# Maybe I should change my username?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-should-change-my-username/291228>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 21, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-should-change-my-username/291228 "2005-02-21T20:20:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-should-change-my-username/291228/1 "2005-02-21T20:20:47Z")

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Hey there Teemsters. I am back on the board after a prolonged absence, life got kind of busy. I see many familiar names and others I’m sure I’ll become familiar with soon!

Anyway I see that while I was gone frankD6 changed his name to **AugestWest** , which is pretty darned close.

So what do you guys think, will it cause confusion? I know it surprised me.

**Augest/frank** , if you want me to change it I will. I could always go back to my original name, **ChiefWahoo**

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**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-should-change-my-username/291228/2 "2005-02-21T20:37:54Z")

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Hell it took a while before I could keep SHAKES and START clear in my head. I can guarantee that I will mix you two up.

You’re the one that was on Jeopardy!, right? I could try to remind myself that a Jeopardy contestant would remember the space between names 😉

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**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-should-change-my-username/291228/3 "2005-02-21T20:40:14Z")

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Oops, looks like you’re _not_ the Jeopardy contestant.

Yep, I’m already confused.

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**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-should-change-my-username/291228/4 "2005-02-21T20:44:03Z")

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[Obligitory Office Space Reference] No way. Why should _you_ change? He’s the one who sucks.[/Michael Bolton]

\*forgive me, **New AugestWest Doper**. Just couldn’t pass it by. 🙂