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January 15, 2010
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Screen Name Change - unavailable

  • January 15, 2010
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I have tried to change my screen name from curt y to Curt Y in Your Account/Account Information.  Says name is unavailable.  Yet a search shows no hits for it.  Is there some other thing I am missing?

Had the same problem when we switched to new forum.  Old name was unavailable.

How many points do you have to surrender to get some of The Wine_Snob's magic name changing Jive dust?

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    Correct answer Jochem van Dieten

    curt y wrote on 1/15/2010 5:30 PM:

    I have tried to change my screen name from curt y to Curt Y in Your Account/Account Information. Says name is unavailable. Yet a search shows no hits for it. Is there some other thing I am missing?

    Try changing it twice. First to something completely differently, then

    to the uppercase name.

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    Jacob Bugge
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    January 15, 2010

    Now this is good news.

    I would suggest choosing something tolerable in between, just to be more safe than sorry.

    the_wine_snob
    Inspiring
    January 15, 2010
    I would suggest choosing something tolerable in between, just to be more safe than sorry.

    Good point! Who would want to be known as "bugger_head," or similar, even for an hour, or two.

    I also agree that Joechem's suggestion will help a lot of people, so long as they read Curt Y's thread.

    Hunt

    January 21, 2010

    Name change is not possible on these forums. I've tried for over 70 years now and my name is still the same.

    the_wine_snob
    Inspiring
    January 15, 2010

    Only problem with my name changing is that it seems to come in the middle of the night. I wake up and boom! name's been changed.

    Now, I did try for "Bill Hunt," and even the older "BILL HUNT," but hit the same wall as you have. I did not think to try Jochem's method though. Should have thought of that myself. One observation: Adobe forum told me that "Bill Hunt" was NOT available, but that is what it gave me recently? That might well indicate that Jochem is onto something, with his rec.

    Good luck,

    Hunt

    Jochem van DietenCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    January 15, 2010

    curt y wrote on 1/15/2010 5:30 PM:

    I have tried to change my screen name from curt y to Curt Y in Your Account/Account Information. Says name is unavailable. Yet a search shows no hits for it. Is there some other thing I am missing?

    Try changing it twice. First to something completely differently, then

    to the uppercase name.

    January 15, 2010

    jochemd wrote:

    Try changing it twice. First to something completely differently, then

    to the uppercase name.

    Thanks, that method worked.

    Have to log out, beboot and log in again.

    the_wine_snob
    Inspiring
    January 15, 2010

    Good to know Curt Y, and thanks for validating Jochem's suggestion. That WILL help someone else in time.

    Good luck,

    Hunt