# 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:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [October 16, 2010, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/41 "2010-10-16T00:00:33Z")
In what is almost assuredly a bizarre coincidence, someone named [“Qin Shi Huang”](http://forums.civfanatics.com/member.php?u=194881) joined the Civ Fanatics forums a day before The Poster Formerly Known as **Curtis LeMay** asked to have his name changed here to **Qin Shi Huangdi**. Odd. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/42 "2010-10-16T19:32:19Z")
Actually, I think it would be a good idea for him to put “The Poster Formerly Known as **Curtis LeMay** ” in his sig, at least until people are familiar with the change. Just a suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2010, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/43 "2010-10-17T23:15:14Z")
> [@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. There was that Miz Grand debacle a few years back. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2010, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/44 "2010-10-17T23:31:01Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Actually, I think it would be a good idea for him to put “The Poster Formerly Known as **Curtis LeMay** ” in his sig, at least until people are familiar with the change. > > Just a suggestion. I think I did that when I killed off **Fabulous Creature** years back. Though I am told my posts are distinctive enough to be recognized no matter what name is appended. Probably the terza rima. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2010, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/45 "2010-10-18T12:08:14Z")
Ah, perhaps he has a certain virus in the Flaviviridae family. ---
**Author:** ![fuzzypickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9d8465/32.png) [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/46 "2010-10-22T20:31:47Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > In what is almost assuredly a bizarre coincidence, someone named [“Qin Shi Huang”](http://forums.civfanatics.com/member.php?u=194881) joined the Civ Fanatics forums a day before The Poster Formerly Known as **Curtis LeMay** asked to have his name changed here to **Qin Shi Huangdi**. Odd. 😕 I’m surprised that name wasn’t already taken. All I’ve got to say is, if **The Poster Formerly Known As Curtis** beats me to The Great Wall by one turn, I’m gonna axe-rush the motherfucker. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953.md?page=2)