I think you should change it to Kªt, or possibly Kαt
No, don’t! I’ll never remember the drunken whore with the heart of gold otherwise…
When I get used to a name, it seems a shame that it would get changed. I can understand why people do it to obscure their real-life name, but for a perfectly acceptable (and publicly anonymous) name like Kat, I can’t see that there’s any need.
I wish you wouldn’t, but if you do, please stay curled up in a sunny spot. That’s how I remember you from the glorious “a” thread.
Another vote for Kat. I tend to associate the name with women who are attractive, colorful, interesting and perhaps a tad bohemian.
Pretty cool, in other words. 
I like your current name, but I gotta tell ya:
It feels really nice to finally be able to do vanity searches after years and years of going without.
Keep it.
Another vote for no change! You’re a 99’er, which I realize isn’t really a big deal, but in my mind you’re one of the “old Dopers” and if you changed your user name to something else, I probably wouldn’t remember, “oh, that’s Kat. Who’s been here since the earth cooled.” ( → As have I and many others.)
I can see changing after 8 weeks, but changing after 8 years seems more drastic, somehow.
I have wanted to change mine for a very long time. But the thing is, Nobody would know the new me. I think the only improvement you could make to kat is make it searchable. Like maybe -Kat-
I think you need to be careful of special characters. The search engine ignores some. Like ?
I just tested, it does not appear that -Kat- is searchable. I tried it with and without quotes.
Jim
Sorry, twickster, looks like you’ve been outvoted.
Right. That will be annoying someday.
Kat1? Katt?