# Moderator name change **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 13, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439 "2005-12-13T17:41:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439/1 "2005-12-13T17:41:01Z")
I have changed my user name from **This Year’s Model** to **Frank**. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439/2 "2005-12-13T17:42:29Z")
Uh…congrats? _Why_, exactly? \*\*This Year’s Model \*\* was a cool username. \*\*Frank \*\* is just…mega-boring. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439/3 "2005-12-13T17:46:09Z")
Not that **Frank** needs or asks for the comment, I know, but – **Frank** sounds cool. No nonsense. I like it. No butt-kissing intended by this post, either. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439/4 "2005-12-13T17:46:18Z")
Well, duh! He wanted to be frank! ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439/5 "2005-12-13T17:48:09Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > **Frank** is just…mega-boring. Well, duh. I _am_ mega-boring. I’ve been thinking about it for a while. Frank is my real name, and I like being able to use it. **This Year’s Model** was a cool (and different) name, but I was ready for a change. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439/6 "2005-12-13T17:53:05Z")
Okay, can I still be Garth? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439/7 "2005-12-13T17:55:01Z")
Frankly, my dear… ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439/8 "2005-12-13T17:58:26Z")
Welcome \*\*Frank \*\* who was \*\*This Year’s Model \*\*. I hope you enjoy this incarnation. 😉 Jim ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439/9 "2005-12-13T18:11:36Z")
Dangit, **Frank**! You’ve totally screwed up your theme music! But it’s okay. You can be Frank… If I can be Jesse 😉 My weird old grandmother used to say that all the time! ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439/10 "2005-12-13T18:19:37Z")
So now you’re Frank, eh? Does that mean up till now you’ve been BS’ing us?!? ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439/11 "2005-12-13T18:25:44Z")
I hope you don’t mind being associated in my mind with TV’s Frank from MST3K (it’s a good thing). “Turn your crank to Frank!” ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439/12 "2005-12-13T18:26:11Z")
> [@FaerieBeth](#): > > Dangit, **Frank**! You’ve totally screwed up your theme music! > > But it’s okay. You can be Frank… > If I can be Jesse 😉 Well, there you go. Pick a James Gang song for my new theme music. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439/13 "2005-12-13T18:28:26Z")
He seeks to be Frank TYM being old news Rejoice his Frank-ness ---
**Author:** ![Good\_Egg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Good\_Egg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Good_Egg)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439/14 "2005-12-13T18:32:02Z")
So they’ve named the 06 models Frank. I see. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439/15 "2005-12-13T18:34:06Z")
> [@h.sapiens](#): > > I hope you don’t mind being associated in my mind with TV’s Frank from MST3K (it’s a good thing). > > “Turn your crank to Frank!” He can be SD’s Frank. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439/16 "2005-12-13T19:13:31Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > Well, there you go. Pick a James Gang song for my new theme music. How about “Closet Queen”? (Wonder how long before I’m banned now.) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439/17 "2005-12-13T19:21:42Z")
This is going to be very confusing. Mind if we call you Bruce? ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439/18 "2005-12-13T20:20:40Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Frankly, my dear… Shirley you don’t mean that? I’m just waiting for the crowd of people all claiming to be **Frank** , a la _Spartacus_. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439/19 "2005-12-13T20:24:34Z")
> [@Stranger On A Train](#): > > Shirley you don’t mean that? > > I’m just waiting for the crowd of people all claiming to be **Frank** , a la _Spartacus_. > > Stranger I’ve been called Frank, my last name is pronounced like Franky. Does that count? Jim ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439/20 "2005-12-13T21:06:27Z")
> [@h.sapiens](#): > > I hope you don’t mind being associated in my mind with TV’s Frank from MST3K (it’s a good thing). “Push the button, Frank.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-change/335439.md?page=2)