This is a MetaTalk post devoted to finding the coolest, most inventive usernames on MetaFilter. [more inside]
posted by jason's_planet on Oct 7, 2009 - 278 comments

Is it possible to change my username or should I close my account and pay another 5 bucks? (Reason: I want less anger in my life)
posted by angrybeaver on Aug 26, 2008 - 103 comments

I'm terrible at remembering names. It would be great to have usernames that are favorites show up as a different color. Is there a way?
posted by stbalbach on Apr 29, 2008 - 82 comments

It's important that I change my username--the reason deals with online identity cleanup. Is this possible, or must I create a new account? Thanks in advance.
posted by boeing82 on Apr 4, 2008 - 27 comments

I guess I missed the memo: when did Matt start handing out red usernames? And are other colors available? [more inside]
posted by flapjax at midnite on Jan 27, 2008 - 54 comments

Capitalization issue: why is my username capitalized differently in different places on Metafilter? [more inside]
posted by Pastabagel on Dec 14, 2007 - 33 comments

How many other people took 2-3 years to notice that "odinstream"'s screen name is, in fact, odinsdream? [more inside]
posted by poweredbybeard on Nov 24, 2007 - 164 comments

Did I miss the memo? Are we now required to do eponysterical front page posts?
posted by googly on Aug 13, 2007 - 121 comments

Is a domain an acceptable user name? Seems like it would be a perfectly good name without the .com on the end.
posted by madamjujujive on May 16, 2007 - 89 comments

Okay, fess up.

Who are you, with no comments, posts or anything else, but 19 favorites (and counting?)

Hmmm?
posted by yhbc on Jan 6, 2007 - 53 comments

Similar names. There are multiple active users with my name or a variation of my name. I'm SpecialK, there's Special-K, and SpecialK420. I've had people email me about askme questions and answers posted by both of these other users.

I obviously wouldn't ask anyone to give up their identity, but in the future can we get some sort of policy from admins? I mean, otherwise, I'm going to start snapping up names like Ouonsar and mattowie before they're all gone...
posted by SpecialK on Dec 12, 2006 - 125 comments

Which MetaFilter members can you identify by their writing style/content combination alone? [more inside]
posted by louigi on Nov 29, 2006 - 184 comments

@mathowie: Why are people starting to put commercial at signs before usernames when they are directly addressing other MeFites? Is this a convention from Digg or something? Am I the only one who finds this annoying, even more annoying than putting other usernames in boldface? Even more annoying than Todd Lokkenning? Can we make it stop?
posted by grouse on Jun 9, 2006 - 99 comments

Pony: any chance of having the ability to look up a user by appending their username name to the "/user/" URL? The user number is okay, but being able to have the name as well would be really helpful.
posted by TheDonF on Feb 5, 2006 - 9 comments

Did someone try to steal my awesome account? I just got my password emailed to me, with a statement that I requested it, but... I didn't request it.
posted by The Monkey on Oct 19, 2005 - 18 comments

Hey, MeFite Detectives! A request: Please think before you "out" someone. In our personal lives, most of us have learned that just because we can do something, it doesn't necessarily mean we should, and the same is true here. If a user (or perhaps the subject of a post, etc.) has caught your attention for some reason, and they have revealed (or you have figured out) their real life identity, and you go poking around to see what you can find, please think twice before publishing your big scoop. [more]
posted by taz on Sep 28, 2005 - 163 comments

Are usernames becoming recycled? I noticed a new user that I could have sworn had a taken username- it's a username I use often and almost always check for first when signing up places. Or am I imagining all of this?
posted by mkultra on Sep 9, 2005 - 38 comments

Hi, I'm bored. What are some cool names around here?
posted by Smart Dalek on Aug 13, 2005 - 106 comments

How can I cancel my account? If I can't, how can I change my nick? And if I can't do that, then how can I cancel my account? I kind of ashamed of being a $5 MeFite.
posted by Tlahtolli on Jul 22, 2005 - 116 comments

I'd like to open a discussion on the seemingly growing trend of new users choosing a phrase as a username. My opinion of these username choices is _____. My suggestion to Matt is _____.
posted by Witty on Jun 2, 2005 - 98 comments

I was out at Jillian's in Boston yesterday, and I saw another MeFite there who I recognized from a previous MeFi meetup. Thing is, I didn't remember her real name, and I'm not sure that she'd remember mine. Should I have said hi, and if so, what would be the rules on having friends of MeFites meet each other? Do we introduce other MeFites as friends, acquaintances, or what?
posted by sachinag on Apr 9, 2005 - 45 comments

Who is this...how exactly do they log in...and where have they been all this time?
posted by Jimbob on Apr 6, 2005 - 36 comments

PetPeeve Filter: I would like to use this post to encourage members to refer to other members by their full usernames in comments.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero on Mar 2, 2005 - 137 comments

When I click on the username in this archived MeFi thread I am taken to an old post with the same number as the user, i.e. the url says 'mefi' instead of 'user'. Only true for the original post, not for comments.
posted by Pigpen on Jan 28, 2005 - 4 comments

What is the policy on giving away usernames? I purchased a spare during the Great November Influx and now its just sitting there, rotting on Matt's server. I really have no use for it. It was an impulse buy and I'd like to give it away.
posted by KevinSkomsvold on Jan 25, 2005 - 26 comments

Bug: old threads have the poster username linking to the thread with the same number as their usernumber. Example (working). Example (nonworking). Only in the post; the username links in comments are fine.
posted by dhartung on Jan 18, 2005 - 2 comments

Do you ever wish you could change your username? What would you change it to?
posted by PrinceValium on Oct 1, 2004 - 127 comments

Would it be possible to add usernames to the spell checker? Misspelling someone's name is insulting, and it would be nice if the Spell Checker did its bit to help us all get along.
posted by Capn on Apr 29, 2004 - 32 comments

Colored usernames. How about a per-user defined option to have usernames show up in custom colors to keep track of users I want to read (red) and users I don't (gray) and everyone else (default). Or some other way to highlight when a user I really like posts without having to memorize lots of names.
posted by stbalbach on Nov 21, 2003 - 42 comments

On a recent MeTa thread, Vidiot got mixed up over crunchburger and crunchland. Earlier, someone else had done the same with specialk420 and dejah420. Obviously it's imperative that Matt immediately ban similar-sounding user names. [More inside...]
posted by soyjoy on Jun 6, 2003 - 71 comments

Could we have the name of the poster in the RSS feed?
Oh and happy Christmas
posted by none on Dec 20, 2002 - 8 comments

interrobang vs. ?!. What's the deal here?! (Also refer to the recent MeFi thread about the interrobang.)
posted by riffola on Sep 15, 2002 - 12 comments

How is this (1,2) possible?
posted by macadamiaranch on Jun 25, 2002 - 58 comments

A minor etiquette question, really, regarding punctuation and capitalization. Join me inside, won't you?
posted by mr_crash_davis on Jan 15, 2002 - 28 comments

Would it be out of line to ask new member ( . )( . ) to choose another handle? It's annoying and embarrassing to type; vaguely sexist and makes it difficult to address his comments seriously because it's so graphically distracting.
Come on, Jason Kent, do yourself and all of us a favour and choose a sobriquet with some letters in it. It can be as juvenile as you like, but minimally verbal. You seem keen and have points to make. We'd appreciate the gesture, believe me.
posted by MiguelCardoso on Dec 28, 2001 - 78 comments

What is the correct form of address here at MetaFilter? Or isn't there one? Real names seem to be used more and more. In this thread holgate and ljromanoff address each other as Lance and Nick. Can we use a real name when we know it - by exchanging emails with someone, for instance? Isn't it confusing for everyone else? Does it make others feel left out? (Examples inside.)


posted by MiguelCardoso on Nov 6, 2001 - 59 comments

Recently I've found myself passing the mouse cursor over usernames only to see their ID number. I was thinking for a bit as to why (Is it number envy? Is it newbie-spotting?) What if the user IDs were somewhat to completely hidden? What would be the pros or cons?
posted by samsara on Sep 6, 2001 - 18 comments

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Fishfucker.

So my question is - and I'm not offended by this, merely curious - does MeFi have any policy regarding usernames?
posted by solistrato on Aug 24, 2001 - 19 comments

Would it be useful to change the username links from:
posted by snowmelter
to:
posted by snowmelter?
I just think it's a bit unfortunate to see someone's rank being used to judge the usefulness of his or her argument.

posted by snowmelter on May 11, 2001 - 15 comments

Is it possible to add a search feature that would allow someone to sort links/comments made by username?
posted by tamim on Sep 25, 2000 - 8 comments