# How do Ichange my UserName?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ichange-my-username/78494>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [August 28, 2001, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ichange-my-username/78494 "2001-08-28T08:56:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ichange-my-username/78494/1 "2001-08-28T08:56:13Z")

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How would I go about changing my UserName from “Mudshark2911” to just “Mudshark”?

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**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ichange-my-username/78494/2 "2001-08-28T08:59:28Z")

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Email [tubadiva@aol.com](mailto:tubadiva@aol.com) and beg.

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**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ichange-my-username/78494/3 "2001-08-28T09:30:28Z")

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Include chocolate.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ichange-my-username/78494/4 "2001-08-28T09:32:08Z")

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and post the question in “About This Message Board.”

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ichange-my-username/78494/5 "2001-08-28T12:32:04Z")

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Technical questions about this message board belong in **About This Message Board**. And yes, you should e-mail [TubaDiva@aol.com](mailto:TubaDiva@aol.com)

bibliophage  
moderator, GQ

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**Author:** ![Spritle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Spritle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spritle)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ichange-my-username/78494/6 "2001-08-28T12:32:36Z")

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Well I’m just glad you plan to drop the numbers from the end. I’d hate to think that something is destined to replace the **Mudshark** in my mythology!

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**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ichange-my-username/78494/7 "2001-08-28T13:15:26Z")

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WHY would anyone want to?  
😉