# Recent Events

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-events/23785>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [June 27, 2000, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-events/23785 "2000-06-27T21:50:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![DougC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2000, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-events/23785/1 "2000-06-27T21:50:47Z")

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- It has occurred to me, that with the sorts of shenanigans that passing trolls occasionally engage in, it might be wise to permanently prevent anyone else from using Wally’s screenname. - Just a thought - MC

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2000, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-events/23785/2 "2000-06-27T22:28:59Z")

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No one can use Wally’s account.

And we vet all new screen names, so rest assured anybody with a similar screen name would be asked to change.

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator