# Should I change my username? And to what?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username-and-to-what/212118>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 8, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username-and-to-what/212118 "2003-11-08T21:53:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username-and-to-what/212118/1 "2003-11-08T21:53:34Z")

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I took my username from the name I used on my website (which is linked in my sig and should be there at the bottom assuming I remembered to click the right box). Since I’ve decided to stop doing much for my site, I’m thinking it’s time for a new username. So, should I change my name? And to what?

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username-and-to-what/212118/2 "2003-11-08T22:07:53Z")

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Mollester\_of\_balloons.  
Custard man  
GMProducts

hellobyebye.

froof.

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**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username-and-to-what/212118/3 "2003-11-08T22:22:03Z")

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\*\* Y’golonac \*\* sounds like the perfect user name for you. 😛

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**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username-and-to-what/212118/4 "2003-11-09T00:15:45Z")

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**DungeonMaster**!!

**Huzzah**

**LordoftheRing**

**Monkey Hate Clean** - don’t ask…

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username-and-to-what/212118/5 "2003-11-09T00:21:03Z")

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**Meepster**

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**Author:** ![SkyBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@SkyBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkyBum)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username-and-to-what/212118/6 "2003-11-09T01:44:23Z")

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IUsedToBeGMRyujin

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**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username-and-to-what/212118/7 "2003-11-09T04:39:33Z")

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There’s always the fine motto of my Rogue Nation: **TheBeatingsWillContinueUntilMoraleImproves**.

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**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username-and-to-what/212118/8 "2003-11-09T04:54:25Z")

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YEAH!!!

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**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username-and-to-what/212118/9 "2003-11-09T05:58:40Z")

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> So, should I change my name?

No.

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> And to what?

**Gurglefuck McWeasel**

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**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username-and-to-what/212118/10 "2003-11-09T06:13:32Z")

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Yeah, change it to “TheRealUltimatePower”

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**Author:** ![Chimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username-and-to-what/212118/11 "2003-11-09T11:14:37Z")

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**TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsGMRyujin**