[Originally posted this in the first August 2010 Open Thread instead of this Part 2; oops]
I’ve been wanting to change my username for a while, and have heard from a few other people who do too, but I can see how this could be a bit confusing if someone with a well-established identity changes their username. (Furthermore, at LW meetups, when I’ve told people my username, a couple of people have said that they didn’t remember specific things I’ve posted here, but had some generally positive affect associated with the name “ata”. I would not want to lose that affect!) So I propose the following: Add a “Display name” field to the Preferences page on LW; if you put something in there, then this name would be shown on your user page and your posts and comments, next to your username. (Perhaps something like “ata(Adam Atlas)” — or the other way around? Comments and suggestions are welcome.)
I’m willing to code this if there’s support for it and if the administrators deem it acceptable.
[Originally posted this in the first August 2010 Open Thread instead of this Part 2; oops]
I’ve been wanting to change my username for a while, and have heard from a few other people who do too, but I can see how this could be a bit confusing if someone with a well-established identity changes their username. (Furthermore, at LW meetups, when I’ve told people my username, a couple of people have said that they didn’t remember specific things I’ve posted here, but had some generally positive affect associated with the name “ata”. I would not want to lose that affect!) So I propose the following: Add a “Display name” field to the Preferences page on LW; if you put something in there, then this name would be shown on your user page and your posts and comments, next to your username. (Perhaps something like “ata (Adam Atlas)” — or the other way around? Comments and suggestions are welcome.)
I’m willing to code this if there’s support for it and if the administrators deem it acceptable.
Your username reminds me of a scene from one of my favorite South Park episodes (slightly NSFW).