# Should I change my username?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [September 14, 2003, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508 "2003-09-14T04:29:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2003, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508/1 "2003-09-14T04:29:20Z")
Just noticed someone is already using gunslinger. He has obviously been here much longer than me. I’m open for any clever suggestions.
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### Author:  [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508/2 "2003-09-14T18:37:26Z")
Roland20sstyledeathray?
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### Author:  [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508/3 "2003-09-14T18:37:41Z")
Well, I felt bad for you when I saw that nobody had replied yet. 🙂
Personally, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with your name since I think most people would shorten it to Roland anyway.
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### Author:  [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2003, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508/4 "2003-09-14T18:42:29Z")
oops, I see **elfkin** replied a few seconds before I did apparently so just ignore the first part. 🙂
Suggestions are hard to come up with since I dont know what you are interested in or anything. If you want to change maybe you should come up with some names you like and we can vote on which one’s best.
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### Author:  [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2003, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508/5 "2003-09-14T18:57:58Z")
If you want to change it and still keep the Gunslinger theme, you could go with Roland Deschain, or possibly just plain Roland.
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### Author:  [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2003, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508/6 "2003-09-14T19:36:03Z")
I’d like to keep the gunslinger theme.😃
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### Author:  [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508/7 "2003-09-14T19:54:12Z")
**QuickDrawMcRoland**
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### Author:  [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508/8 "2003-09-14T20:26:55Z")
If it was a Zevon reference, you might go for **Roland, Headless Gunner** or something along that line. Remember, though, really long user names will play hob with the page format unless you slip a space in somewhere. Let us know what you decide.
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### Author:  [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2003, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508/9 "2003-09-14T22:04:39Z")
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### Author:  [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2003, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508/10 "2003-09-14T22:04:39Z")
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### Author:  [@Capcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capcha)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2003, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508/11 "2003-09-14T22:51:26Z")
Well, how bout Roland of the Guilad? (don’t remember if that’s the spelling of his home)
But you said you wanted to keep the Gunslinger theme…hmm…
sorry 😃 me not know
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### Author:  [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508/12 "2003-09-14T23:29:43Z")
That is an amazing series! I’ve really enjoyed it and await the next with baited breath (minty fresh baited breath, mind you). He doesn’t even think he’ll finish it, which just hurts. Ah well… his accident didn’t help much either. That was horrible.
I think you should keep your name exactly as is, btw.
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### Author:  [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2003, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508/13 "2003-09-14T23:50:12Z")
How DO you change your username? I wasn’t really thinking when I chose mine, and I think it’s lame.
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### Author:  [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508/14 "2003-09-15T00:49:43Z")
I’m with **AskNott**. Your handle always reminded me of the Zevon song “Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner.”
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### Author:  [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508/15 "2003-09-15T00:50:19Z")
Well, step one is to sacrifice a live albino ferret …
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### Author:  [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508/16 "2003-09-15T00:58:24Z")
PS: **5U1C1D3** , it’s “Gilead.”
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### Author:  [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508/17 "2003-09-15T01:19:34Z")
I think the current user name is fine, but if you do decide to change it, I’ll sencond Roland of Gilead.
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### Author:  [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508/18 "2003-09-15T01:27:54Z")
Or, alternately, Roland, Connoiseur of Lobstrosities.
But that might be a little lengthy.
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### Author:  [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508/19 "2003-09-15T02:02:25Z")
I vote for the Headless
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### Author:  [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/201508/20 "2003-09-15T23:59:18Z")
Decisions decisions (did I spell that right?)
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