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Title: Changing user name
Post by: Graham Mitchell on December 19, 2009, 01:06:30 pm: How can I arrange to have my user name changed? I PM'ed Michael twice with a request but never got a response.

If one of the moderators reading this can make the change, please change my user name to Graham Mitchell

Thanks.
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Christopher Sanderson on December 19, 2009, 04:10:58 pm: Done!

Incidentally, we now ask new registrants to use real names - I would encourage others already registered to do the same as Graham.

Chris
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Graham Mitchell on December 19, 2009, 04:26:51 pm: Quote from: ChrisSand
Done!

Thanks!
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Shirley Bracken on December 19, 2009, 06:37:26 pm: I'd like to change mine to Shirley Bracken. I couldn't see where to do it myself. Can you do mine too? Thanks.
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Tom Montgomery on December 19, 2009, 08:48:16 pm: Quote from: ChrisSand
Incidentally, we now ask new registrants to use real names - I would encourage others already registered to do the same as Graham.
Always happy to oblige, but like the two posters above, I couldn't find a way to do this myself; is there a way?

If not, then please change ThomasM to Tom Montgomery. Thanks!

T.
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 19, 2009, 11:35:44 pm: How about changing ChrisSand to Chris Sanderson and Michael to Michael Reichman?

Then, if you really don't have enough work getting LLVJ 20 out (plus a few more tutorials), feel free to change EricM to Eric Myrvaagnes (but who wants to have to type all that).

Eric
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Shirley Bracken on December 20, 2009, 02:55:57 pm: I could not add that avatar either. Will you see if you can do it please... thanks! I'm so glad to be rid of Bumperjack!
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Ed Blagden on December 20, 2009, 03:02:56 pm: Ed Blagden please.
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Dave Carter on December 20, 2009, 03:45:46 pm: Dave Carter please.

Thanks,
Dave
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Griffin Friedman on December 20, 2009, 03:47:16 pm: Griffin Friedman while you're at it. Thanks!
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Jonathan Wienke on December 20, 2009, 06:56:15 pm: I seem to be ahead of the trend...
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Shirley Bracken on December 20, 2009, 07:02:03 pm: I'd say 5,508 ahead! But I do like to talk so watch out!
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Jonathan Wienke on December 20, 2009, 07:04:57 pm: Quote from: Shirley Bracken
I'd say 5,508 ahead! But I do like to talk so watch out!

I was actually referring to the fact that I registered under my real name back in 2003, no user name change required...
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on December 20, 2009, 07:54:33 pm: So relieving to "come into the light" (i.e., out of the shadows of semi-anonimity). I will appreciate if you change mine to: Slobodan Blagojevic (no, not related, if you have to ask )
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Tom Montgomery on December 20, 2009, 08:30:20 pm: According to the front page, there are currently 34,200 members. If everyone* piles on here this is going to be one very long thread!

(* Minus, of course, the number of forward-thinking users who are already using their real names, like Jonathan...)
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Shirley Bracken on December 20, 2009, 08:37:39 pm: Handles used to be the norm when CBs were "in". I had one back in the 70's. So it was kind of fun to carry it over. Now that era is over and we need to know who we are talking to.

Seems like we should be able to change our names by ourselves. Is that possible? I prefer to do my own work!

Jonathan, you're a special boy!
Title: Changing user name
Post by: DarkPenguin on December 20, 2009, 09:01:27 pm: This sucks. I'm going to lose track of who is who.
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Shirley Bracken on December 20, 2009, 09:07:56 pm: I'm Shirley, formerly called Bumperjack. Maybe we should ID ourselves that way for a while. I was just getting to know some of you but I'm sure your personalities will shine through.
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 20, 2009, 09:10:23 pm: Quote from: DarkPenguin
This sucks. I'm going to lose track of who is who.

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.'

Now maybe Jonathan will change his to "JonW357." just to spite us.

Eric Myrvaagnes (formerly EricM)
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on December 20, 2009, 09:25:38 pm: Quote from: DarkPenguin
This sucks. I'm going to lose track of who is who.
No worries... under member's profile/options, there is an option "Member's Display Name History"
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Tom Montgomery on December 20, 2009, 09:36:58 pm: Quote from: DarkPenguin
This sucks. I'm going to lose track of who is who.
...or folks can put their old handle in the signature...
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Jack Varney on December 20, 2009, 09:52:37 pm: Please change mine to Jack Varney.
Thank you.
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Etienne Cassar on December 21, 2009, 03:29:49 am: Change mine to Etienne Cassar please.
Merry Christmas to all!!!
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Roger Calixto on December 21, 2009, 03:32:15 am: But I like being King!

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

And a Merry Christmas to y'all!
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on December 21, 2009, 03:50:16 am: Quote from: Eric Myrvaagnes
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
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Ronny Nilsen on December 21, 2009, 07:25:55 am: I want to change to Ronny Nilsen then.

Thanks,
Ronny
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 21, 2009, 10:20:16 am: Quote from: kikashi
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.
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Bas Stekelenburg on December 21, 2009, 10:40:36 am: 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.
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Les Sparks on December 21, 2009, 11:02:04 am: Please change mine to Les Sparks
Thanks
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Lisa Nikodym on December 21, 2009, 11:50:14 am: 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
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Brad Proctor on December 21, 2009, 12:09:24 pm: Quote from: HasselBas
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!
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Mike Boden on December 21, 2009, 12:43:54 pm: Please change mine to Mike Boden
Title: Changing user name
Post by: jeremyrh on December 21, 2009, 12:46:34 pm: Please change my name to Brad Pitt.

Might help ...
Title: Changing user name
Post by: fike on December 21, 2009, 01:07:36 pm: 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.
Title: Changing user name
Post by: DarkPenguin on December 21, 2009, 01:09:30 pm: Quote from: 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.

How does it make you accountable?
Title: Changing user name
Post by: fike on December 21, 2009, 01:23:00 pm: Quote from: DarkPenguin
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.
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Hening Bettermann on December 21, 2009, 02:01:45 pm: "Hening" unfolds to "Hening Bettermann".
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on December 21, 2009, 02:17:02 pm: Quote from: Eric Myrvaagnes
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
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Mike Louw on December 21, 2009, 02:34:51 pm: 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...
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Roger Calixto on December 21, 2009, 03:11:53 pm: I think they already do regret it =)
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Andrew Teakle on December 21, 2009, 08:54:55 pm: Hey, is that a band wagon rolling by...
I guess I'd better change to Andrew Teakle. Goodbye tesseraphoto
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Seth Honeyman on December 21, 2009, 10:45:24 pm: Please change me to Seth Honeyman

Thanks - Seth
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Paul Sumi on December 22, 2009, 06:33:31 pm: And please change mine to Paul Sumi

Thanks!
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Jay Kaplan on December 23, 2009, 10:56:05 pm: Please change mine to Jay Kaplan

Thanks,

Jake21209
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Schewe on December 24, 2009, 12:45:59 am: Please change mine to SCHEWE...

Oh, wait it already is Schewe...

Cool, nobody needs to do nothing for me!

:~)
Title: Changing user name
Post by: David Sutton on December 24, 2009, 02:58:38 am: Good oh. Please change mine to David Sutton.
Thanks,
Taquin
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Craig Arnold on December 24, 2009, 03:04:04 am: I mostly just lurk here, but even lurkers have real names.

Change mine to Craig Arnold please.
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 24, 2009, 09:46:02 am: Quote from: Schewe
Please change mine to SCHEWE...

Oh, wait it already is Schewe...

Cool, nobody needs to do nothing for me!

:~)

Aw, shucks! You beat me to it. I was gonna change my name to Schewe, just so I could ride that neat motorcycle and wear them awesome shirts.
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Guillermo Luijk on December 24, 2009, 10:21:51 am: Please I would like to be Guillermo Luijk

(tired of forum member calling me GLuijk )

Thanks
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Ben Rubinstein on December 24, 2009, 11:09:17 am: Ben Rubinstein please
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Gordon Buck on December 24, 2009, 11:11:38 am: Replace the s with a space, capitalize the g and the b; hmmm, perhaps easier just to ask for "Gordon Buck".
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Mike Normandeau on December 24, 2009, 11:17:52 am: Mike Normandeau please

Thanks
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Luis Argerich on December 24, 2009, 12:04:21 pm: I just saw this.
Luis Argerich
thanks!
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Christopher Sanderson on December 24, 2009, 12:28:49 pm: Quote from: GLuijk
Please I would like to be Guillermo Luijk

(tired of forum member calling me GLuijk )

Thanks
Apparently you may have registered twice? Guillermo Luijk is 'already taken'

PM me
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Geoff Samuels on December 24, 2009, 12:57:45 pm: Please change geoffsamuels to Geoff Samuels - Thanks!
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Mark D Segal on December 24, 2009, 04:39:26 pm: Chris, did you receive my message asking to change mine from MarkDS to Mark D Segal? Can "formerly MarkDS" be incluced automatically somewhere for a while?

Cheers, and Happy Holidays!

Mark
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Christopher Sanderson on December 24, 2009, 05:03:35 pm: Quote from: MarkDS
Can "formerly MarkDS" be incluced automatically somewhere for a while?
Put it in your signature.

Merry Merrie to all! This name changing thing is now in hiatus for a while. Requests will be ignored.
Title: Changing user name
Post by: Mark D Segal on December 24, 2009, 05:08:25 pm: Thanks Chris, have a well-deserved vacation.

I'm just watching this crazy weather we're having - don't you love it - doesn't know whether it wants to rain, snow, pellet, freeze, etc., etc. and we have places to drive - or maybe not. I keep marveling at the bravery and persistence of our ancestors who paved the way for us in this slice of the world's georgaphy.

Cheers,

Mark