Quote from: tranthidung on Today at 05:57:46 AM

Quote from: Pi$$ on Today at 05:45:29 AM

What will happen to anew user's account if he wishes to change his username after some months in the forum?

It must be a special case with very solid reasons, and must get an approval from theymos, and a note is in most cases, you cannot convince theymos.

Quote from: theymos on August 28, 2011, 11:16:31 PM

Done. Now only moderators, Donators, and VIP members can change their names automatically. Other members should contact me. I'll probably ignore your request if you have less than 50 posts (unless your posts are very good).

Quote from: hilariousandco on January 06, 2020, 10:38:23 AM

You can't. You can try PM an admin and they may do it, but they usually don't. You can just create another account with that name if you feel like you need it.

Quote from: mprep on July 21, 2014, 05:27:51 PM

Q: I want to change my forum username. What should I do?
A: You can either donate 50 BTC to become a VIP or PM theymos asking to change your username (although he rarely accepts such requests nowadays).

Quote from: Pi$$ on Today at 05:45:29 AM

If the user has achieved a high rank in the forum, and choses to change his username, will the account be suspected of changing hand and be tagged for that?

In most approved cases, only display name was changed, username remains the same to give forum admins some clues to check that account.

Quote from: theymos on January 10, 2020, 02:10:26 PM

Each user has a display name, which is the only name ordinary users see, and a username, which is what you use to log-in with. Almost always, they are the same.

If I change a name for reasons of appearance, then I only change the display name. The username remains reserved, the user can still login using the username, PMs can still be sent to that username, "search member" allows searching for the old username, etc.

If I change a name for reasons of privacy, then I change both the username and the display name. In this case, it is possibly hazardous to reserve the old username, since it allows someone to test for the existence of that username, possibly defeating the privacy benefit. If you're worried about being impersonated, then simply don't seek to have your username changed.

in my extreme ignorance I thought that the username was not possible to change
in any case, 50 btc to become a VIP is really a lot
perhaps it was a feasible cost years ago but now it is absolutely high, it should be updated and brought to human figures in my opinion otherwise no one will buy a VIP