What was your original username here??

[twickster]

@thetruewheel

I hate my name here. If I’d known you could get away with changing it, I would have done it by now-- the FAQ makes it sound like name-changes are only for life-threatening emergencies.

Should I try it? Whose butt do I have to kiss?

Generally you’re allowed one “free” name-change (a lot of people don’t think things all the way through when they first sign up). Email tubadiva.

[What_Exit]

@thetruewheel

I hate my name here. If I’d known you could get away with changing it, I would have done it by now-- the FAQ makes it sound like name-changes are only for life-threatening emergencies.

Should I try it? Whose butt do I have to kiss?

I contacted Tuba Diva by her Email Address. Listed under her profile or the Straight Dope page for Thread Spotting suggestions.

I am under the impression that could be false that they allow this first change fairly easily but if you push beyond one then it should be either very important or many years since the last or required a lot of butt-kissing.

I have picked up in various ATMB threads that it is a somewhat difficult task and they don’t particularly like the discontinuity.

Jim

[Kilvert_s_Pagan]

@jrfranchi

I contacted Tuba Diva by her Email Address. Listed under her profile or the Straight Dope page for Thread Spotting suggestions.

I am under the impression that could be false that they allow this first change fairly easily but if you push beyond one then it should be either very important or many years since the last or required a lot of butt-kissing.

I have picked up in various ATMB threads that it is a somewhat difficult task and they don’t particularly like the discontinuity.

Jim

I actually got Ed Z to change mine. He was nice about it, but a little rusty.

[Khadaji]

@Batsinma Belfry

Not so forgettable. I wondered what happened to you.
I used to be hillbilly queen.

Wow, I *wondered *where Hillbilly Queen went.

Well, welcome back (sorta. I mean, well you know what I mean…)

[Ty_Cobb]

First I was spermatozoa, then zygote, then blastocyst, then e-embryo, then **embryo **, then post-embryo… post-golden ager, unknown pauper, the risen, the fallen, the forgotten.

[neutron_star]

puffington - September 1999 - February 2000

I didn’t know that the mods could change usernames, so I just stopped using my old one and signed up for a new account. These days, I’d probably get banned for that.

[What_Exit]

@Ty Cobb

First I was spermatozoa, then zygote, then blastocyst, then e-embryo, then **embryo **, then post-embryo… post-golden ager, unknown pauper, the risen, the fallen, the forgotten.

Careful, I know you’re joking but a few weeks ago a guest got temporarily banned for a joke like this. [I{]Repeat guesting is not allowed} *

Jim

[wonderlust]

I started as brightpenny but after a little trouble in The Pit, I changed it to…brightpenny.

[Nawth_Chucka]

I’ll let my sig do the talking! Happy first day w/ the new name day for me!

When you email Tubadiva to make changes, do so from the account under your name for SDMB, if you have more than one.

[Nawth_Chucka]

Mutter, mutter…takes sig off when previewing, mutter mutter.

[Siddhartha_Vicious]

@Qadgop the Mercotan

So that’s what happened to a lot of posters whose names I never see around anymore.

I was thinking the same thing.

I started out as Elvis, then had it changed to ** Moebius**, and finally to Siddhartha Vicious. I only had the first two names very briefly.

[Uncommon_Sense]

@1920s Style "Death Ray"

I remember whuckfistle but had no idea it was you.

I used to be Skogcat but changed it because it was too similar to my IRL name and it made me reticent to post stuff that I thought could identify me.

I can’t even begin to imagine an IRL name that is similar to Skogcat.
Is that a woosh?

[Richard_Pearse]

@Uncommon Sense

I can’t even begin to imagine an IRL name that is similar to Skogcat.
Is that a woosh?

No woosh, my IRL name is also similar to this girl’s surname. For someone to recognise me they’d have to already know me, it’s not like a stranger would’ve been able to look me up in the phone book, but I still wanted something a bit more anonymous.

[Richard_Pearse]

It doesn’t help that there is only one family in New Zealand and Australia with my surname.

[AThingWithFeathers]

Formerly known as Kendraen Ideals, I didn’t really like that name. Besides, all the hits google turns up for it are for me, so it wasn’t very anonymous in the sense you could find some semi-bad fanfiction.

I considered changing it to another alias of mine, but then I found out some BDSM gothic chick was advertising herself with it. :eek: I like my name much better now.

[Tripler]

I was Henry the VIIIth I was, I was. . .

Well, okay, not really. But it sounded funny.

Tripler
::shrugs:: I tried.

[Troy_McClure_SF]

There’s about three old names in this thread that I don’t recognize.

I dunno if I ever posted on the AOL boards, but I was wlaroc if I did. After that, jjtm (not jjimm), and now Troy McClure SF, which is my name (give or take some formatting) just about everywhere.

[Loach]

I frequently see posters with 3,000 posts and I don’t recognise the name…I’m guessing there’s been a lot of name swapping lately?

Nope I’m just very forgetable.

[What_Exit]

@Loach

Nope I’m just very forgetable.

I recognize your name, but probably because I have tended to note the NJ
posters.

[Loach]

@What Exit?

I recognize your name, but probably because I have tended to note the NJ
posters.

I tend to post in spurts leaving enough time in between for everyone to forget me.