# I hereby propose an Amendment to the Board Rules **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 6, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309 "2004-11-06T02:58:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309/1 "2004-11-06T02:58:10Z")
It is my understanding that, presumably to preserve the sanity and free time of the Mods, we’re allowed only one name change, ever. Inspired by Arnie and his possible quest to become President, and the need for an Amendment that said quest will entail, I’ve decided I really don’t like this handle anymore, and I would like to start a petition to allow for a second change to my user name, under the following provisions, to wit: -I promise to never ever ever ask to have my name changed again. If I do, may I be forced to watch teenybopper horror flicks until the repeated failures to suspend my disbelief cause my brain to cave in and wave a little white flag from my left ear. -I will not be so bold as to select as my new name anything WithLotsOfWords ThatRunTogether LikeThis, and to keep it short and memorable. -If it may please the voting public, as evidenced by their replies to this thread, I shall adopt **Flip-Flopper** or something similarly reflective of my inability to choose a decent name the first time around. I’d be lying if I said my dissatisfaction with this user name didn’t have a lot to do with the constant drive-by posts that generally go, “Looks like the OP/previous poster/guy who said X really isn’t all that bright”. Perhaps more importantly, though, I think this name colors the perception of my posts, regardless of their merit or lack thereof. Fellow Dopers, I beg that you put aside your partisan bickering and unite in support of a truly just cause. Forget Iraq, the War on Terror, gay marriage, and the economy, and remember what _really_ matters- the series of alphanumeric characters above where it says “Charter Member” in my posts. note to Mods: this is supposed to be somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but I really would like to change my user name again. Even if you’re not going to give me a third shot at picking one, I ask that you not move this to ATMB, because at least in MPSIMS more than three people will read it and possibly get a chuckle out of it ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309/2 "2004-11-06T03:00:52Z")
**Three** username changes? Guess the OP really _isn’t_ all that bright! :dubious: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309/3 "2004-11-06T03:02:12Z")
Huh, I sort of like that username, if only because so some of our fellow Dopers think that everything they say is really profound, when most of them aren’t really all that bright. So it’s sort of refreshing. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309/4 "2004-11-06T03:06:06Z")
Granted! You are allowed one more name change. Please choose from the following: **Takes the Short Bus** **Not there Yet** **Please Type Slowly** **Kiss Me! I’m a Brain Donor** ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309/5 "2004-11-06T03:07:25Z")
I like your user name enough that I don’t think you should be allowed to change it. Your name does not color my perception of your posts. I might change my vote if you tell us what your new name is going to be and I like it. You might consider **Lyin’ Elf** , which is what I would change to if I were allowed to change a second time. ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309/6 "2004-11-06T03:10:52Z")
Weren’t you once dutchboy208? I liked that one. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309/7 "2004-11-06T03:12:53Z")
> [@Really Not All That Bright](#): > > -I will not be so bold as to select as my new name anything WithLotsOfWords ThatRunTogether LikeThis, **and to keep it short and memorable**. Uh… this bit should say _and I will keep it short and memorable_. :smack: > [@Already in Use](#): > > Huh, I sort of like that username, if only because so some of our fellow Dopers think that everything they say is really profound, when most of them aren’t really all that bright. So it’s sort of refreshing. That was the original idea; I _am_ pretty smart IRL, which makes me average at best here, but occasionally I _do_ say something profound, and I get the impression that a few people short-change me because they assume I’m a _complete_ doofus, when I’m really a partial doofus. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309/8 "2004-11-06T03:15:40Z")
Remember that: [ul][li]The SDMB is **not** a democracy – it’s owned by a corporation and administered by a staff appointed and headed up by one man who works for that corporation.[/li][li]The single name change is not a rule but a guideline. Everyone is allowed the option of **one** change for whatever reasons seem good to them. An additional change **may** be permitted – but only if the Administrators are satisfied that there’s an extraordinarily good reason for allowing it.[/li][li]I only had two substantive bullet points to make – if **OpalCat** is displeased with that, she’s invited to stop by this thread and say “Hi” herself.[/ul][/li] Given the above information, your obvious solution is to choose to change your name to **SentTubaDivaLotsOfChocolate** – after demonstrating that the name accurately reflects your identity. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309/9 "2004-11-06T03:19:10Z")
I’d like to change my name, too. I want to be Miss Anne Thropic. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309/10 "2004-11-06T08:38:50Z")
> [@Eleusis](#): > > Weren’t you once dutchboy208? > > I liked that one. Awww 🙂 **Poly** , see the note to the mods. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2004, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309/11 "2004-11-06T22:05:35Z")
Suggested names for men/women: Bullseye the Wonder Pigeon Lucinda Joints Justice Aungat Wylite Fiona Rabbit-Vacuum Perkin Worbat’s Magic Newt Aaron A. Jeestrynge Sheila Vzyuyayaya Walter Wohl-Kharpetynge ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309/12 "2004-11-06T23:33:30Z")
**Really Not All That Bright** , I think _most_ of the people here are smart enough to grok what your username means. Which is to say, _I_ grok what your username means, and compared to a lot of the Dopers, I’m downright dumb. I mean, IRL, I’m pretty smart, but then I realize how stupid I really am, and knowing that, it’s depressing to realize that I’m smarter than most of the people I know face-to-face (Dopers I’ve met face-to-face and some of my husband’s relatives are exceptions to this). ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309/13 "2004-11-07T01:43:35Z")
I really do like your name. And it has never colored my perception of your posts. I see the irony in it- you’re intelligent, yet you can still use a name like that. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309/14 "2004-11-07T02:06:35Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > Remember that: > > •The SDMB is **not** a democracy – it’s owned by a corporation… Perhaps under those circumstances, a free market solution could be effective at relieving **Really Not All That Bright** ’s discomfort. Everyone is granted the opportunity to change their name _once_ when they sign up to the sdmb. That leaves those of us who chose well with added capacity we _do not need_. Obviously, that capacity is a valuable commodity, or **Really Not All That Bright** wouldn’t be seeking it. So why not allow members to buy and sell name-changing rights. Cecil could cut himself in for a 15% ‘market makers’ fee, and add to the profit of the Reader, while I’d make a profit too, and **Really Not All That Bright** could take another stab at finding happiness. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Girl)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309/15 "2004-11-07T02:51:16Z")
I’m kinda used to **Really Not All That Bright** , because I didn’t know you as **dutchboy???** And I finally figured out what dopers were talking about when they referenced **RNATB**. So, I’d prefer you stick with the id that made me chuckle when I first saw it. But in the event, you’re destined to become someone else, may I suggest ‘Are N. Atbee’? That way I’d be able to correlate your future posts with **RNATB** ’s past posts. If this is unacceptable, I propose a poll and a vote to determine your new name. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309/16 "2004-11-07T05:28:54Z")
> [@Squink](#): > > So why not allow members to buy and sell name-changing rights. Cecil could cut himself in for a 15% ‘market makers’ fee, and add to the profit of the Reader, while I’d make a profit too, and **Really Not All That Bright** could take another stab at finding happiness. He can have my name change. I’ve been using this name since the antediluvian times, back when I connected to a local BBS with my 1200 baud modem. Fifteen years going strong, I doubt I’ll ever change it. But then again, I like the OP’s name, so I officially rescind my offer. Pfttth!!! ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309/17 "2004-11-07T06:07:22Z")
For the record I am indeed the poster formerly known as **dutchboy208**. The flood of “but I like your name” posts is heartening, but then it was always in GD or the Pit that I had problems with it. Perhaps I just shouldn’t be going there… ---
**Author:** ![Quint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/76d3ee/32.png) [@Quint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quint)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309/18 "2004-11-07T06:12:24Z")
> [@Squink](#): > > Perhaps under those circumstances, a free market solution could be effective at relieving **Really Not All That Bright** ’s discomfort. Everyone is granted the opportunity to change their name _once_ when they sign up to the sdmb. That leaves those of us who chose well with added capacity we _do not need_. Obviously, that capacity is a valuable commodity, or **Really Not All That Bright** wouldn’t be seeking it. So why not allow members to buy and sell name-changing rights. Cecil could cut himself in for a 15% ‘market makers’ fee, and add to the profit of the Reader, while I’d make a profit too, and **Really Not All That Bright** could take another stab at finding happiness. This is a very good idea. I suggest sweetening the pot for the **Reader** , and upping the stakes for the “changee”. You can buy a name change off a fellow doper who has one to spare. The **Reader** gets 100% of the profits. The seller? _They get to pick any name they want for you!!_ **Bwwaahaaahaaahaaa!Bwwwwwaaahaaahaaaa!** Or not. Just an idea, like. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309/19 "2004-11-07T06:35:12Z")
I’m planning to keep my username until I get married. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309/20 "2004-11-07T07:20:58Z")
Even though my user name is (now) the name of a discarded European currency, I am keeping it. I always liked your current user name…seems humble, and yet I too have noticed you are anything but “not bright”. And as far as names go…remember Miss Ima Hogg from Texas (and her sister Ura Hogg). They did quite nicely, and were very big in the social world. A rose by any other name…etc. etc. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-propose-an-amendment-to-the-board-rules/273309.md?page=2)