# How does one go about changing a username? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 18, 2003, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-go-about-changing-a-username/213920 "2003-11-18T16:26:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-go-about-changing-a-username/213920/1 "2003-11-18T16:26:27Z")
Without registering a new account from a seperate e-mail address? I have come to doubt the wisdom of having my real name for a username. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-go-about-changing-a-username/213920/2 "2003-11-18T16:50:10Z")
One sends an e-mail to Tubadiva at aol dot com and politely asks her to change it. Do not reregister with a new name – that’s a big no-no here. ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-go-about-changing-a-username/213920/3 "2003-11-18T16:57:18Z")
Thanks for the info ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-go-about-changing-a-username/213920/4 "2003-11-18T19:16:34Z")
Whew! _That_ was quick! Congratulations on the new name, **One And Only Wanderers**. ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-go-about-changing-a-username/213920/5 "2003-11-19T08:44:19Z")
you’re welcome \*\*Ice Wolf[\B], it was quick wasn’t it. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-go-about-changing-a-username/213920/6 "2003-11-23T06:28:09Z")
Yeah, it was. I’ve posted an announcement for you in [the Official Record of Name Changes Thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&forumid=2). 🙂 F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-go-about-changing-a-username/213920/7 "2003-11-23T16:27:43Z")
I have a question but I won’t waste a new thread on it - what is the most number of changes by a doper? I have changed mine once, to something which I liked for about a week. ---
**Author:** ![Tusculan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-go-about-changing-a-username/213920/8 "2003-11-23T17:33:17Z")
Gazelle changed her name twice (from Canthearya to Gazelle from Hell). SanguineSpider recently changed her name to Nine(s) Times Nywt (?) and back again to SanguineSpider. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-go-about-changing-a-username/213920/9 "2003-11-23T21:50:12Z")
Generally speaking, you get ONE (count 'em, ONE) name change. There are a couple of exceptions under rare circs. Mods got plenty to do without changing someone’s screen name every time they get the hiccoughs. ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-go-about-changing-a-username/213920/10 "2003-11-25T07:24:33Z")
I think **Flami** meant to link to [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=205713). **SanguineSpider** was briefly known as **Nines Times Nymph**. ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-go-about-changing-a-username/213920/11 "2003-11-25T07:26:01Z")
On second thought, maybe I should have included my sig since part of it is kinda sorta relevant to this thread… ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-go-about-changing-a-username/213920/12 "2003-12-19T06:33:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cityboy916 \* > \*\*I think **Flami** meant to link to [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=205713). > > **SanguineSpider** was briefly known as **Nines Times Nymph**. \*\* Yeah, I did. Thanks, **cityboy916**. No idea how my link ended up as one to the ATMB forum. Oh well, as long as I have people around to save me… I’ll be fine. 😉 F\_X