Changing user name?

RSmith · Post by **RSmith** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 12:19 pm

Is it possible? I was hoping to recover my former glory, whilst not disassociating my account from the posts I've made under this name.

I checked the control panel, and don't see the option. That probably answers my question, but I guess I'll post it anyhow; blast this damn keyboard with no delete key... ;-)

Post by **Sabo** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 1:03 pm

That's something that Shirley - who is the admin for the site - will need to handle. I don't see a way I can change usernames as a moderator.

RSmith · Post by **RSmith** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 1:06 pm

Sabo wrote: Mon Jul 02, 2018 1:03 pm That's something that Shirley - who is the admin for the site - will need to handle. I don't see a way I can change usernames as a moderator.

Cheers anyhow. :)

Post by **Shirley** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 3:33 pm

Oh, maybe I can do it. Let me see...

Post by **Shirley** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 3:33 pm

Yes, it looks like I can change it. What do you want? RSmith?

RSmith · Post by **RSmith** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 3:45 pm

Shirley wrote: Mon Jul 02, 2018 3:33 pm Yes, it looks like I can change it. What do you want? RSmith?

Yes, please. Thanks Shirley.

Post by **Shirley** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 4:12 pm

Done. Today's not blue.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 4:19 pm

Can I change mine to "Turd Ferguson", after the SNL skit?

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 4:32 pm

Better than “Dave”.

RSmith · Post by **RSmith** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 4:34 pm

Shirley wrote: Mon Jul 02, 2018 4:12 pm Done. Today's not blue.

Ah! That feels...right. :)

RSmith · Post by **RSmith** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 4:37 pm

rass wrote: Mon Jul 02, 2018 4:32 pm Better than “Dave”.

Mister D is Dave? Nice.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 5:19 pm

Not where the D comes from (wink) but also yes. Lots of Daves here.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 5:38 pm

That was a Shirley joke.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 7:57 pm

Actually the underscore in my name stands for David.

GoodKarma · Post by **GoodKarma** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 8:36 am

...my middle name as well

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 8:39 am

x3 :)

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 8:39 am

GoodKarma wrote: Tue Jul 03, 2018 8:36 am ...my middle name as well

Goo Karma.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 8:50 am

Since we've now gone in this direction, does anyone know any Davids under the age of ~10? Neither of my kids have been in school with one yet.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 8:56 am

Yes, there was one on my baseball team last spring. Total douche

Post by **Sabo** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 8:57 am

mister d wrote: Tue Jul 03, 2018 8:50 am Since we've now gone in this direction, does anyone know any Davids under the age of ~10? Neither of my kids have been in school with one yet.

Seems like every boy is named Conner these days, which sucks because every Conner I've ever met has been a complete shithead.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:10 am

Wife's cousin's kid is David. Named after his grandfather.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:21 am

Saying this as a(nother) Dave: Don't trust any adult who goes by "David" instead of the short form.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:27 am

With the exception of my neighbor who is the salt of the earth, I’ve never met a “Todd” who isn’t an asshole.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:38 am

I can refute those last two with the aforementioned grandfather and the other as one of my closest friends.

But the other Todd I know is a total douchenozzle for certain.

RSmith · Post by **RSmith** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:41 am

Sabo wrote: Tue Jul 03, 2018 8:57 am
mister d wrote: Tue Jul 03, 2018 8:50 am Since we've now gone in this direction, does anyone know any Davids under the age of ~10? Neither of my kids have been in school with one yet.
Seems like every boy is named Conner these days, which sucks because every Conner I've ever met has been a complete shithead.

Lots of Liams, too. My nephew is one, plus three in my six year old daughter's class.

RSmith · Post by **RSmith** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:42 am

L-Jam3 wrote: Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:27 am With the exception of my neighbor who is the salt of the earth, I’ve never met a “Todd” who isn’t an asshole.

I would say the same of "Jeffrey"s.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:50 am

That's every single person in the South under 40 now. Raymond. Phillip. William.

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Jul 04, 2018 10:36 am

mister d wrote: Tue Jul 03, 2018 8:50 am Since we've now gone in this direction, does anyone know any Davids under the age of ~10? Neither of my kids have been in school with one yet.

You know, come to think of it, I can't think of a single David who was a friend of my boys or played on a team with them. And my boys are now 17 and 14. I had never noticed that.

In contrast, at work (and at Swamp), I'm surrounded by other Daves.

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Wed Jul 04, 2018 2:15 pm

Johnny Carwash wrote: Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:21 am Saying this as a(nother) Dave: Don't trust any adult who goes by "David" instead of the short form.

Chief of my department insists on the full David. I still call him Dave. Definitely don’t trust him.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Jul 04, 2018 2:42 pm

Seems like all kids nowadays go by the formal versions of their names. When I was a kid, there were Billys, Pats, Andys and Dannys. Now they would be called William, Patrick, Andrew and Daniel.

RSmith · Post by **RSmith** » Wed Jul 04, 2018 2:56 pm

sancarlos wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 2:42 pm Seems like all kids nowadays go by the formal versions of their names. When I was a kid, there were Billys, Pats, Andys and Dannys. Now they would be called William, Patrick, Andrew and Daniel.

Or by different short forms, like Drew for Andrew. That's what my brother-in-law (who is literally half my age) does...

ETA: I was very confused by short forms as a child. My name, legally, is Johannes, but my Mum (English through-and-through) called me "Jack," whilst my Dad (an Afrikaner who immigrated in his 20s) called me "Hans." And my wife calls me "Johnny." So I suppose I'm still confused. ;-)

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Wed Jul 04, 2018 5:58 pm

I have a Keith and a Noah (no readily available diminutive). I also have a Madeline who insists on the full name (“I am NOT Maddy!”). Benjamin is Ben to his family and Bench to his friends and Elizabeth is sometimes Beth to her family and Lizzy (heaven help her) to her friends.

My oldest was Joey to his grandparents when he was small and Siah to his siblings, but he insisted on the full Josiah by the time he was 10.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jul 04, 2018 6:38 pm

I chose my user name as a tribute to 2 of my favourite Cleveland Browns from way back in the day.

But with this asshole at the EPA, I was thinking I should change it...

RSmith · Post by **RSmith** » Wed Jul 04, 2018 6:44 pm

Moreta wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 5:58 pm Elizabeth is sometimes Beth to her family and Lizzy (heaven help her) to her friends.

Call it a tribute to Phil Lynott. :)

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 12:00 am

RSmith wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 6:44 pm
Moreta wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 5:58 pm Elizabeth is sometimes Beth to her family and Lizzy (heaven help her) to her friends.
Call it a tribute to Phil Lynott. :)

Phil Lynott deserves any and all tributes. Did you know he was slated to play Jimi Hendrix in a movie, but died before it was made?

TT2.0 · Post by **TT2.0** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 12:17 am

Moreta wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 5:58 pm I have a Keith and a Noah (no readily available diminutive). I also have a Madeline who insists on the full name (“I am NOT Maddy!”). Benjamin is Ben to his family and Bench to his friends and Elizabeth is sometimes Beth to her family and Lizzy (heaven help her) to her friends.

My oldest was Joey to his grandparents when he was small and Siah to his siblings, but he insisted on the full Josiah by the time he was 10.

i am ben to my family and benjiels to my friends, and DB to my work associates. my sister is Elizabeth at work, Liz to her friends and Lizzy to the family

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 7:51 am

RSmith wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 6:44 pm
Moreta wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 5:58 pm Elizabeth is sometimes Beth to her family and Lizzy (heaven help her) to her friends.
Call it a tribute to Phil Lynott. :)

Her 17 year old brother would appreciate that. He’s got odd taste in music.

RSmith · Post by **RSmith** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 8:01 am

sancarlos wrote: Thu Jul 05, 2018 12:00 am
RSmith wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 6:44 pm
Moreta wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 5:58 pm Elizabeth is sometimes Beth to her family and Lizzy (heaven help her) to her friends.
Call it a tribute to Phil Lynott. :)
Phil Lynott deserves any and all tributes. Did you know he was slated to play Jimi Hendrix in a movie, but died before it was made?

Absolutely. And I'd forgotten it, but now that you mention, I do recall reading that...

RSmith · Post by **RSmith** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 8:01 am

Moreta wrote: Thu Jul 05, 2018 7:51 am
RSmith wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 6:44 pm
Moreta wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 5:58 pm Elizabeth is sometimes Beth to her family and Lizzy (heaven help her) to her friends.
Call it a tribute to Phil Lynott. :)
Her 17 year old brother would appreciate that. He’s got odd taste in music.

Odd meaning incredibly good, if he likes Thin Lizzy? :)

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 8:18 am

RSmith wrote: Thu Jul 05, 2018 8:01 am Odd meaning incredibly good, if he likes Thin Lizzy? :)

Damn good, especially for a 17 year old! We took a short road trip yesterday and he managed the playlist. We had Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Wonder, Queen, Dire Straits, and a lot of Dave Brubeck. I think I’ll keep him, even if he did throw Despacito in there.