# screen name change **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 11, 2000, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-name-change/32713 "2000-09-11T00:11:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hypergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/49beb7/32.png) [@hypergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hypergirl)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2000, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-name-change/32713/1 "2000-09-11T00:11:29Z")
i feel all weird and newbie-ish asking a question like this, which is why i didnt post in one of my normal forums. i want to know how i would go about changing my screen name without losing all the posts that i have worked so hard to earn. any help would be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![DoZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@DoZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoZ)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2000, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-name-change/32713/2 "2000-09-11T00:21:04Z")
Write to [TubaDiva@aol.com](mailto:TubaDiva@aol.com) ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2000, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-name-change/32713/3 "2000-09-11T17:08:57Z")
I’ll just add that even if you **don’t** care about keeping your post count, if you want to start posting under a new user name, you should still e-mail one of the administrators, like TubaDiva ([TubaDiva@aol.com](mailto:TubaDiva@aol.com)), to let her know so she can disable the old name. This is the official policy of the Straight Dope Message Board. ---
**Author:** ![hypergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/49beb7/32.png) [@hypergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hypergirl)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2000, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-name-change/32713/4 "2000-09-11T21:37:08Z")
Thanky thanky.