# Who are the current admins to whom I would submit a name change request?

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**Created:** [January 13, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-current-admins-to-whom-i-would-submit-a-name-change-request/1026627 "2026-01-13T02:43:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darwins\_Finch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darwins_finch/32/20304_2.png) [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-current-admins-to-whom-i-would-submit-a-name-change-request/1026627/1 "2026-01-13T02:43:47Z")

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I had an extended absence from the boards, during which time the board software changed to Discourse. In the process, my username was changed from “Darwin’s Finch” to “Darwin\_s\_Finch” (it seems Discourse is not apostrophe-friendly…) which is…not aesthetically pleasing. So I’d like to change it to “Darwins\_Finch, if possible. It gains in aesthetics, perhaps, while losing grammatically, but _c’est la vie_, I guess…..

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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-current-admins-to-whom-i-would-submit-a-name-change-request/1026627/2 "2026-01-13T02:54:03Z")

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Welcome back! You could always go for “Geospiza.”

[![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Darwin%27s_finches_by_Gould.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Darwin%27s_finches_by_Gould.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-current-admins-to-whom-i-would-submit-a-name-change-request/1026627/3 "2026-01-13T03:00:24Z")

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I vote for **Geospizids.** (the family name of Darwin’s finches) Or **Geospizidae** but that doesn’t have the same ring to it.

He’s lucky I am not a mod. 😉

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**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-current-admins-to-whom-i-would-submit-a-name-change-request/1026627/4 "2026-01-13T03:01:47Z")

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Coming from a guy named Steatopygia, I kinda like magnirostris

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-current-admins-to-whom-i-would-submit-a-name-change-request/1026627/5 "2026-01-13T03:07:32Z")

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I can handle the name change for you.

I need you to send me an email request for the name change at [EngineerCompGeek@gmail.com](mailto:EngineerCompGeek@gmail.com). Make sure you send it from the email that is tied to your SDMB user account.