Changing user name

[Tom Montgomery]

This sucks.  I'm going to lose track of who is who.

...or folks can put their old handle in the signature...

[Jack Varney]

Please change mine to Jack Varney.
Thank you.

[Etienne Cassar]

Change mine to Etienne Cassar please.
Merry Christmas to all!!!

[Roger Calixto]

But I like being King!

Oh well, had to end some day... Roger Calixto please.

And a Merry Christmas to y'all!

[Jeremy Roussak]

I had just been thinking that some of the 'handles' have a great deal of charm and/or mystery to them, and I will sorely miss them. Some of my favorites that come to mind immediately include Dark Penguin, MadManChan (who is anything but mad IMHO), Wolfnowl, Nniko, and Kikashi. On the other hand, "EricM" was pretty boring, so I'm happy to have 'come out.'

I'm planning to remain kikashi for as long as I'm allowed: it's a name I use elsewhere and it has a slightly abstruse meaning which I rather like. In the rather unlikely event of anyone wanting to know who I am, Google is a wonderful tool or I'll happily respond to a request.

Jeremy

[Ronny Nilsen]

I want to change to Ronny Nilsen then.

Thanks,
Ronny

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I'm planning to remain kikashi for as long as I'm allowed: it's a name I use elsewhere and it has a slightly abstruse meaning which I rather like. In the rather unlikely event of anyone wanting to know who I am, Google is a wonderful tool or I'll happily respond to a request.

Jeremy

 For five bucks (in small, unmarked bills, in a plain brown paper bag) I'll tell anyone what Jeremy's real name is. Unless, of course, Jeremy pays me ten bucks (in s, u b, in a p b p bag) to keep his deep, dark secret.  

[Bas Stekelenburg]

I would have been happy to take myself the Hassle out of my name, but did you notice that none of the moderators answered the burning question: HOW to change your log-in name? Chris, feel free to use my very pronounceable name (for Dutchmen, that is...) Bas Stekelenburg.

Not longer HasselBas.

[Les Sparks]

Please change mine to Les Sparks
Thanks

[Lisa Nikodym]

Gosh, I'm kinda with Dark Penguin on this one - with weird names, it's easier to remember who's who and what they're like than when you're trying to keep "John Smith" and "Dave Smith" straight...

But if we're going to change, then I second the motion for people to put their old names in their signature line.

If you really, really, want to change mine, then I'll become Lisa Nikodym.  (nniko wasn't very interesting anyway)

Lisa

[Brad Proctor]

but did you notice that none of the moderators answered the burning question: HOW to change your log-in name?

I'm guessing it can't be done by us.

Mine to "Bradley Proctor". Thanks!

[Mike Boden]

Please change mine to Mike Boden

[jeremyrh]

Please change my name to Brad Pitt.

Might help ...

[fike]

I strongly support using real names on online forums.  It helps create a community where you are accountable for what you say and how you say.  Great idea!!!

An alternate way to handle this without changing everyone's user names (for those of us who use handles, pseudonyms, or nicknames) would be to put your real full name in your signature.  I have done this on mine.  

[DarkPenguin]

I strongly support using real names on online forums.  It helps create a community where you are accountable for what you say and how you say.  Great idea!!!

An alternate way to handle this without changing everyone's user names (for those of us who use handles, pseudonyms, or nicknames) would be to put your real full name in your signature.  I have done this on mine.

How does it make you accountable?

[fike]

How does it make you accountable?

It makes people more accountable because their personal, real-life reputation can be affected.  For example, if I go around speaking belligerently with an offensive tone or even obscenity, then later I am looking for a job, my prospective employer could see these comments and choose to not hire me.  

Furthermore, some people (me included) market their name through google.  If you google my name, you get my website  and things that I have published at various places on the web (in addition to information about a director with exactly the same name as me).  If a search turns-up my offensive or inappropriate writings on a forum, my prospective customers would be likely to choose not to hire me.  

[Hening Bettermann]

"Hening" unfolds to "Hening Bettermann".

[Jeremy Roussak]

 For five bucks (in small, unmarked bills, in a plain brown paper bag) I'll tell anyone what Jeremy's real name is. Unless, of course, Jeremy pays me ten bucks (in s, u b, in a p b p bag) to keep his deep, dark secret.  

I could have sworn I made you sign an NDA...

Jeremy

[Mike Louw]

Mine's already my real name, only not capitalized (i.e.: should be Mike Louw).

I think the mods are going to regret this unless there's a way for us to change our own names...  

[Roger Calixto]

I think they already do regret it =)