# How does one change their screen name? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 4, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-change-their-screen-name/1002482 "2024-06-04T17:25:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 23
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-change-their-screen-name/1002482/23 "2024-12-20T22:09:19Z")
> [@Cee](#): > > I heard you’re allowed to revive them if they’re 6 months old… There is no such rule. If you have something relevant to add to a thread, generally the mods don’t mind. Reviving a thread to add nothing of substance is frowned upon. (I’m not a moderator but in my opinion I don’t think you did anything wrong here.) There is a thread that was active about a week ago in this forum you clearly missed that addresses your request. I will link to the post with instructions. > [@Editing user name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-user-name/1011391/5): > > If you want your user name changed, send me an email at [EngineerCompGeek@gmail.com](mailto:EngineerCompGeek@gmail.com) from the email that is on your Straight Dope profile. Make sure to include the exact name that you want to change it to. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-change-their-screen-name/1002482)._