# User name change

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-change/280357>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 17, 2004, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-change/280357 "2004-12-17T16:04:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![FreeRange\_Maniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/97f17d/32.png) [@FreeRange\_Maniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FreeRange_Maniac)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-change/280357/1 "2004-12-17T16:04:53Z")

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I used to be plain, boring old Rhaeven. My new useer name is FreeRange Maniac, so now I can hold my head up proudly on the boards! Thanks very much to Shirley for the inspiration!! 😃

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**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-change/280357/2 "2004-12-17T21:14:34Z")

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Why oh why? Your old username was nice. Happens a lot actually, people change their usernames from something catchy and memorable to something goofy or silly. ☹

Aaaagh, who am I to complain. 😃