USERNAME CHANGE AMNESTY: DUers can change their usernames until January 31. Instructions here:

[Skinner]

As promised, we are having a username-change amnesty period which will last from now until January 31, 2009. That gives everyone ten days to decide whether to change your name.

Our last username-change amnesty period was four years ago, following the 2004 presidential campaign. We probably won't hold another one until 2012 or 2016, so this is your big chance.

If you don't have a good reason to change your username, we would strongly suggest that you not do so. Username-changes are confusing and a little disruptive, which is why we do them very rarely. Last time we did this, a few people changed their usernames on a whim, then regretted it later and asked to change back. DON'T MAKE THAT MISTAKE. I can't remember if we granted their requests last time, and I'm hoping I don't have to deal with it this time.

Individuals who choose to change their usernames will have an automated signature line appended to all of their posts, which tells the world your former DU identity. This will make it easier for everyone to know who all these new people with the strange usernames are. This signature will appear for one month.

To change your username, click the link below and follow instructions. It's totally automated...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

If you have any problems or questions, please post them in this thread.

Please kick and recommend this thread so more DUers can see it.

Skinner
DU Admin

[Yes We Did]

1. Woot Woot! n/t

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

2. And again, the obligatory...

Thanks to KansDem for posting this in the original amnety thread.

[hlthe2b]

18. Nah... been the same since the '01 inauguration of which...

we will no longer speak.... Currently I get to detect who can and can not make sense of the letters and symbols on vanity license plates...a very important skill

Besides, I suspect I'll still need to work and strive to be: "hlthe2b"

[ebayfool]

82. I'll bite ...

HealthyTube?

Are you braggin'? (prolly shoulda checked the profile for gender before blurting out that one!)

Funny - I've been rather unconcerned @ looking foolish since yesterday morning. I'm feeling ... unfettered? lighter? like people like me have a shot, now? Sumpin' like that.

Therefore - I will be openly asking for a shootdown & guess (btw, I'm one of those people that see a vanity plate & slap forehead hours later - a definite slow on the uptaker!)


on edit:
checked the profile.
never mind.
still don't have a care ... I'm havin' a good day!


& I'll probably wake up in the middle of the night & smack forehead w/the answer!

[noamnety]

61. A fine photo.

[MineralMan]

3. Well, I just knew it. As soon as Obama moves into the

White House we get that amnesty stuff going on. Dang!

[The Straight Story]

4. I tried to change mine to 'skinner' and got an error...

Maybe "Skinner2" will work....

[Faygo Kid]

9. Try "Sonofskinner." Maybe "Skinner: The Sequel."

Or better yet, fuggedaboutit.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

23. Skinner II: This time it's personal. n/t

[XOKCowboy]

5. I picked it and I'll keep it...

Even though I'm not particularly happy with it any more. Like Popeye said:

"I Yam What I Yam And That's All That I Yam".

[The Straight Story]

8. Yeah, I am sticking with mine as well I suppose

Would feel weird changing it.

[Faygo Kid]

6. I'm thinkin' of changing mine to rodeodance. Whattaya say?

Maybe I'll stick with faygokid.

ON EDIT: Now that President Obama is in, it's time to cap it and separate the words. So I did. Big change after six years.

[Hugabear]

43. Nah. That name brings back bad memories.

Besides, that would be grave robbing, and that just ain't right.

[Faygo Kid]

57. What a strange person she was.

Obviously, I'm kidding. She was a Puma through and through. But the mods loved her; I remember I once posted a scene from "The Day the Earth Stood Still" in response to a post, jokingly, and she almost got me banned. For that. With nothing else. And you can check how long I've been here. Any time she complained (and she did incessantly), the mods would take her orders, and delete posts that for others would be laughable. Very strange indeed.

She went on - and I am sure still posts - to Puma sites that seeth with hatred toward our president. Probably the weirdest experience I ever had at DU, and I've been here a long time.

[LTR]

7. Whoo Hoo!

And so it is, just as I changed from RatTerrier to Fighting Irish in '04, I shall do so again.

Goodbye Fighting Irish (since there's already a FightingIrish here at DU) and hello to...

LTR

The new name works better, particularly with my blog (http://ltradio.blogspot.com )

[BR_Parkway]

10. Maybe I should change mine to Lou Dobbs in honor of amnesty

besides ProgressiveActivistSocialistFreeperHatingSmartAss is already taken...

[aintitfunny]

11. I made the change

to something I like better. Just posting this to see my new name in lights...

[Eurobabe]

12. Skinner, you RAWK!!

Many heartfelt thanks!

[madrchsod]

13. i`m not "mad" anymore but "happy"rchsod? nah.....

[cliffordu]

14. K&R

[Frisbee]

15. K&R n/t

[hootinholler]

16. Apparently there is no case sensitivity to usernames...

I tried to do a minor correction HootinHoller from hootinholler and was told the new name is taken.

No big deal, but would have been nice.

-Hoot

[Stinky The Clown]

40. Add spaces

Hoot In Holler

[hootinholler]

48. Ah, but I tend to fill spaces.

I see what you mean, though. The name without spaces is used as a service mark.

-Hoot

[Obamarama]

49. OMG...LMAO

I just read a post by one Stinky The Clown and thought, without seeing the fine print at the bottom of the post, "Wow...that sure does sound like Husb2Sparkly, and he has the same avatar, too!"

[AwakeAtLast]

65. Now THAT'S a great name change!

[FunkyLeprechaun]

17. I've been waiting for this for a while

As soon as I signed up, I really wanted this SN instead. I was hoping for another amnesty (I saw the 2004 Amnesty but I wasn't a member then). So nearly 4 years on, I finally have my chance!

[FlyingSquirrel]

19. My username sucks.

I think I'll keep it.

[Faygo Kid]

53. It's a great name. Rocky, keep flyin'!

[Captain Hilts]

95. I like your Nom de Net!

[Sinistrous]

20. I'd like to change mine, but I have to check with Dextera first.

[dipsydoodle]

21. I regretted using the same ID

as used elsewhere after I'd realised that it couldn't be changed at a later date for whatever reason.

This opportunity was much appreciated.

[Why Syzygy]

22. K*R

[Cabcere]

24. I just noticed your sig line

My mom introduced me to Anne Lamott's books this summer, and let me borrow her copy of "Grace (Eventually)," which I really enjoyed. I haven't read "Traveling Mercies" yet, but I'm hoping I'll get the chance soon. I really like her style and message.

[Why Syzygy]

32. Have you seen this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhP5GmybvPM

I haven't read any of her books yet. I just learned of her about a month ago.

[Cabcere]

38. I had not.

Thanks for the link!

[The Doctor.]

25. Anyone take "Iron Knees" yet?

[NashVegas]

26. I Had To

Who remembers Ashcroft anymore?

[NMDemDist2]

85. OMG!!!!!

I'm crushed (but I'm not sure why...)

but the new one is great too

[FatDave]

27. I'll make sure not to lose a bunch of weight for the next 4 years.

It'll be hard, but I wouldn't want my username to be a lie.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

28. You just enabled the same module / subroutine / package / whatever that was used in 2004, right?

If so, hooray for code recycling!

[ghostsofgiants]

29. Great way to stop code pollution.

[Hugabear]

41. I like your name. I thought about it before I realized it was taken.

Good times!

[Initech]

30. Somebody here had better get the reference for my new username!

[moggie]

34. Excuse me

I believe you have my stapler!

[Initech]

44. I could set the building on fire.

[Hugabear]

36. Do you think Obama made the "O-face" last night?

The way he and Michelle were dancing, I'm thinking there's a good chance! Nice to think that a loving couple now occupies the White House!

[Initech]

42. O! O! O! O! O! O! O! O!

[Hawkeye-X]

78. Have you seen the memo on those TPS reports yet?

[flor-de-jasmim]

31. Can I collapse two accounts in one?

I ended up opening a new account in my second e-mail address and stopped logging on to the first account. Can I collapse the two accounts into the original one under the new name?

[HillWilliam]

33. Me too...

I'd already notified some time back when I opened the second account and stopped using the first one. The first one is still there, but it'd be nice to have my post-count. Not a big deal if not.

[Skinner]

99. Unfortunately, no.

You can't.

[Hugabear]

35. Anybody want a hug? I'm Hugabear now!

BushOut06 became anachronistic long ago, so I changed it to Paint It Black. However, I think Hugabear suits me much better!

Other names I considered:

Rethug Hunter (or Rethug Slayer)
Grabthars Hammer
Bravo Oscar (phonetic spelling of Obama's initials)

[nolabels]

37. I had to change my user name it would only be to "DON'T MAKE THAT MISTAKE"

Other than that, just have a nice day

[Stinky The Clown]

39. I have waited YEARS to be able to do this. Thanks, Skinner!

[Hawkeye-X]

79. You sure? I remember the '04 namechange Amnesty

and you didn't change it back then.

Well, can't wait to see that god-awful clown again.

Hawkeye-X

[moggie]

45. I wonder whether you can forge the special sigline?

That would be a recipe for confusion!

This is the DU member formerly known as ... whatever you want

[TZ]

46. hmm

Not only a skeptic and an atheist but I see an anarchist as well..PFFT!

[moggie]

47. No, just your regular dickhead

Hail Eris!

[this_side_up]

50. kudos to Skinner et al...

the change works!

[DeepBlueC]

51. K&R as requested

[Deja Q]

52. What's the maximum number of characters? 21?

[Samurai_Writer]

54. Finally got the "FL" out of my username

I haven't lived in Florida for 3 1/2 years. So thanks for giving me the opportunity to get out it of my username and stop confusing everyone!

[Yukari Yakumo]

55. I needed change too

I used my old name virtually everywhere.

It's time to diversify.

[ZombieHorde]

59. Funny.

[Political Tiger]

56. K & R!

[Norrin Radd]

58. Cool. No one pays attention to me, anyway.

[ObaMania]

60. Thanks Skinner!

Glad to be rid of the old screen name (in more ways than one).

See you again in '12 or '16!

[pleah]

62. Thank you!

[Bossy Monkey]

63. Is there a chance I'll be able to get my DU Journal back, or do I have to start again from square 1?

I put untold effort into that journal for some damn reason, and would really rather not have to do it again. More to the point, it would be useful for people still weighing whether or not they want to make a name change to know that their DU Journal will evaporate if they make that change. No big deal for me personally; I can always do it again... eventually.

Edit: It was pointed out to me that the journal is still there under my old screenname, and intact, the only change being that the profile in the right margin now identifies me as Bossy Monkey. So if there's a way to relink the journal with my regular profile, I'd be very, very grateful.

[Haole Girl]

66. Yes, may we please have our journals back?

Please?

[Skinner]

70. Whoops. Sorry about that.

We didnt have Journals last time we did a name change. I just called Elad and told him to look into this asap.

ON EDIT: Elad says he should be able to get this fixed soon.

[Bossy Monkey]

104. Thanks, chief. Elad fixed it up good. PS: what are you changing your handle to? n/t

[Elad]

88. It should be working now... however

there may be some bugs remaining with the Journal for name-changed accounts still... let me know if you notice and funky behavior.

Thanks.

[Bossy Monkey]

90. At the moment, still doing the same thing

If I click the Journal icon on my post, I get

An error was encountered:

Unable to find journal for Bossy Monkey, please check the spelling and try again.



Ditto for Haole Girl, except of course for the name.

[Elad]

101. Try now...

[Bossy Monkey]

103. Zippy! Thanks so much! n/t

[Bossy Monkey]

105. People are now finding they can't retitle their journals

You make the change, push the Save Changes button, and the same title comes back. Strangely though, you can change other things, such as text added to the right margin, eg my Hi! introductory text.

Regardless, thanks again!

[Elad]

113. It looks like your journal title changed...

Did you get it to work?

[Bossy Monkey]

114. Huh-uh. Fortunately I had a title that wasn't tied to my old screenname

Haole Girl, who was KC2, and the person who used to be Peake are the ones I know had the problem. I tried to change mine just to check it out and found that I couldn't.

[Bossy Monkey]

116. All fixed now, or at least Haole Girl's is. Thanks! n/t

[TZ]

94. I'm having the same problem with my journal as well.

Thanks.

[Chiyo-chichi]

108. Same issue as post 105 for me.

I tried to change my journal title and it won't take.

[RetroLounge]

64. Will my Journal move with me to a new name?

RL

[NMDemDist2]

86. Elad said yes

he's working on it

[Lyric]

67. I cannot seem to capitalize my "O"

[Why Syzygy]

68. Can we use apostrophe's in the user name? nt

[puerco-bellies]

69. I want my old user name back please

I was denbot, but I forgot my old password. If you check the denbot file you will see that it matches my real name.
Thank you

[NMDemDist2]

87. you may need to email Elad on that one n/t

[Tindalos]

71. K&R n/t

[Harry Monroe]

72. Thanks Skinner

My old user name does not seem quite appropriate, though I will always be vigilant and I'm still NotGonnaTakeIt if this Administration disappoints me. But I thought a fresh beginning deserved a fresh name. And yes, I still like cheese.

[NMDemDist2]

73. thanks Boss

for ya!!

[Book Lover]

74. Question: Do our...

Ignore lists automatically update? Thanks!

[Skinner]

100. Yes.

Your ignore list should update automatically.

[Book Lover]

102. Thank you. That was my assumption

but I thought it best to articulate that for everyone.

[blondeatlast]

75. Can I just put the "@" symbol in mine so that people don't think

I have to wait to eat?

I'm dead serious; it's happened too!

[Hawkeye-X]

80. heh. never thought of it that way.

I saw "Blonde at last" signfying that you dyed your hair blonde.

But that's just me.

Hawkeye-X

[blondeatlast]

93. I thought it was obvious but was asked once in an "explain your username"

thread; it was a surprise to me!

[immoderate]

76. Hold everything! It won't let me make the change...

I want to change from IMModerate to just plain immoderate. But it says that name is taken. I know that.

The caps, as I used them, have led to some unintended confusion about what the name is, as well as a similarity to some other user names. Can you do a non-automated change for me?

Thanks.

--IMM (who wants to be imm.)

[HCE SuiGeneris]

77. Wondering if I should change mine...

to something more positive.

[Hawkeye-X]

81. if I had to pick one for you...

Would you like it to be Angels and Demons?

[Barb in Atl]

83. Thanks for the opportunity to make the change. (nt)

[Irish Girl]

84. *polishes shiny new name*

[NJmaverick]

89. Done and happy about it

[Ohio Joe]

91. K&R - nt

[Serial Mom]

92. Reflects my personality more now...

Don't mess with me or my family!

[aikoaiko]

96. I wish there could be a permanent list of old and new names for users.

[JAbuchan08]

97. Well, I'm glad not to be "gonnabuymeagun" anymore

I can't tell you how many debates here ended with "well your nick promotes violence" or "with a name like gonnabuymeagun how could you possibly stand up for progressive principles"... okay, probably about 3 times, but still...

So I decided to return to my original nick appended with the year in honor of the Democrats return to the whitehouse. Of course, it being still early in the AD 2009, I nicked myself "jabuchan08" Oh well, no use crying over spilt milk.

[LNM]

98. Thanks and kick. nt

[UpInArms]

106. kickin' this back to the top

for all those who may be having an identity crisis

[Vilis Veritas]

107. Now that we are back in the saddle...

I am no longer sore...

Thank you Skinner for making 'Change' possible...

[Why Syzygy]

109. Re: Journals ..

The link at the top of pages for "Journals" seems to be messed up. I get an error that Firefox is OFFLINE - Page load error.

edit: Or maybe not. It happened a few times, but not every time.

[WheelWalker]

110. Thank you. Thank you for listening.

[NYC_SKP]

127. Quite possibly the best name change. Ever.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

111. H E L P !

I only get a blank page after clicking on the link...

[One Voice]

112. Link fixed now

Admins rock.

[BD12]

115. Now,

if only I could retrieve the password for my new account. Have requested a new password be sent twice and e-mailed admin@democraticunderground.... but am still without the ability to log in. *sigh*

[DainBramaged]

117. There's only one Bramaged Dain on here, I'll keep it......

[NNN0LHI]

118. Should I? Shouldn't I?

Nah.

Don

[Sabriel]

126. And to think you could have had "Don"

Then, you could have signed your posts with "NNN0LHI"

Couldn't really lose either way...

[ThatsMyBarack]

119. New name here! You like?

I do!

[Renew Deal]

120. Very nice

[Renew Deal]

121. Out with the old.

In with the new.

[KoKo]

122. kick

[.... callchet ....]

123. Journal

I just want to add punctuation to my name, will it effect my journal?

[noamnety]

124. Will you be updated or changing old post names?

If we were hoping to change names so potential stalkery types would lose track of us, the way the database works has foiled that plan. Old posts of mine show my previous name as the thread starter, but when you click on the thread, my new name pops up - so the old and new are permanently linked even after our sig lines expire.

I'd be grateful for either solution - make old threads retain the old names, or transfer them in all views to the new name.

[clixtox]

125. I am happy with my "handle" but I was wondering where the link was...

if I had wanted to make a DU name change.

I rarely come to this GD forum and I didn't see any directions in LBN or the few other forums that I peruse regularly.