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Name changes revert on zombie threads

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AnOnly · 28/12/2020 12:39

Hi there
I have suspected for a little while that when a poster posts, and then changes their name later on, old threads show that name change.

So the thread might be started by "dimples" then at some later date they change their name, which changes it on older threads.

I hope I'm wrong but a recent link to an old thread clearly refers to the poster by a different name to the one shown. I don't think I'm making sense but I can pm you examples and you can let me know if I'm barking up the wrong tree?

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RivkaMumsnet · 28/12/2020 14:16

Hi there,

Just to confirm that if a user changes their name, that does not apply to historical posts.

Occasionally users contact us asking us to retrospectively change their name on old posts, for example if they risk being identified in real life or if they have forgotten to use a particular username on a post, so that might explain what you're referring to.

Hope this helps!

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