Wow 50 BTC that's alot, i thought they might have reduced the amount of BTC paid to become VIP , especially now bitcoin price has increased to a nice rate . Base on most users comment I don't think changing of one name would be easy at all , but I guess the reason why is like that is for safety reasons.
There’s a probability the request might not be accepted from what I read so what’s the point changing a user name, I think creating a valid reason still requires 50 BTC. Aside security purpose what’s the point changing a user name secondly why will any newbie want to think of such idea, I guess everyone deserves their freedom but things are done differently here so it will be better avoiding it or pay without a guarantee. The price of bitcoin has nothing to do with the fee honestly, if the price keeps increasing then good luck.
There are only certain people who can change their name with a clear reason and with a clear purpose as to why they changed their name, the 50 BTC fee is a case of the past, I'm pretty sure that policy is no longer valid and depends entirely on how Theymos responds to someone who wants to change their user name on the forum, and if I notice that only people who have a big contribution on the forum have the opportunity to change their user name, although I think they are also quite queued and patient in waiting for the process. lol.
Logically, people who have been on the forum for a long time are difficult to change their user name, let alone new members, unless they want to pay 50 BTC. LOL