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Joshua Jones10 said:And what else can be done—does it actually have to include ".org"?
You don't really need the "org" part—you can just call me Joshua Jones10 if you want. But please, don't call me Reddit.com.
northernpilot2 said:Well, you've gotta come up with your own handle, I guess, and once you actually tell me what you're thinking of switching to, maybe then I can give you my two cents on whether it's anything like your current one or if it's a total departure 🙂
And just so you know, you can't use any weird symbols or whatever in there
northernpilot2 said:I mean, it’s gotta be somewhat similar, right? Like, you need to make sure the regulars on Reddit can actually link you back to your old handle. There’s really no point in doing a complete 180 and changing it so drastically that people have to play detective just to figure out who showed up. That’s kind of the whole catch, I guess.
Honestly though, those three options you threw out there don't really vibe with your old one at all. That second one just rhymes, which doesn't really count as being similar, if you ask me. I probably wouldn't even recognize it was you, even if I tried.
northernpilot2 said:I mean, it’s gotta be somewhat similar, right? Like, you need to make sure the regulars on Reddit can actually link you back to your old handle. There’s really no point in doing a complete 180 and changing it so drastically that people have to play detective just to figure out who showed up. That’s kind of the whole catch, I guess.
Honestly though, those three options you threw out there don't really vibe with your old one at all. That second one just rhymes, which doesn't really count as being similar, if you ask me. I probably wouldn't even recognize it was you, even if I tried.
Joshua Jones10 said:Maybe go with green then?🙂
I’m honestly out of ideas—could you suggest something else?
shadowfalcon78 said:🤣 🤣
Go back and re-read that post from Red Cross... Your new nickname really needs to stay close to the old one...
northernpilot2 said:I mean, it’s gotta be somewhat similar, right? Like, you need to make sure the regulars on Reddit can actually link you back to your old handle. There’s really no point in doing a complete 180 and changing it so drastically that people have to play detective just to figure out who showed up. That’s kind of the whole catch, I guess.
Honestly though, those three options you threw out there don't really vibe with your old one at all. That second one just rhymes, which doesn't really count as being similar, if you ask me. I probably wouldn't even recognize it was you, even if I tried.
Look, we all know Reddit has a massive amount of users, and yeah, there's a decent chance the nickname you want is already taken, but do you really, truly want to go by User123? If we've got people using names like Anne, User2, User3, User1976, User33, and stuff like that, you're basically asking to be confused with everyone else on the board. And if you slap your birth year onto the end of a name, well, you won't be that age next year, but your handle stays stuck like that forever. Wouldn't it be smarter to just use a little imagination—like, instead of being Anne, maybe Jane becomes John?
Wikipedia.org said:on international forums, changing your nickname is usually totally unrestricted.
Terry Turner2 said:I don't think I even need to go into all the details, right? 🤷
Pretty pleaseeeeeeee, just let Terry Turner2 on the site 🙂
Look, I get it... my bad, but things were super blurry and chaotic when I was signing up.
Cut me some slack here
Seriously, try picking a username without a period in it next time.
northernpilot2 said:I mean, Terry Turner2 can go with whatever, honestly. Spaces are totally fine in the corrections, and if you ask me, it actually looks a bit cleaner that way.
But look, both versions—Terry Turner2 and Lady—are officially approved, so just pick one and let the folks in Miami know what you decided.
Nicole Sullivan94 said:Please update my Nicole Sullivan94
And fix the spacing, please.
Also, maybe think about picking a shorter handle so people don't get lost in this nonsense current one? Ideally without any special characters.
Nicole Sullivan94 said:I checked the rules. There’s nothing mentioned about a maximum length for a new username. 🤷
Also, I'm not asking to add any special characters to the handle. 🤷
If it's possible, I'd appreciate it if my username could be changed to But, nothing is everything!.
If there actually is a character limit for updated usernames, you should probably just put that in the rules... avoid the confusion.
And yeah, if the length is such a huge issue, I'll settle for Nicole Sullivan94. Just with the exclamation point.
EDIT: just noticed the user above me had a period added to her new handle. 🙂 Good to know.
