# How to change username?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-username/685476>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 6, 2014, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-username/685476 "2014-04-06T15:32:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![la\_fille\_intellectuelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@la\_fille\_intellectuelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/la_fille_intellectuelle)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2014, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-username/685476/1 "2014-04-06T15:32:12Z")

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Well,it seems that my message to the Admin never got through,as my username remains unchanged.  
How do you get in contact with an Admin so that you can make a minor correction to your username?

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**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-username/685476/2 "2014-04-06T15:39:12Z")

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Well, to start, I reported your post to get it moved to ATMB. The mods and admins may see it there and give **TubaDiva** , or someone else a head’s up that you had sent an email.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2014, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-username/685476/3 "2014-04-06T15:48:26Z")

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Moved to ATMB.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-username/685476/4 "2014-04-06T15:55:49Z")

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Email [tubabdiva@aol.com](mailto:tubabdiva@aol.com)

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**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-username/685476/5 "2014-04-06T16:19:44Z")

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And you might want to read through the recent “great user names not used yet” thread before changing, unless you have a really good one you’ve though of. Some real gems in there I’d love to see in active play.

ETA1: I mean, your current one is pretty good, but if your grasp of French is, um, that weak… you might not want to style yourself a Francophone. 😃

ETA2: Unless that’s not the change and it’s a more complex gender issue. 😃 😃

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-username/685476/6 "2014-04-06T16:24:38Z")

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> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#):
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> And you might want to read through the recent “great user names not used yet” thread before changing, unless you have a really good one you’ve though of. Some real gems in there I’d love to see in active play.

[You forgot the link.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=717601)😉