# username change request

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change-request/549630
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [August 8, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change-request/549630 "2010-08-08T21:36:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change-request/549630/1 "2010-08-08T21:36:23Z")

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I was wondering if I could change my username? For name changes, I understand you only get one (like spiderman).

I was wondering if I could be “ **The Classhole** ”? One of the most enigmatic XKCD characters. Plus [I don’t like people with overly loud music](http://xkcd.com/368/).

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### Author: ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2010, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change-request/549630/2 "2010-08-08T21:49:31Z")

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Man, I like your name just the way it is.

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### Author: ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change-request/549630/3 "2010-08-08T21:56:26Z")

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Please email an administrator about this from your registered email address. That’s the first step in the process. My email is in my profile.

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### Author: ![Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hypnagogic_jerk/32/4252_2.png) [@Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypnagogic_Jerk)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change-request/549630/4 "2010-08-08T23:56:02Z")

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Also, am I correct in saying that “only one name change” isn’t a hard-and-fast rule; the admins just don’t want people to change their names too often?

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### Author: ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change-request/549630/5 "2010-08-08T23:57:38Z")

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> [@Hypnagogic\_Jerk](#):
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> Also, am I correct in saying that “only one name change” isn’t a hard-and-fast rule; the admins just don’t want people to change their names too often?

Yes, you are. Since this one has been handled, I’m closing it.