spartacus ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318/3 "2011-08-03T13:42:10Z")
Thanks **Argent Towers** for clearing this up. Okay, that was a poor joke. However, unfortunately names do get confused. I was confused with that kiddy diddler about a year ago and that was a rare treat- also MT Cicero although I think he/ she has gone quiet. Anyway, good luck in your endeavours. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318/4 "2011-08-03T13:49:07Z")
I feel for your position, it sucks. It’s odd that he was permitted to change his name (no biggy), then change it back. I wouldn’t have thought they’d permit that. I was under the impression that we _might_ be permitted _one_ name change, with good reason. But two? Who knew? At any rate, if I could be so bold as to make a suggestion. Have you considered changing your own username? I know it’s a hassle, and a drag to have to give up a name you’re invested in for such a silly reason. If I was being mistaken for him, I’d willingly change my name though. You may not even need to change it very much actually. Maybe go to all CAPS, or **bold** , or _italics_, or _ **ALL THREE** _. Or switch to A. Foxtrot. It might be just enough change to end the confusion. I’m just saying, maybe, think about it. ---
**Author:** ![Sevastopol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Sevastopol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sevastopol)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318/5 "2011-08-03T14:09:17Z")
A Gent Foxtrot? ---
**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318/6 "2011-08-03T14:11:01Z")
So, you toured with Argent? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318/7 "2011-08-03T14:11:37Z")
I started to say _Hold your head up_, then realized that would have been completely inappropriate. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318/8 "2011-08-03T14:12:23Z")
Agent Foxtrot, if I were you, I would change my name. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318/9 "2011-08-03T14:15:13Z")
Michael Bolton: Yeah, well at least your name isn’t Michael Bolton. Samir: You know there’s nothing wrong with that name. Michael Bolton: There was nothing wrong with it… until that no-talent ass clown became famous and started winning Grammys. Samir: Hmm… well why don’t you just go by Mike instead of Michael? Michael Bolton: No way! Why should I change? He’s the one who sucks. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318/10 "2011-08-03T14:17:23Z")
Oh shit. Not in the pit. Retracted. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318/11 "2011-08-03T14:24:44Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Michael Bolton: Yeah, well at least your name isn’t Michael Bolton. > Samir: You know there’s nothing wrong with that name. > Michael Bolton: There was nothing wrong with it… until that no-talent ass clown became famous and started winning Grammys. > Samir: Hmm… well why don’t you just go by Mike instead of Michael? > Michael Bolton: No way! Why should I change? He’s the one who sucks. And there you have it. Your frustration is understandable, \*\*AF \*\*- but reality is what it is. You can either deal with it as is, hope that over time \*\*AT \*\*becomes less active so there is less confusion - or change your name. Or you can start threads on a periodic basis as some sort of SDMB Public Service Announcement to clarify which one you are - which, I hope you agree, seems rather silly over the long run. At least you’re not Rick Santorum with his Google problem 😉 (I assume you know the reference; if not, feel free to Google the name of this Republican candidate for president and see what you get. Talk about someone who should consider changing his name…) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318/12 "2011-08-03T14:27:38Z")
Well, if _you’re_ not **Argent Towers** , then who is? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318/13 "2011-08-03T14:28:27Z")
Our usernames are not really that similar. The first part may be; the second part is utterly different. I think most people can do a decent job at telling us apart. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_in_second_hand_clothing)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318/14 "2011-08-03T14:29:28Z")
Personally, I always get **Argent Towers** mixed up with **Autolycus**. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318/15 "2011-08-03T14:34:01Z")
Can I change my user name to **Agent Towers**? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318/16 "2011-08-03T14:36:17Z")
> [@Agent\_Foxtrot](#): > > the _Hogg_ incident. The Hogg incident? Dude, I defended you back then. But if you are gonna minimize what took place as an “incident”, then we are through. It was the _Hogg Affair_. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318/17 "2011-08-03T14:37:37Z")
I generally don’t like signatures, but I’d recommend a distinctive one (not just your username) in your case. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318/18 "2011-08-03T14:43:37Z")
Look at the bright side, at least you don’t have a girlfriend like **Argent’s** that having a lot of trouble with her boss at work, so there’s that. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318/19 "2011-08-03T14:44:31Z")
> [@voltaire](#): > > I generally don’t like signatures, but I’d recommend a distinctive one (not just your username) in your case. How about “I am not Agent Towers”? ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318/20 "2011-08-03T15:00:08Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > How about “I am not Agent Towers”? Also, “I am not Argent Towers” would work well. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318.md?page=2)