# What happened to my username? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 17, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-username/855862 "2020-06-17T18:34:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-username/855862/21 "2020-06-17T22:05:43Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > Wait a minute! > > How do we know this is the real “running coach” and not an imposter? :dubious: > > So, if you’re really “running coach”, **how many fingers am I holding up?** 😕 Three laps and a straightaway. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-username/855862/22 "2020-06-17T22:26:57Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > It was **stop me.** > The weird thing is I auto-logged in and didn’t even notice the change at first. How completely random and bizarre. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-username/855862/23 "2020-06-17T22:38:11Z")
He’s an imposter. I wasn’t holding any fingers up. I was typing. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-username/855862/24 "2020-06-17T22:47:03Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > It was **stop me.** > The weird thing is I auto-logged in and didn’t even notice the change at first. It then briefly changed to **I dare you.** (just kidding…I hope) ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-username/855862/25 "2020-06-17T23:57:52Z")
Meanwhile, some poor developer is hurtling down the road with no brakes, and his only way to call for help was changing a username before his battery died. All we’re all making jokes while his plea is ignored. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-username/855862/26 "2020-06-18T05:48:47Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Holy crap. This is scary. Very much so. TubaDiva’s glitching and I wasn’t sure I would even be able to access the board. The end is nigh. See you on the other side (I hope!). ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-username/855862/27 "2020-06-18T11:20:42Z")
It looks like **stop me** isn’t in use as a user name. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-username/855862/28 "2020-06-18T22:36:14Z")
One’s username always displays the current username (here, on the old board). If you change your username, _all_ of your posts, including your old ones will display the new name; however, quotes will display whatever it was at the time it was quoted. See posts # 4 & 6. A couple of years ago, the mods allowed custom usernames for Halloween, so when the mod changed your username all of your history had “Scary Swamp Thing” or whatever you were; however, when they changed them back in early Nov, that whole temporary usernames posting history went away (meaning just the username, not the posts themselves). However, quoted posts will retain whatever the username was at the time of the quote. I’d like to ask one of the mods to test this out on the new site since regular users can’t change / change back usernames. ETA: **running coach** , did someone stop you or did you stop yourself? 😕 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-username/855862.md?page=1)