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Name Changes for Regular Users
- you may request a name change ONLY if you fulfill EITHER of these requirements:
- you have 100 posts or more total
- by default, you only get 1 name change;
- you must provide a REASON;
- you may revert to your old name, but only after at least 3 months have passed, and you will be ineligible for future changes for an extended period of time;
- removal of numbers or other distracting text (e.g. tennisace0227 -> tennisace) will not count as a name change;
- you can't request to ADD distracting text or request a username that includes distracting text (or any unicode characters / characters that can't be typed on a conventional keyboard), that's completely counterproductive and makes it makes it more difficult to tag users.
- you will not be eligible for any second changes until an extended period of time has passed since your first one; we reserve the right to judge the situation ourselves, no two are equal. There is a SMALL chance for an exception to made sooner if you seriously want a second name or regret an old change, etc. but it will be permanent and under no circumstances will it ever be changed again. ever. Include a link to your original name change request that you want to revert.
- you will receive a custom title with your former username so that others may identify you;
- you may not take the username of an existing account under any circumstances;
- new/alternate accounts are against the rules, so you will be infracted if you are caught creating one instead of using this thread.
- badgeholders - all of the above applies to you;
- you may take the name of an existing account ONLY IF
- the account with the username you want has not been logged into for 3+ years, AND
- the account with the username you want has 10 visible posts or less.
- if you take the name of an existing account, you won't be eligible for any future changes including reverts for the next 3 years.
- extenuating circumstances always exist; if you feel you have a strong case for an exception (e.g. deadname, privacy concerns) then feel free to make your case and we'll listen, either in this thread or in PM to a smod+ if you're not comfortable.
- staff members - all of the above applies to you;
- HOWEVER, you are exempt to the 100 posts requirement, and you may receive an exception to the 10 posts rule on taking over existing accounts on a case-by-case basis, e.g. for uniformity across platforms;
- "staff members" includes forum mods and above. This is put in place so we can keep track of all users here on VPL.
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