To change my username often?

[Christmasfairywish]

Been a regular on MN for some time now. And changed my username loads… Literally whenever I feel I have shared too much or someone might put two and two together who I know in RL, I change it.

Just wondering if this is normal practice on here, how often is the norm to change username and AIBU if I keep changing it?

You know that you can just type any of your previous usernames into the "add your message here" box and the post will appear under that name.

Not useful if you want a whole new name change, but handy if you are on a previous thread under a different name.

Nope, definitely not. I've got nothing to hide...........

I've stuck mainly with this one for years, but have other usernames for posting anything sensitive - though I rarely do.

Not changed it once. Cba looking to see if thisposter & thatposter are the same person, life's too short. If you know me, you know me.. so nothing is a lie, & if it's embarrassing, I've probably told everyone already anyway!
I just don't take myself that seriously.

I change mine when a newspaper has quoted one of my posts. Other posters do that to.

I wish mumsnet would remind you what name you have used on particular threads. There are some longrunning threads where I can't remember who I am.😂

I have had the same user name since i joined about 8/9 years ago. I only name changed once when I was seeking advice for something quite personal, then I changed back.

Ten years here. Far more names than you can possibly imagine.

Yeah that's what I mean, it's that that I find a pain. I'd love it if it defaulted to thr last username you used on a thread.

Weird

I change mine at least weekly when I’m here, sometimes I don’t post for a while though.

Been here since 2004 under different registrations. Was in the Daily Fail once.

I never post photos.

Same here. I use a random username generator to get names like this.

@DisneyPrincesss

Oh, I see what you mean then! - I only found this out relatively recently.

@Swissnotswiss Aren't your posts in a different colour from the rest of the thread? Mine are, even if it is a different username to my current one.

@Itwasntevenblackpudding Yes, but sometimes the thread is 20 pages long!

@Swissnotswiss

I'd forgotten about the faff of "pages"

Since the revamp of the site earlier this year, I now have all the posts on one page.

It was never an option before but a little toggle button appeared in my settings.

Don't tell anyone though in case they take it away again

I think it’s the norm now.

I don’t. That’s just my choice but I don’t share lots of ultra personal stuff and I’m not too bothered if someone works out who I am in RL or trawls my posting history (both have happened).

If I thought I needed to name change to post something then I wouldn’t post it. It helps to keep things in check.

I don’t blame anyone for namechanging unless they’re doing it to bitchplop or troll.

@Itwasntevenblackpudding (whispers) thank you!!😀

You're welcome @Swissnotswiss

I'll have to bloody name change now in case they find me and take it away 😜

It's more about the people who got doxxed rather than having anything to hide. It was awful for them.

I do it all the time. I worry so much about being recognised.
Partly because of private stuff but also as I'd be mortified if my friends new I was on mumsnet. 😄

I only change mine if I get my arse handed to me on aibu.Im a wuss.

Love the honesty @MintyGreenDreams

Was that during the hacking in 2015?

I change mine frequently

I've changed mine if there's been a security leak but don't change it much otherwise.

I actually think knowing it's so easy to name change on here has made me more cynical about replying because it makes trolling so much easier. And you don't know if it's a first post or a name change post. If an OP has a name change fail in the middle of their own thread it makes me suspicious of them, rightly or wrongly.