benedict

For reasons that have been explained at length before, but which I know have not found sympathy with all members, we have enforced a fairly strict policy surrounding the issue of changing screen-names in the DVDTalk.com forums.

Now, although I cannot commit the newly-invigorated mod and admin team to anything in perpetuity, and the aforementioned long-tested policy retains its rationale, in the spirit of the recent changes underway here I am pleased to announce...

For the coming week members can request here a one-off change in their screen name and we will do our level best to enact it with all possible speed.

As always, due propriety must be observed i.e. you cannot have someone else's name; near-duplicates to other members' names also should be avoided; for <strike>a couple of</strike> <font color=red>six</font> months you will need to include in the Location field along the lines of "formerly known as ..."

As I have said, for now this is a very short-term opportunity. I will do my best to PM anyone I know who asked for a change before and fell outside of the rules. Given the traffic Feedback has seen of late, I think that a week is ample time for folk generally to read and act on this.

Ideally, I'd like people simply to post in this thread. But if you particularly wish to PM me, then please do so. Because I need to be sure that the requestor is who it should be, email requests are not permissible on this occasion. I simply don't have the capacity to do the necessary double-checking that comes with email.

Please help out interested members by refraining from taking this thread away from its intended purpose.

Thanks to all for their cooperation and understanding.

TGM

can I be switched to TGM?

Music

Can I be changed to Music ?

I don't see anyone active with that name.

Living Dead

Will "Enormous Genitals" finally become a reality?

Bandoman

Graftenberg

Only in name.

benedict

1) TGM & Music now in place.
2) For the avoidance of doubt, recently-changed names do not become available for immediate re-use.
3) Something tells me that we already have Enormous Genitals...

Music

Thank you sir!

Spiderbite

Please change my name to Spiderbite.

A massive thanks to Music for letting me know about this opportunity. One of the reasons why I still love this forum.

benedict

And another unwanted name spiderbites the dust!

Greg MacGuffin

I would like to change my name to Greg MacGuffin.

Troy Stiffler

Please change to "Troy Stiffler".

A small change. I have OCD and haven't liked "troystiffler" for ten years. I got to update it for the-site-which-shall-not-be-named and it feels good.

I always liked the HTF style where everyone uses their real names.

Psi

"Psi" please. Thank you.

benedict

Done and done. As it happens, the troystiffler separation would have been allowed under the old rules.

Psi) Also done!

TGM

thanks for the change!

Troy Stiffler

Thanks!

Cabman Gray

I would like to change to Cabman Gray.

Spiderbite

Thank you benedict & the powers that be! I have been whining about my name for years and I really appreciate it.

Who knew I would be hanging at the same forum near 15 years after I started lurking here. Thanks again!

Numanoid

You guys both need to add the "formerly known as" to your locations.

VinVega

Who were they?

wishbone

Greg MacGuffin was previously Jeffy Pop.

Trevor

I think the 'formerly known as" should be permanent.

Sonic

So then what's the point of changing the username?

People change their names all the time and don't want to no longer be associated with the previous name.

The Antipodean

As I haven't lived in the Sierra for nearly 12 years (or America for 7) a change could be good. Could I be called The Antipodean just to push everyone's vocab skills to the limit? Cheers!

Cardsfan111

A minor change which I've just been too lazy to request for years, could you capitalize mine, making it Cardsfan111? Thanks, benedict.

I'm really happy for <s>brianluvdvd</s> Spiderbite!