# How can one change his username?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-change-his-username/61250>\
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**Created:** [April 8, 2001, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-change-his-username/61250 "2001-04-08T14:36:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![RocknRoll\_Killing\_Machine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5daacb/32.png) [@RocknRoll\_Killing\_Machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RocknRoll_Killing_Machine)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2001, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-change-his-username/61250/1 "2001-04-08T14:36:24Z")

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I can’t register multiple times, yet I’m seen other change their names. How can I do this?

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**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2001, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-change-his-username/61250/2 "2001-04-08T14:45:39Z")

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email TubaDiva

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2001, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-change-his-username/61250/3 "2001-04-08T15:22:58Z")

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Once you change it, don’t expect anyone to remember who you were.

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**Author:** ![RocknRoll\_Killing\_Machine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5daacb/32.png) [@RocknRoll\_Killing\_Machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RocknRoll_Killing_Machine)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2001, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-change-his-username/61250/4 "2001-04-08T15:50:02Z")

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My postcount’s under 500, it’s not as if anyone know me anyway.

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**Author:** ![ShakeNBake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@ShakeNBake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShakeNBake)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-change-his-username/61250/5 "2001-04-09T01:36:35Z")

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Good move, Rocky!

The new name is much more memorable anyway.