# How do I change my user name?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-user-name/224961>\
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**Created:** [January 17, 2004, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-user-name/224961 "2004-01-17T18:18:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2004, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-user-name/224961/1 "2004-01-17T18:18:00Z")

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Well? I want to be “Cult of Perspicacity” but I don’t want to register a new e-mail address… is there any way I can just get this one changed? Please?

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2004, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-user-name/224961/2 "2004-01-17T18:21:09Z")

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Email some of the administrators, like **TubaDiva** and **C K Dexter Haven** , and request the name change. Email more than one, as they all have lives too and can’t always get to their email every day.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-user-name/224961/3 "2004-01-18T04:44:13Z")

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Ta muchly.

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**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-user-name/224961/4 "2004-01-18T07:35:31Z")

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Generally, we only allow one name change per customer, so think long and hard about your future name. We don’t recycle names.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-user-name/224961/5 "2004-01-18T19:07:45Z")

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One other point: You’re only allowed one name at a time, **even if you don’t use one anymore**. So even if you did want to register a new name with a new e-mail, you’re still not allowed to, and doing so can get you banned.

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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:** [January 19, 2004, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-user-name/224961/6 "2004-01-19T09:21:30Z")

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> [@Lynn Bodoni](#):
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> …think long and hard about your future name…

Yes! Consider all the options!