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Change of username

I e-mailed MSE several days ago asking for a change of username and explained why,i have repeated this today as i have not yet received a reply,how long does it take.

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  • depends i suppose on how busy they are?
    of course you could just create a new username and let the old one die a natural death
  • newbutold
    newbutold Posts: 753 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    woodbine wrote: »
    depends i suppose on how busy they are?
    of course you could just create a new username and let the old one die a natural death

    Surely this is the easiest option. You can re-subscribe to any threads you want, the only thing I can't get back is my 1000 post count and mse title/medals.
    If my posts have random wrong words, please blame the damn autocorrect not me :D
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,641 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Why not just create a new username, easy to do, chnage the email address linked to this account to a gmail 1.
  • BargainGalore
    BargainGalore Posts: 5,243 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I agree takes all of 5 minutes instead OP is waiting 3-4 days and still no end in site

    DCFC79 wrote: »
    Why not just create a new username, easy to do, chnage the email address linked to this account to a gmail 1.
  • steve1980
    steve1980 Posts: 2,334 Forumite
    You then lose your ability to post URLs.
    Estate Agent, Web Designer & All Round Geek!
  • savemoney
    savemoney Posts: 18,125 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    For a very short time and so many posts probably under 30 after that is the same
    steve1980 wrote: »
    You then lose your ability to post URLs.
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