# Is it possible to change my user name? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 10, 2004, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-my-user-name/228380 "2004-02-10T03:01:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kemzai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2acd7d/32.png) [@kemzai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kemzai)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-my-user-name/228380/1 "2004-02-10T03:01:30Z")
Can I change my user name? How would I go about doing so? ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-my-user-name/228380/2 "2004-02-10T03:44:36Z")
Email an administrator (**[Tubadiva](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/sendmessage.php?do=mailmember)**, **[Lynn Bodoni](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/sendmessage.php?do=mailmember)**, **[Arnold Winkelried](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php)**, [\*\*C K Dexter Haven](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/sendmessage.php?do=mailmember)\*\* and [**Gaudere**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/sendmessage.php?do=mailmember) come to mind) and request the change. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-my-user-name/228380/3 "2004-02-10T04:00:04Z")
Recalling a comment that I believe **Lynn** made – e-mail two or three administrators (in a single e-mail) to assure relatively prompt response to a request that needs to be made to them. For some obscure reason, the volunteer Moderators and Administrators of this board insist on having lives of their own, which may preclude their checking their e-mail and rapidly dealing with the problem. ---
**Author:** ![Grumple\_Grommit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9fc348/32.png) [@Grumple\_Grommit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumple_Grommit)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-my-user-name/228380/4 "2004-02-10T06:31:39Z")
Since you’ve only posted once with this name, I doubt they would notice or care much if you just registered another one. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-my-user-name/228380/5 "2004-02-10T06:35:56Z")
Bad advice, **Grumple**. Email an admin, **kemzai**. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2004, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-my-user-name/228380/6 "2004-02-10T08:48:14Z")
> [@Grumple Grommit](#): > > Since you’ve only posted once with this name, I doubt they would notice or care much if you just registered another one. Do not give advice as if you were a moderator or administrator of this message board, **Grumple Grommit**. Ever. As for the OP…yeah, an administrator can change your name…but why do you want a new one already? Why didn’t you pick out one you like in the first place? We will only grant one or maybe two name changes per person. If you really want a change, email me and a few of the other admins, and we’ll see what we can do. But we will want to know why you didn’t pick a name that you like in the first place. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2004, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-my-user-name/228380/7 "2004-02-10T08:59:46Z")
Hmmmmmm, yep, we’ve seen you before, Grumple Grommit. You’re STILL not welcome here. Goodbye. Lynn For the Straight Dope ---
**Author:** ![whatami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/85f322/32.png) [@whatami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatami)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-my-user-name/228380/8 "2004-02-11T07:28:20Z")
> [@Lynn Bodoni](#): > > Hmmmmmm, yep, we’ve seen you before, Grumple Grommit. You’re STILL not welcome here. Goodbye. > > Lynn > For the Straight Dope Can I guess??? Was it the Grapist? 😃 ---
**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:** [February 11, 2004, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-my-user-name/228380/9 "2004-02-11T10:37:58Z")
> [@whatami](#): > > Can I guess??? Was it the Grapist? 😃 Nope, wasn’t the Grapist. It’s someone who used the name Rockford and some other names. Not a very active troll, but one that we’ve had around for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Khadro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Khadro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadro)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2004, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-my-user-name/228380/10 "2004-02-12T06:23:11Z")
Do you keep all his past Usernames in the Rockford Files? ---
**Author:** ![whatami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/85f322/32.png) [@whatami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatami)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2004, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-my-user-name/228380/11 "2004-02-12T06:27:08Z")
> [@Khadro](#): > > Do you keep all his past Usernames in the Rockford Files? Damn, how could I have missed that this morning!? 😃