# The definitive list of Dopers who have changed their usernames **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 10, 2007, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540 "2007-12-10T21:19:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CoBa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@CoBa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoBa)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540/21 "2007-12-11T00:32:57Z")
Not that anyone remembers, but I used to be **Captain Battery Acid**. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540/22 "2007-12-11T00:43:33Z")
My original username was **rmariamp**. I put in for the change late in the evening of Sept. 10, 2001. I don’t think many people really noticed the transition for some odd reason. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540/23 "2007-12-11T00:51:41Z")
**rowrrbazzle/zgystardst** Here are a couple of older threads for harvesting. (Some people still have the title “charter member” even though the lack of number of posts and location on their posts shows they’re actually guests now. The titles must have been entered manually. Alas for “The Asbestos Mango”/agisofia. 🙂 ) > **[Have you ever changed your doper name? Would you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=287176)** > > I know there have been similar threads about name changes, but I am asking for some specific advice, so bear with me. I am thinking about changing my doper name. I understand that is a one-time thing unless there are extenuating circumstances so I... > **[Who's changed their username?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=122009)** > > I just changed mine-- from stv to Happy Lendervedder, and I was wondering who else has had second thoughts about the username they signed up with, and ultimately asked Tuba to change it? stv–I mean… Happy ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540/24 "2007-12-11T02:24:28Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit] \*\*Elendil’s Heir \*\* changed his name from something close to his real name. [/QUOTE] Me too, I think when the board went to subscription. Didn’t carry over the posts. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540/25 "2007-12-11T02:27:22Z")
**MizGrand** was **RSSChen** ---
**Author:** ![The\_Composer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@The\_Composer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Composer)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540/26 "2007-12-11T02:30:16Z")
Not that any of you would have noticed, given my post count, but I used to be **iceman866**. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2007, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540/27 "2007-12-11T02:54:00Z")
Part of me wants to change my name again. I’d have to give it some serious thought… **Boobswater Fartwerth McWeeb** ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540/28 "2007-12-11T02:57:23Z")
**xabc\_Keitaro/Autolycus** I only had about 13 posts under my first handle though. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540/29 "2007-12-11T03:18:29Z")
Always been **Tristan**. I think, if I remember how that whole mess went… **RubySunbeam\Welfy** , who sadly no longer posts here. ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_Motorbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@DJ\_Motorbike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DJ_Motorbike)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540/30 "2007-12-11T03:21:36Z")
**BigBabySweets2000/bbs2k** a dude, I’ve heard. ---
**Author:** ![Electrical\_Storm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ac8455/32.png) [@Electrical\_Storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electrical_Storm)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540/31 "2007-12-11T03:50:28Z")
I used to be silver1. My relatively new nick is a much more accurate descriptor. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540/32 "2007-12-11T03:59:45Z")
Why do people choose to change screen names? I know one person (already mentioned) who changed because of her involvement in a controversial thread in which she caught a lot of heat, but I assume pragmatic necessities like that are rare. **Lib** changed, I believe, for philosophical reasons – also rare, right? So what is it? Isn’t it kind of a hassle to be suddenly anonymous again? Or is that the allure? ---
**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:** [December 11, 2007, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540/33 "2007-12-11T04:23:17Z")
[QUOTE=VarlosZ] Why do people choose to change screen names? I know one person (already mentioned) who changed because of her involvement in a controversial thread in which she caught a lot of heat, but I assume pragmatic necessities like that are rare. **Lib** changed, I believe, for philosophical reasons – also rare, right? So what is it? Isn’t it kind of a hassle to be suddenly anonymous again? Or is that the allure? [/QUOTE] My reason is this: When I was new to message boards but not new to signing up to things I chose my last name as my first name… _What!?_ :eek: I’ll start again… When I was new to message boards but not new to signing up to things I chose my last name as my user name. This was normal practice for login names at the time. A few months or years went by (can’t remember if it was months or years) and I had discovered discworld. I really liked the character Lobsang Ludd and I _didn’t_ like ‘lobley’ so I requested a change. Also it served a secondary purpose, I was a bit of a dick at the time so the name change offered a chance at a fresh start. 4 years on and I’m still a dick. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540/34 "2007-12-11T06:17:23Z")
long time ago, I was **jti00**. Changed it because it was too drab. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540/35 "2007-12-11T06:19:21Z")
[QUOTE=VarlosZ] So what is it? Isn’t it kind of a hassle to be suddenly anonymous again? Or is that the allure? [/QUOTE] I changed it because people assumed I was male. I am very not. ---
**Author:** ![Antonius\_Block](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Antonius\_Block](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antonius_Block)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540/36 "2007-12-11T06:34:44Z")
**Telperien** used to be **Harimad-sol**. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540/37 "2007-12-11T07:39:53Z")
[QUOTE=Wilson] **Fern Forest** was **Osiris** [/QUOTE] who was **Jinxie** who was **Brother Rat**. With the exception of Jinxie I probably had a couple of thousand posts in each. For some reason I can only remember people who lost their numbers. Eutychus was Eutychus55 Twickster was Twickter35 34? Sorry **Twicks** multiple’s of 11 are much easier to remember. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540/38 "2007-12-11T12:41:58Z")
[QUOTE=Fern Forest] Twickster was Twickter35 34? Sorry **Twicks** multiple’s of 11 are much easier to remember. [/QUOTE] 47, actually – you should have realized it was a prime… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540/39 "2007-12-11T13:29:29Z")
Didn’t\*\* Improv Geek\*\* used to be something that I always mangled anyway? (Ronincyberpunk?) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540/40 "2007-12-11T13:45:11Z")
I used to be **CURIOUS\_GEORGIE7.** As you can see, it’s quite clumsy. The underscore, all caps and the meaningless “7” really started to tick me off. I wanted the name Curious George but apparently someone, somewhere had already chosen it. I’ve never seen anyone post with that name so it must’ve been a lurker. Another problem with the name is that everyone thought I was a man. They still do but I like this handle much better. ETA. Yes, \*\*Improv Geek \*\* used to be **Ronincyberpunk**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540.md?page=3)