# How do I change my username if I want to?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-username-if-i-want-to/144223>\
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**Created:** [December 21, 2002, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-username-if-i-want-to/144223 "2002-12-21T13:58:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Captain\_Blunty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Captain\_Blunty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Blunty)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-username-if-i-want-to/144223/1 "2002-12-21T13:58:17Z")

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How can I change my username? Is it possible to do so and not change your post count etc. along with it?

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-username-if-i-want-to/144223/2 "2002-12-21T14:19:33Z")

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Email one of the administrators. like [tubadiva](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=32) or [Lynn](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=2)

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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2002, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-username-if-i-want-to/144223/3 "2002-12-22T01:28:01Z")

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Make sure you really like the new one, because the admins aren’t crazy about doing this too often for one person.