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me.translucent
April 27th, 2009, 05:18 PM
i was wondering if i can change my screen name on ubuntuforums ? mine sucks :( ....it took me a while to realise that :(:(...is it too late ?

Giant Speck
April 27th, 2009, 05:23 PM
You cannot change your username and unless it is an extreme situation where your privacy is at stake, the administrators will not change it for you, either.

If you want a new username, you're probably going to have to create a new account.

snova
April 28th, 2009, 01:57 AM
Post in the Resolution Center (http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=123), though the admins will not usually do this.

From the Forum FAQ (http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=48) (scroll down a bit):


No. Usernames can not be changed - dashes can not be added, lowercase cannot be made uppercase, etc. However, you may choose to create a new account and then request that we disable the original one. The only exceptions to this are extreme cases, such as when a user has been harassed by another user or when the username contains the member's email address or real name.

Note: If you do make a new account, you will have to transfer all information yourself, as we will not do this for you. Also, we can't transfer your statistics (beans, account age and the like) to the new account.

Kingsley
April 28th, 2009, 02:33 AM
Just create a new account.

days_of_ruin
April 28th, 2009, 02:53 AM
i was wondering if i can change my screen name on ubuntuforums ? mine sucks :( ....it took me a while to realise that :(:(...is it too late ?

You don't have that many posts yet. Just make a new account.
And I agree your username does suck.:lolflag:

snova
April 28th, 2009, 04:02 AM
If you do decide to create a new account, ask in the Resolution Center first, so they can disable the old one (multiple accounts are not allowed).