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Changing User Name
« on: January 20, 2009, 07:40:24 PM »
I am thinking of changing my username on the forum and was wondering if there was a way of doing so that would denote my earlier posts or would I just start from "scratch?"  When I registered on the site I wasn't married, and my current username is under my maiden name.  I wanted to change it to a name that signifies my relationship to my husband, who is also a member.
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Re: Changing User Name
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2009, 07:59:23 PM »
You can change your displayname in your profile, but if you like I can change your login username for you. It will reset your password and send a new one in your email so be sure your email address in your profile is correct.
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Re: Changing User Name
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2009, 09:54:28 PM »
Thanks for that.  It's now changed :)
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Re: Changing User Name
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2009, 08:30:53 PM »
Its now very easy to know who you are now.   ;)
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Re: Changing User Name
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2009, 10:38:33 PM »
Quote from: Teletabby! on January 21, 2009, 08:30:53 PM
Its now very easy to know who you are now.   ;)

Thanks--I think I was having a bit of an identity crisis! :)
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Re: Changing User Name
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2009, 08:24:52 PM »
Leah, how do you change it on your profile? 

If I changed my display name, would anyone still see me as being AnnaOnTheMoon at all?
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Re: Changing User Name
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2009, 08:34:41 PM »
Quote from: AnnaOnTheMoon on March 22, 2009, 08:24:52 PM
Leah, how do you change it on your profile? 

If I changed my display name, would anyone still see me as being AnnaOnTheMoon at all?

I think it's only on quotes from when you were AnnaOnTheMoon and you'll still be AnnaOnTheMoon when you log in. I used to be Scarlett516 and I never see it anywhere except for those circumstances.
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Re: Changing User Name
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2009, 08:46:09 PM »
Hmm. But there wouldn't be anything leading from AnnaOnTheMoon to the new display name is what I was trying to figure out.

Long story short - sh*t is hitting the fan on another comm I'm part of and Idon't want the sh*t spilling over here just because they can see AnnaOnTheMoon as a member and start harassing me here.
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Re: Changing User Name
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2009, 02:24:05 AM »
Hmmm...I changed my display name to Pushkin and I don't see any pointers from the last name.  But possibly somewhere in quotations my old name is there...but probably not because people called me Pushkin with my old name too.
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Re: Changing User Name
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2009, 01:45:53 PM »
Quote from: BeccaJaneStClair on March 22, 2009, 08:46:09 PM
Hmm. But there wouldn't be anything leading from AnnaOnTheMoon to the new display name is what I was trying to figure out.

Long story short - sh*t is hitting the fan on another comm I'm part of and Idon't want the sh*t spilling over here just because they can see AnnaOnTheMoon as a member and start harassing me here.

If someone looked at your previous posts from your profile, they could probably find some quotes with your original/old user name there.  In fact, I just did a quick look, and there are several instances where people refer to you by your old name (the first part).
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