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I'd like to change my nickname/username

J

jmunjr

Senior member
Is there a way to change what is displayed as my name under messages posted by me?

My username currently contains my last name and this is starting to become a problem.

If possible I would like to change this to a new nickname/username or whatever so it(my last name) no longer shows up when I post.

And this is probably a stretch but I would like any archived messages to reflect this change as well. It may be a stretch but it certainly is possible and very easy to do.

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Hi,

I can find no record of any PM's from you, and if we did, we could not reply if you do not have PM's enabled in your profile.

Mod
 
1. Check and see if the new name you want is already taken.
2. When you have one or more choices that are available, send a PM to "AnandTech Moderator" with your request.
3. Wait to see how benevolent the mods are feeling.

If they change your name, I believe it will show up in all your posts, past, present and future. Good luck!
 
Your old username will be changed to your new username in all of your old posts, but not in posts by other members that quote you. That'll still look like:

quote:

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Originally posted by: oldusername

...so if you're trying to hide your old username, it'll still be available in the search function.
 
so if you're trying to hide your old username, it'll still be available in the search function.

LOL
...not through OUR search function, it won't.
 
Thank you for trying, but apparently something went wrong. My old username still appears in the posts.
 
Did you send a Private Message to the mods asking for the change and containing the new name you want?

Did you get a reply from them?

 
Never mind, it looked like a moderator told me it would be changed.

I've sent two messages and no response.
 
Originally posted by: jnmunsey
Originally posted by:
Enable PMs.
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How? Looked everywhere & it seems my PMs are working just fine.
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Just because you can send, does not allow you to receive. You do not have a PM icon showing - see the little lock icon next the the printer symbol on on people's posts.
Nor is your profile visible - see the little magnifying class.

Profile
Select Personl Options near the top menu bar
Enable your profile (On)
Receive Personal Messages (On)
Click the update profile at the bottom of the screen.


After you perform the above steps; you should be able to comunicate with the Anandtech Moderator easier.

 
The "tabs" to get into that don't look like tabs at all. You've got to be lucky to find the screen to change these options.
 
Originally posted by: jnmunsey
The "tabs" to get into that don't look like tabs at all. You've got to be lucky to find the screen to change these options.
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I would say complain to fusetalk about that - however, that is probably very low on their concern list. Do not waste your effort

 
Ok my username has been updated. I had a typo when messaging Anandtech Moderator.. Thanks everyone for your help.
 
Originally posted by: jmunjr
The "tabs" to get into that don't look like tabs at all. You've got to be lucky to find the screen to change these options.
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Or you could push that button up top labeled "help." It even shows you pictures of the profile page and the personal option page. Luck isn't involved. Glad you could get your change accomplished.
 
Originally posted by: allisolm
Originally posted by: jmunjr
The "tabs" to get into that don't look like tabs at all. You've got to be lucky to find the screen to change these options.
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Or you could push that button up top labeled "help." It even shows you pictures of the profile page and the personal option page. Luck isn't involved. Glad you could get your change accomplished.
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Lol, I'd never think such a simple website would need a help button. Regardless, I've never had this issue before with another site. This particular function needs some work.
 
Originally posted by: jmunjr
Originally posted by: allisolm
Originally posted by: jmunjr
The "tabs" to get into that don't look like tabs at all. You've got to be lucky to find the screen to change these options.
Click to expand...
Or you could push that button up top labeled "help." It even shows you pictures of the profile page and the personal option page. Luck isn't involved. Glad you could get your change accomplished.
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Lol, I'd never think such a simple website would need a help button. Regardless, I've never had this issue before with another site. This particular function needs some work.
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😀
Oh yes, I AM going to go there.
They probably thought it would be useful for folks who couldn't follow instructions like "send a PM to 'AnandTech Moderator'" and "Enable PMs."
😀
Sorry, I couldn't resist. 😱
 
Well the help section mentions tabs, but there aren't any tabs. Tabs aren't next to each other, square, and the same color at the same time. I know this is the Forum script's design, but you gotta admit it is hard to find. Believe me I looked all over the place for 5 minutes. The design is just awkward.. I clicked on help too, just didn't go far enough..
 
Originally posted by: jmunjr
Well the help section mentions tabs, but there aren't any tabs. Tabs aren't next to each other, square, and the same color at the same time. I know this is the Forum script's design, but you gotta admit it is hard to find. Believe me I looked all over the place for 5 minutes. The design is just awkward.. I clicked on help too, just didn't go far enough..
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Yet it is interesting that close to 100,000 others have been able to solve this mystery
/sarcasm off

 
Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Originally posted by: jmunjr
Well the help section mentions tabs, but there aren't any tabs. Tabs aren't next to each other, square, and the same color at the same time. I know this is the Forum script's design, but you gotta admit it is hard to find. Believe me I looked all over the place for 5 minutes. The design is just awkward.. I clicked on help too, just didn't go far enough..
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Yet it is interesting that close to 100,000 others have been able to solve this mystery
/sarcasm off
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Make that 99,999 because when I first joined it took me 3 months to figure out how to enable my profile in the other tab without help from others.
 
Originally posted by: jmunjr
Well the help section mentions tabs, but there aren't any tabs. Tabs aren't next to each other, square, and the same color at the same time. I know this is the Forum script's design, but you gotta admit it is hard to find. Believe me I looked all over the place for 5 minutes. The design is just awkward.. I clicked on help too, just didn't go far enough..
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Man, I know! The fact that there are little boxes located in the exact same spot as you would normally find tabs TOTALLY threw me off.
 
Originally posted by: SVT Cobra
Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Originally posted by: jmunjr
Well the help section mentions tabs, but there aren't any tabs. Tabs aren't next to each other, square, and the same color at the same time. I know this is the Forum script's design, but you gotta admit it is hard to find. Believe me I looked all over the place for 5 minutes. The design is just awkward.. I clicked on help too, just didn't go far enough..
Click to expand...
Yet it is interesting that close to 100,000 others have been able to solve this mystery
/sarcasm off
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Make that 99,999 because when I first joined it took me 3 months to figure out how to enable my profile in the other tab without help from others.
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Hell it was probably a year before someone pointed that other tab out to me. I was like, tab? What tab?
 
No kidding, it took me a while to notice the second tab as well. It didn't help that I ran my old LCD at low brightness 😀
 
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