# Time for a username change; please help me out with suggestions. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 9, 2006, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change-please-help-me-out-with-suggestions/339178 "2006-01-09T17:34:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change-please-help-me-out-with-suggestions/339178/101 "2006-01-15T20:56:43Z")
It’s official. I am now [SIZE=7]\*\*What Exit? \*\* [/SIZE] Jim ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change-please-help-me-out-with-suggestions/339178/102 "2006-01-15T21:03:20Z")
So, what exit? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change-please-help-me-out-with-suggestions/339178/103 "2006-01-15T21:08:52Z")
> [@Happy Lendervedder](#): > > So, what exit? 😃 114 or 109 depending if you are coming from the North or the South. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change-please-help-me-out-with-suggestions/339178/104 "2006-01-15T23:43:18Z")
Congrats **What Exit?**. Good choice and thanks for letting us play along. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2006, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change-please-help-me-out-with-suggestions/339178/105 "2006-01-16T04:34:09Z")
OK. I’m a bit confused. I read the entire thread (both of them, actually), and it seems that the winning name was **JRFranchi**. So then you come in and simply announce that you are now **What Exit?** There seems to be a bit of inconsistency here, doesn’t there? I’m guessing that the board’s software is case insensitive and so sees no difference between **jrfranchi** and **JRFranchi**. Therefore it is not possible to make a name change involving only a change in capitalization, and the second-place choice needed to be made. Correct? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2006, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change-please-help-me-out-with-suggestions/339178/106 "2006-01-16T04:59:24Z")
> [@Suburban Plankton](#): > > OK. I’m a bit confused. I read the entire thread (both of them, actually), and it seems that the winning name was **JRFranchi**. > > So then you come in and simply announce that you are now **What Exit?** > > There seems to be a bit of inconsistency here, doesn’t there? > > I’m guessing that the board’s software is case insensitive and so sees no difference between **jrfranchi** and **JRFranchi**. Therefore it is not possible to make a name change involving only a change in capitalization, and the second-place choice needed to be made. > > Correct? Correct to the best of my knowledge. I should have [posted this bit here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7000214&postcount=12) :smack: > [@What Exit?](#): > > I submitted the 3 top choices to Tuba Diva, and listed JRFranchi first but I said if there is any problems making a change that is only caps please go with the second choice. Thus I am What Exit?, I’ll admit to liking it better anyway, so I am thankful to Tuba. As long as I am back in this thread: **Thank you again everyone** , I hope it was fun. I participated in a thread like this a few months back and I had fun reading it and posting to it. 🙂 Jim ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2006, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change-please-help-me-out-with-suggestions/339178/107 "2006-01-16T14:35:30Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > 114 or 109 depending if you are coming from the North or the South. You oughta put that in your Location, just to stave off this question in the future. Plus it’d look cool. 🆒 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change-please-help-me-out-with-suggestions/339178.md?page=5)