# Who handles name changes now?

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**Created:** [August 22, 2015, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-handles-name-changes-now/728497 "2015-08-22T01:26:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-handles-name-changes-now/728497/4 "2015-09-02T18:19:40Z")

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Hmmm! That directly contradicts what **IvoryTowerDenizen** posted recently:

> [@So, who should I ask for a name change now that \[b\]Tuba/b\] has stepped down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-should-i-ask-for-a-name-change-now-that-b-tuba-b-has-stepped-down/726228/4):
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> PM any mod with the name you’d like to change it to and we’ll send it up the food chain.

That was the source of my advice and I consider her a reliable source on the matter, although I am not a mod myself. Maybe she or another moderator can confirm that advice. Ideally, **Ed** should update the FAQ with the proper protocol, too.

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