Why can I not go back to my old name?

[RosieTheRiveting]

I tried to revisit a name I have used previously and it says it is not available, despite being in my user name history.

Help!

Someone else is using it?

ECR that's not how it works though years ago we were able to do that with one name but am buggered if I can remember whose name DAMN YOU MENOPAUSE

Rosie have you deregged and then reregged?

Sorry, learn something new every day!

Are you sure you're spelling it correctly? A change from upper to lower case letters, or vice versa, registers as a name change too.

Yep, spelling got it right, even choosing it from my username history and I haven't deregged.

I'm gutted.

Will report this post so MNHQ can advise.

Hi RosieTheRiveting,

We're on the case so do check your emails.

What a PITA! We'll do our best to fix this.

Thanks Lorna