Change Username

[jonbar.1]

Just tried to alter.my Username.
Selected "Profile" > " Account settings".
There are options to change Password & email address but not to change ,Username.
At the bottom field it tells me to " enter current password to change Username"..... this doesn't seem to help.
Any tips please?
Ta. JB.

[Enrique]

Hi jonbar.1,
You will need to get Gerry (or El Cid) to get Admin to change your username.

[costakid]

Just tried to alter.my Username.

Why would you want to alter your user name? Everyone know you as jonbar1

[jonbar.1]

True Costakid.You are absolutely right of course.
Problem is; Im a bit of a minimilist ; I began to get fed up of the ".1" bit at the end! Thought the simple "jonbar" would be better.
Thought it might just be a matter of a couple of clicks; only to find that I can't change my own username myself.
I think I'll park the idea for now.

[costakid]

True Costakid.You are absolutely right of course.
Problem is; Im a bit of a minimilist ; I began to get fed up of the ".1" bit at the end! Thought the simple "jonbar" would be better.
Thought it might just be a matter of a couple of clicks; only to find that I can't change my own username myself.
I think I'll park the idea for now.

[knowal]

Admin kindly changed my username. I was originally white horse, but decided to use the name I'm known as on other websites and forums. (It should have been knowall with two "Ls", but it's good enough.

[jonbar.1]

I often wonder where people got their usernames from.I used to think you may have been called "Al" ( Alan) Knowal; until you mentioned the double "L"
Why can we not change our own usernames?
Seems a bit odd.
This is the only site I have come across to do this.
It's no big problem......I'm just curious

[spanish_lad]

I´ve asked about changing mine in the past, but i would loose my post count.. then i´d be a noob again

[Wicksey]

A friend at work had nicknames for us all. Actually I should be spelt with an x in the middle, not cks as I was named after the barman in Eastenders when it first started. She used to call another friend Tonk, so I guess it could have been worse.

[knowal]

We can't change our own usernames because admin have set up the forum that way. It's in the phpbb3 forum permissions, which can be a bit of a nightmare.
A change to the permissions would make it possible, with no loss of post counts.