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How to name change?

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TiggyD · 02/09/2011 21:56

Actually, it's not the name changing itself I'm interested in. It's the maintaining privacy when you do it.

I want to post something a bit confidential about myself. I'll change my name when I talk about it, and set my profile to private. I'll write in the thread, but then what? If I change my name back will my posts all revert to my usual name? Will people be able to see my profile from the temporary alias in the thread?

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HelenMumsnet · 03/09/2011 11:00

Hello. Yes, your posts stay with your namechange - and your profile is tied to your nickname, so won't move to your new name unless you specifically move it.

And any nickname you choose or change to is, once attached to you, yours to keep and return to, if you want to. As others have said, you just need to go to My Mumsnet and registration details to change/revert.

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DamianTech · 06/09/2011 11:50

Canistaysane - that's correct, you can change as many times as you wish, just putting the nickname in the text box on registration details. There's a link next to it that allows you to browse your nickname history (in case you forget which ones are the best to use ).

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OliviaMumsnet · 08/09/2011 22:53

CanIstaysane- Damian is of course right but he forgot to remind every one that we don't allow name changes for misleading purposes though.
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