# i want to change my username **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 2, 2011, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205 "2011-03-02T12:17:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![garion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@garion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garion)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205/1 "2011-03-02T12:17:09Z")
how do i go about changing my user name? ---
**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:** [March 2, 2011, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205/2 "2011-03-02T12:32:03Z")
Email one of the admins, using the email address in your registration, and we’ll be glad to make the change for you. You might want to provide 2nd and 3rd choices, in case your first choice isn’t available. And please note that a name change will also alter all your past posts; this causes a slight hiccup in history, in terms of references to you in an old thread (f’rinstance, if someone said, “Great point, garion” it would not make sense since there will be no post by garion, the name on that post will be changed to your new name.) (Am I being coherent? I haven’t had my coffee yet.) Anyhow, that’s how to go about it. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205/3 "2011-03-02T12:51:56Z")
> [@garion](#): > > how do i go about changing my user name? To “Belgarion”? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205/4 "2011-03-02T13:04:03Z")
I thought maybe Bengarion. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205/5 "2011-03-02T13:46:24Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > I thought maybe Bengarion. That’s silly. Why would anyone want to name themselves after an airport? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205/6 "2011-03-02T14:06:46Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > That’s silly. > Why would anyone want to name themselves after an airport? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Tazmanian\_Devil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@Tazmanian\_Devil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tazmanian_Devil)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205/7 "2011-03-02T15:40:22Z")
Mad Hungarion? 🙂 ---
**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:** [March 2, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205/8 "2011-03-02T15:43:09Z")
Garion Wayward Son? ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205/9 "2011-03-02T15:47:13Z")
Garion, Diana? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205/10 "2011-03-02T15:51:37Z")
> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#): > > Email one of the admins, using the email address in your registration, and we’ll be glad to make the change for you. > > You might want to provide 2nd and 3rd choices, in case your first choice isn’t available. And please note that a name change will also alter all your past posts; this causes a slight hiccup in history, in terms of references to you in an old thread (f’rinstance, if someone said, “Great point, garion” it would not make sense since there will be no post by garion, the name on that post will be changed to your new name.) (Am I being coherent? I haven’t had my coffee yet.) > > Anyhow, that’s how to go about it. When you wake up, you should remember that you forgot to add that normally only one name change is ever allowed. Members aren’t given permission to change names at will. So this time, whatever name is chosen is the one that will have to stick forever. Unless that policy has been changed. ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205/11 "2011-03-02T16:47:43Z")
> [@garion](#): > > how do i go about changing my user name? Well.. you could start by using the shift key. ---
**Author:** ![Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hypnagogic_jerk/32/4252_2.png) [@Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypnagogic_Jerk)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205/12 "2011-03-02T17:25:23Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Unless that policy has been changed. It’s possible to change names more than once ( **Johanna** and **Capt. Ridley’s Shooting Party** did it, for example) but what admins don’t want is for people to change names every week or something. So more than one name change and they may start to ask for some justification. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205/13 "2011-03-02T17:28:30Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Garion, Diana? Damn your eyes. Now I’ll be hearing “The Music Man” in my head all day. ---
**Author:** ![UncaStuart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncastuart/32/404_2.png) [@UncaStuart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncaStuart)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205/14 "2011-03-02T18:28:59Z")
And when and if the change happens, all these joke posts will be exemplars of the confusion alluded to in CKDH’s post. 🙂 To add to the potential mess, I’ll suggest Garion Sergeant and Garion Nurse. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205/15 "2011-03-02T19:56:47Z")
Garion Wayward Son? ---
**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:** [March 2, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205/16 "2011-03-02T20:00:26Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Garion Wayward Son? Stealing my title _and_ my post?? ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205/17 "2011-03-02T20:31:20Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > When you wake up, you should remember that you forgot to add that normally only one name change is ever allowed. Members aren’t given permission to change names at will. So this time, whatever name is chosen is the one that will have to stick forever. > > Unless that policy has been changed. The policy is, and always has been as far as I can remember, that you can change your name once for just about any reason. Subsequent name changes need a pretty good reason, because we don’t want posters to have a new name every week. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205/18 "2011-03-02T21:23:13Z")
> [@UncaStuart](#): > > And when and if the change happens, all these joke posts will be exemplars of the confusion alluded to in CKDH’s post. 🙂 > > To add to the potential mess, I’ll suggest Garion Sergeant and Garion Nurse. I preferred Garion Up the Kyber. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205/19 "2011-03-02T21:27:30Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Stealing my title _and_ my post?? I only steal from the best. ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-change-my-username/573205/20 "2011-03-02T21:37:00Z")
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