NAME-CHANGE AMNESTY: Change your username without penalty until Nov. 22

[Skinner]

There are many DU members whose usernames became obsolete on election day. For example, if their usernames referred to John Kerry or any other Democratic candidate. If you have an obsolete username, you have the opportunity to change your username without penalty between now and Monday, November 22.

Members who change their usernames will not lose their post counts or donor stars. If you change your name, you will be automatically assigned a special red signature line which includes your former username.

You will have only one opportunity to change your name. Please don't screw it up, or else you're stuck with it.

We hope that most members will keep their current names, because too many new names will cause mass confusion. If you do not have an obsolete username then we hope you will choose not to change your name, but we are not going to stop you if you do.

If you wish to change your username, click here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=name_change

[madinmaryland]

1. As I said a few days ago,

My screen name is still applicable, unfortunately.

:grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr:

[TrustingDog]

39. so is mine, a foolish one, but hey.

[theorist]

2. Is mine considered "obsolete"?

:)

[BlueEyedSon]

4. Theoretically.

[KC21304]

3. What is allowed in makeup of username ?

Just letters and numbers, or can other symbols from keyboard be used

I'm thinking of a slash (/).

[Skinner]

5. I am pretty sure that the only permitted characters are...

letters, numbers, underscore, and space.

[Jersey Devil]

6. What if I move to Sheboygan next year?

Can I have special dispensation and be Sheboygan Devil?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

8. Well, I remained "Lydia Leftcoast" after

moving from Oregon to Minnesota...although, come to think of it, I live on the left coast of lake. :eyes:

[Jersey Devil]

9. Makes sense to me, but a religious epiphany would matter

I guess I could still be Jersey Devil if I lived in Sheboygan but what if I had a personal experience that made Jesus Christ my lord and savior? What then? Continue calling myself the Devil or forfeit post count and re-register as the Sheboygan Angel? Tough decisions lie ahead.

[RogueTrooper]

41. Well if you were to be born again

then those old posts would no longer count, surely. Certainly in the eyes of the Lord. :-_

[ulysses]

17. I still think "Lydia Lutefisk" was a good idea.

:D

[Blue_Roses]

7. testing 1,2,3

maybe changing my name will bring better luck. I need something new to make me smile...

[UpsideDownFlag]

13. how'd you change yours? i went to account...and changed it...

but it didn't work.

edit: nevermind, it worked.

[Placebo]

10. Will The Red Sig Line Stay There Forever?

Or is it just temporary after you change your username?

[West Coast Democrat]

15. That's what I was wondering too

[Mick Knox]

22. Me three!

[Skinner]

24. The red sig line lasts 30 days. (nt)

[Placebo]

34. Thanks Skinner!

:hi:

[UpsideDownFlag]

11. i changed mine to UpsideDownFlag, but it's still JibJab. nt

[PretzelWarrior]

12. can I have "John Kerry" as my username?

talk about confusion

[Hubert Flottz]

14. Our purpose became obsolete on election day if the election...

was crooked! If our vote is obsolete, Democracy is obsolete!

I'll stay old hateful assed Hubert Flottz!

[gratuitous]

16. Hmmm, tried changing my handle to "Skinner"

And the damn program wouldn't let me.

[nolabels]

18. LOL

:D

[indigolady]

21. what is LOL?

[SOS]

32. Laugh Out Loud

:)

[Andy_Stephenson]

19. I am stuck with this one for

4 more damn years.

:cry:

[cjoshuav]

45. Us too, sadly (nt)

:(

[coreystone]

20. With Due Respect Skinner......

my user name is STILL, "coreystone", and, my name is STILL "Eric Jon Peterson" !!!!

Any Questions.....Sir????


:dem:

[Flubadubya]

23. I think mine is still "fitting"...

and I hope it becomes even more so! W. needs to flub so badly this term that his name will be forever erased from American history books for shame!! :grr: :mad:

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

25. HI

Flubadubya ;) should stay the same..

[seabeyond]

26. you are so cool, have i told you

ya i have, i know i have, lol. i dont need to change my name, but hey, i have been on a lot of boards, you do an excellent job. consistently coming up with good decisions

[arwalden]

27. If An Ignored User Changes Their Name Will I Have To Re-Ignore Them?

Or will their previous ignore-status follow their new username?

-- Allen

Or... another way of looking at it: If *I* changed my username will the people who are ignoring ME have to re-ignore me, or will I automatically be ignored as before?

[Skinner]

40. I think the ignore function will still work.

But if it doesn't, please let us know.

[arwalden]

43. It Appears To Be Working! That Was A Well-Planned And..

... well-executed modification to the software. Nicely done!

I see that one of the names in my ignore list was automatically changed to the new name that that particular user chose for him/herself.

:thumbsup:

[Morning Dew]

28. Thanks, Skinner

my old one (gdtrfb) didn't have any vowels. This one does.

[Pushed To The Left]

29. This name is a better description of me politically

I was more of a moderate once, but the actions of the radical right have pushed me to the left.

[formernaderite]

35. You're probably still a moderate....

but since the racicalized right has pushed everyone rightward...your left is simply standing still.

[Pushed To The Left]

37. That's one way to look at it

What used to be moderate is now considered left/liberal. Even Bill O'Reilly is being called a liberal by the right-wing!

[Mobius]

30. How about, " Body_Armour_is_4_Sissies"

no, I am not serious.

[Oilwellian]

31. I was hoping...

after January 20th, I could change my name. Perhaps if this vote fraWd issue comes to fruition, you'll make this offer one more time?

Kathryn

[Norquist Nemesis]

33. Keeping mine!

Thinking of getting/making a bumper sticker that says, "Democrat and Proud of That!" ...now to figure out something with "Liberal"

[Kukesa]

48. How about "Liberal is not a dirty word" ??? n/t

[knight_of_the_star]

36. Keeping it

I'm still a knight of sorts as far as I'm concerned.

[AgadorSparticus]

38. cool. i've been wanting to change my screenname.

especially after the election. it was just the perfect time.

[jackogreen]

42. Links broke

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: name_change() in /home/httpd/html/discuss/duboard.php(134) : eval()'d code on line 1

[robbedvoter]

44. Who's proud of her name now?

[Catshrink]

46. Can I use: I still hate the little fucker

or is the f-word banned in usernames?

[IronLionZion]

47. wheee! new username!

After 4 years of Bush and the Republicans, I'm going to be a Democrat. And I didn't want to be Democrat429 or something lame like that. But I will definitely be a very independent-minded Democrat. :P

[Is It Fascism Yet]

49. Penalty? What kinda penalty could we possibly be avoiding?

[kerry-is-my-prez]

50. I lost my star when I changed my name....

I want it back.....