# Username Change **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 13, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953 "2010-10-13T03:08:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/1 "2010-10-13T03:08:07Z")
I will be Qin Shi Huangdi from now on. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/2 "2010-10-13T03:10:40Z")
Okay. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/3 "2010-10-13T03:19:27Z")
Ah yes, the boy emperor. Bear in mind that _he_ took the throne at the age of thirteen-you’re running slow, kid. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/4 "2010-10-13T03:58:09Z")
You’ll always be **Curtis** to me! ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/5 "2010-10-13T03:59:56Z")
> [@Curtis LeMay](#): > > I will be Qin Shi Huangdi from now on. When were you planning on emailing an Admin to change your name? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/6 "2010-10-13T06:09:16Z")
You’ll always be Zhao Zheng to me. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/7 "2010-10-13T12:27:09Z")
And I shall be **His Royal Highness, Prince Mauseus M. Magill, Crown Prince of Raleigh, Duke of North Hills, and Protector of the Realm** , in exile. ## You can call me **Maus Magill** for short, though. Seriously, **Curtis** , if you want to change your user name, just email **TubaDiva**. She’s pretty cool about it. Just realize that the admins tend to frown on “Flavor of the Month” name changes. IIRC, the unofficial policy is one name change per account. I cold be mistaken about that. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/8 "2010-10-13T12:57:26Z")
I thought you were Spartacus 😕 ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/9 "2010-10-13T13:07:41Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > I thought you were Spartacus 😕 No, I’m Spartacus. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/10 "2010-10-13T13:15:38Z")
When your name is changed, all of your old posts will bear your new name-o, to the confusion of anyone reading them. 'Course that also makes you harder to track. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/11 "2010-10-13T13:31:19Z")
I don’t think **Curtis LeMay** is ever going to be that difficult to track around here. Especially since he’s announcing his proposed name change in public. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/12 "2010-10-13T13:43:51Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I don’t think **Curtis LeMay** is ever going to be that difficult to track around here. Especially since he’s announcing his proposed name change in public. He may not be hard to track, but he’s getting harder to spell. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/13 "2010-10-13T13:47:29Z")
I think it’s fine, but we should draw the line if he wants us to create a terra-cotta army for him. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/14 "2010-10-13T13:49:15Z")
That would be terra-ble! ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/15 "2010-10-13T14:20:50Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I don’t think **Curtis LeMay** is ever going to be that difficult to track around here. Especially since he’s announcing his proposed name change in public. I thought that was standard procedure? Isn’t the idea that you can change your username for reasons of preference but not to escape your post history? Or not. Not sure where I got that idea. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/16 "2010-10-13T14:26:52Z")
Hey, we voted for your new name a while back, and that wasn’t on the list of choices! ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/17 "2010-10-13T14:27:21Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > That would be terra-ble! I’d order the SWAT team for this one, but it’d be a long-distance call. Consider yourself chastened and, possibly, terra-rized. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/18 "2010-10-13T14:42:56Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > > [@Marley23](#): > > > > I don’t think **Curtis LeMay** is ever going to be that difficult to track around here. Especially since he’s announcing his proposed name change in public. > > I thought that was standard procedure? Isn’t the idea that you can change your username for reasons of preference but not to escape your post history? Or not. Not sure where I got that idea. A lot of people do announce user name changes through MPSIMS threads or sigs, but it’s not required. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/19 "2010-10-13T15:25:50Z")
In that case, I will be \*\*Attack from the 3rd Dimension \*\*from now on. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/20 "2010-10-13T15:31:14Z")
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