How do I remove my old name from my profile?

deadauthor said:
How do I remove my old name from my profile?

I don't think this can be done, but as far as I know only the Admins can look your past usernames through your profile. People can still look your past username through Mods Actions... Hopefully they also make user name changes at Mod Actions private...

If you got quoted before your name change, the quoted name won't be updated and I'll also link back to your profile with your new name. So if you got quoted a lot from your past username, it will still show there after the username change.

And I also think people can use some kind of programming wizardry to see your past username, but I don't know how it works. bitWolfy when looking for my unique changed posts history also found my past username(it's in the url) or maybe it's an incredible coincidence. I dunno.

sieghelm_lockayer said:
And I also think people can use some kind of programming wizardry to see your past username, but I don't know how it works. bitWolfy when looking for my unique changed posts history also found my past username(it's in the url) or maybe it's an incredible coincidence. I dunno.

Well, janitors can see previous usernames as well. That, and I remember what you were called before you changed the name =P
I use the old one because the new name is... a handful, frankly.

deadauthor said:
How do I remove my old name from my profile?

I am amazed by the fact that you kept on to your old name for 7 years.
But no, as Sieghelm said, there is no way to do remove it from your profile. Thankfully, only staff members can see it.

sieghelm_lockayer said:
I don't think this can be done, but as far as I know only the Admins can look your past usernames through your profile. People can still look your past username through Mods Actions... Hopefully they also make user name changes at Mod Actions private...

If you got quoted before your name change, the quoted name won't be updated and I'll also link back to your profile with your new name. So if you got quoted a lot from your past username, it will still show there after the username change.

And I also think people can use some kind of programming wizardry to see your past username, but I don't know how it works. bitWolfy when looking for my unique changed posts history also found my past username(it's in the url) or maybe it's an incredible coincidence. I dunno.

it is on this post https://e621.net/posts/468606 and it is on this post https://e621.net/posts/465956 how do have those removed? I messaged a admin but they have not responded

bitwolfy said:
Well, janitors can see previous usernames as well. That, and I remember what you were called before you changed the name =P
I use the old one because the new name is... a handful, frankly.

I am amazed by the fact that you kept on to your old name for 7 years.
But no, as Sieghelm said, there is no way to do remove it from your profile. Thankfully, only staff members can see it.

friends with names like mine were banned for "troll" and i dont want to lose my account

bitwolfy said:
Well, janitors can see previous usernames as well. That, and I remember what you were called before you changed the name =P
I use the old one because the new name is... a handful, frankly.

Oi! This is the short version, I was really thinking in adding something more. But stopped at merely 2 names. Hahaha!

I am amazed by the fact that you kept on to your old name for 7 years.
But no, as Sieghelm said, there is no way to do remove it from your profile. Thankfully, only staff members can see it.

This is just speculation, but I think their name change has something to do with "Knotty's Blood Quota": blip #116217.
There's already almost 10 full new pages in less than 24 hours, wow!

Edit: Nvm.

Just a funny name for an inevitable ban wave that's been on our radar for a while

Double dead.

For future reference, the name was changed today, after he'd gotten wind of the ban wave.

Looks like we've got an impostor banned

knotty_curls said:
For future reference, the name was changed today, after he'd gotten wind of the ban wave.

sounds interesting? What's this about a Ban wave?
I'm not on forums often, just a guy uploading images and liking images.
So like, this guy heard his inevitable ban and wanted to get his name change to hide or something?

knotty_curls said:
For future reference, the name was changed today, after he'd gotten wind of the ban wave.

hold up...nevermind, lmao. That's a one way ticket.

Wait, if he was permitted the rename, why ban him? I'd think it was worth giving him a chance under new name, especially seeing as he hadn't been doing much talking in seven years of having that old name.

furrin_gok said:
Wait, if he was permitted the rename, why ban him? I'd think it was worth giving him a chance under new name, especially seeing as he hadn't been doing much talking in seven years of having that old name.

play stupid games, win stupid prizes, even if he played seven years ago

furrin_gok said:
Wait, if he was permitted the rename, why ban him? I'd think it was worth giving him a chance under new name, especially seeing as he hadn't been doing much talking in seven years of having that old name.

I'd like to point out that the only reason why they changed their name is because their "friends with names like [theirs] were banned". Direct quote.
They have been perfectly fine with the original username otherwise.

bitwolfy said:
I'd like to point out that the only reason why they changed their name is because their "friends with names like [theirs] were banned". Direct quote.
They have been perfectly fine with the original username otherwise.

It's weird that they didn't seem to be that active here, had friends that coincidentally shared the same problems with their name and that seemed to be active enough to realize the ban and warn op about the ban wave.

post #1908541

furrin_gok said:
Wait, if he was permitted the rename, why ban him? I'd think it was worth giving him a chance under new name, especially seeing as he hadn't been doing much talking in seven years of having that old name.

I think all name change requests are handled by the auto moderator now and it doesn't reject name changes, unless someone is changing names too many times? Dunno how it works.