# New handle on SDMB

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-handle-on-sdmb/230387>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 21, 2004, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-handle-on-sdmb/230387 "2004-02-21T17:25:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-handle-on-sdmb/230387/1 "2004-02-21T17:25:02Z")

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As of today, my handle will change from **FoamFighter** to **Agent Foxtrot**. Why am I doing this? Because I don’t like **FoamFighter** , that’s why. Why should you care? Well, um, I guess you don’t…but…you should know know who all my infinite wit and wisdom is coming from, and not accept imitations! Yeah. Anyway, same person, new handle.

- Adam

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-handle-on-sdmb/230387/2 "2004-02-21T17:48:46Z")

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And you of course did this by going to the Administrators to get it changed. You didn’t create a new username on your own, now. Did you? Of course not. That would be a bannable offense.

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-handle-on-sdmb/230387/3 "2004-02-21T17:51:11Z")

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And I’m not yanking your chain. I’m assuming the new board software must be glitching and not showing your actual join date and post count.

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**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-handle-on-sdmb/230387/4 "2004-02-21T17:52:20Z")

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Um, did you do this through the mods, or just register another name? If the latter, email a mod and explain the situation. Multiple names are not allowed, even if you never use the second.

You are showing a post count of **1** and I know several posts were made under the name **FoamFighter**. Your post count should reflect all your previous posts.

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**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-handle-on-sdmb/230387/5 "2004-02-22T01:20:47Z")

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Wow, my mistake…I didn’t know the admins could do that. Thanks for the heads-up, everyone!!

- Adam