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The administrators on PoFo are often asked if it is possible to change an account user-name. Yes, it is possible, but we would rather not...

Changing user-names of accounts can be very confusing for other members of the forum and so generally we strongly recommend that you keep the same account user-name. It also will make old topics more difficult to read as quoted text in other users' posts will contain a different user-name to the one shown in the topic.

That said, there are circumstances where will will entertain user-name changes. However we now charge a small fee for this action in some cases. This is because the operating costs of keeping this site going are very high. For users that request editing of their account name, it is only reasonable to expect some contribution from them towards those costs.

What we might or might not change:
  • Your user-name request may be denied. As mentioned, user-name changes are something we prefer to avoid, so changes in user-names might not be accepted.
  • Generally speaking user-name changes that maintain some aspect of the old user-name will be more likely to be accepted.
  • Generally speaking accounts with less posts will be more likely to have user-name changes accepted.
  • In order to avoid total confusion for other forum members a note of your old user-name may be made on your profile page if your account user-name is changed.

Recommendations:
  • Choose a user-name that is not specific to a certain political ideology. You might not be convinced of it now, but people change their minds about all kinds of things over time.
  • Choose a user-name that is not specific to a location. People move.
  • Choose a user-name that is not specific to your age. Unfortunately, one's age is not static.
  • Think long and hard before deciding upon a user-name change. Ask yourself, will I keep this account name forever?

The above lists are not exhaustive, but are meant to give a rough guide. If you have specific questions, please PM Siberian Fox.

Charges for changing an account user-name:
  • For accounts with 200 posts or less: €0.
  • For all other accounts you must have an up-to-date "PoFo Supporter" subscription.
  • For minor grammar changes, such as capitalisation of the first letter of one's user-name: Please ask (this does not usually cause confusion for other forum members and so there may be no charge for this irrespective of post-count or PoFo supporter status).

Where to request a user-name change.
Please PM Siberian Fox with your request or submit a request in The Basement forum.

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