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I would like to change my name on here and eventually on PS to SpZ. This is the tag I use on discord, and for other competitive games. My tag on here is very old.
I would like to change my name to Turtle12 please. I made this account years ago and it can be confusing when this name does not match my discord username Turtle12. Thank you!
Hello I would like to change my name to either "Sul" if it's not taken or "Sull" (I can't find any Sul while searching, but I'm not sure if it's taken or not)
I want to make the change because from some stuff I've been through so I can make a new "start" and chosed "Sul" because my old friends still use this diminutive (since my name was originally SulFire)
I would like to change my name to "Mind Expansion" instead of Hematemesis. This will align me with what name I am using on PSIM and Discord. I made this Hematemesis name over six years ago.
Hello, I request a name change from Green on Fire to Diva Virtual Miku. It is the new name I have started using as part of my gender transition process <3
Hey, i would like to change my name from Oskari to -> Sossa. Reason: to macth my discord and also because the first username was a just a random name i picked when creating the account.
I want to take over the name of the account Rex. It has 4 messages and hasnt logged in 15 years. I know this may be considered a "high value name" and that I may have "too little badges" to qualify, as per the rules stated, but I want to make the point that the account has held the name for 15 years, no one "more important" than me has claimed it in that period of time. I have made strong efforts inside my subcomunity and smogon in general, by interacting and holding successful smogon-rules abiding tournaments (premiere league team tours) with 3 in my belt so far and many more to go.
It would make me very happy to hold this name, as it the one I always wanted. Also, in the comunity I frequent (Other Metas and lately Random Battles), I am known as "Rex" already.
Similar to Rex's post above, I changed to Akira 153 last summer, but now that I have a badge I'd like to request the name akira (capitalised as Akira if possible).
This account has no visible posts (although it has 97 messages that I can't see, I don't know if those count and apologize if that makes it ineligible) and has been completely inactive since september 2007, with only a couple months between creation and abandonment.
I understand that the name Akira is likely high value, but I'm an active participant in the OM community for many years now and am exclusively known as Akira, many people have complained to me about the numbers at the end. It's the name that I've used in various forms for all of my online accounts.
Akira is also my IRL middle name, although obviously I don't wanna doxx myself to prove that, but it's part of the reason I feel strongly about claiming it.
Hiya I know this is my second name change but it will most likely be my last as well so it'd be much appreciated if it could be considered.
Would like to change my name to "Time2Bonk", there isn't a single soul on this site who refers to me as Slither Wing, and while I'd love to be able to get just "Bonk" (which is what I'm referred to everywhere) I recognize that I'm not qualified to take it, which is fine. I've also had way too many people be confused as to what my forums account actually is, so with this change it should hopefully be easier for people to not mix it up.
you may request a name change ONLY if you fulfill EITHER of these requirements:
you have 100 posts or more total;
your account is at least 3 years old.
by default, you only get 1 name change;
you must provide a REASON;
you may revert to your old name, but only after at least 3 months have passed, and you will be ineligible for future changes for an extended period of time;
removal of numbers or other distracting text (e.g. tennisace0227 -> tennisace) will not count as a name change;
you can't request to ADD distracting text or request a username that includes distracting text (or any unicode characters / characters that can't be typed on a conventional keyboard), that's completely counterproductive and makes it makes it more difficult to tag users.
you will not be eligible for any second changes until an extended period of time has passed since your first one; we reserve the right to judge the situation ourselves, no two are equal. There is a SMALL chance for an exception to made sooner if you seriously want a second name or regret an old change, etc. but it will be permanent and under no circumstances will it ever be changed again. ever. Include a link to your original name change request that you want to revert.
you may not get a name change if you have an active infraction, are Wi-Fi blacklisted, or are (circuit) tournament banned and may be rejected on a case-by-case basis if you have a poor history as a user;
you will receive a custom title with your former username so that others may identify you;
you may not take the username of an existing account under any circumstances;
new/alternate accounts are against the rules, so you will be infracted if you are caught creating one instead of using this thread.
Name Changes for Badgeholders
badgeholders - all of the above applies to you;
you may take the name of an existing account ONLY IF
the account with the username you want has not been logged into for 3+ years, AND
the account with the username you want has 10 visible posts or less.
OR
the account with the username you want has not been logged into for 10+ years, AND
the account with the username you want has 25 visible posts or less.
not all names are created equal, and we reserve the right to reject high-value names for users who have a low badgecount or are not very active;
if you take the name of an existing account, you won't be eligible for any future changes including reverts for the next 3 years.
extenuating circumstances always exist; if you feel you have a strong case for an exception (e.g. deadname, privacy concerns) then feel free to make your case and we'll listen, either in this thread or in PM to a smod+ if you're not comfortable.
Name Changes for Staff Members
staff members - all of the above applies to you;
HOWEVER, you are exempt to the 100 posts requirement, and you may receive an exception to the 10 posts rule on taking over existing accounts on a case-by-case basis, e.g. for uniformity across platforms;
"staff members" includes forum mods and above.
Name Changes for PS! Contributors
PS! contributors - you can claim the forum name to match your main PS account if you meet and provide PROOF of ALL of the following conditions:
you are at least GLOBAL VOICE on the sim;
you are at least ROOMMOD or higher in at least one PUBLIC room OR you are at least ROOMDRIVER in the DEVELOPMENT room;
you haven't had a namechange on the sim in the past 3 months (don't try to pull a fast one, we can check);
globally voiced roomdrivers are eligible on a case-by-case basis if it's been at least 3 months since their (re)promotion to roomstaff.
this ONLY applies to the name matching your globally voiced PS account; if you want a different forum name, then get a name change on the sim first and we can process your request after 3 months;
only EXACT matches qualify; e.g. you cannot claim the forum account "mari" if you do not both own and are using "mari" as your main PS account, "mari215" is not good enough.
you are exempt to the 100 posts requirement, and you can claim taken names, but only those that meet the regular inactivity requirements;
HOWEVER, similarly to forum staff members, as long as uniformity across platforms is observed, global staff and public room ROs can be given an exception to the 10 posts on a case-by-case basis, as well as to the 3 months waiting period for the sake of immediate consistency for higher-ranked staff.
Profile Changes:
you may request birth date and related information to be changed only once;
please submit any birth dates in an unambiguous format (e.g. Nov. 12th, 2000, not 11/12/00), we don't know whether your country uses DD/MM/YY or MM/DD/YY;
we will not fulfill avatar or custom title requests;
badges and banners are earned, not given.
General Rules:
LOOK UP THE USERNAME BEFORE YOU REQUEST IT, as from here on out, you are likely to be denied future name changes if you attempt to request a name that is taken (TIP: use the search function; enter the username you are looking for and PRESS ENTER, the username doesn't always appear in the dropdown... if you get redirected to the main members page, the name is free! if the profile DOES appear, you may NOT request it unless you are a badgeholder. you have been warned.
do NOT ask super moderators or admins on their profiles OR in private message to change your name or to check the thread or anything of the like, as the point of the thread is so that you may request and so that we will get to it when we have the time to do so;
joke requests will not be tolerated and we will infract you if you do it at this point, have some sense;
Your custom title will be locked for a month after getting a new name. Remember to ask a Super Moderator or Admin to remove the lock after a month, it will not come off automatically;
naturally, this is a month after the change was carried out, not a month after you posted your request.
do not post here asking to unlock your profile "when my month is over in 3 days", if we want to go through the thread before then we're not gonna wait for you, and if we go through it later then there was no point in posting ahead of time in the first place.
Include a link to your name change request when you ask for your profile to be unlocked.
Archive of old name changes (for older changes see older threads)
Page 1 Mathy -> Mathy [old]
(331127) mathfreak231 -> Mathy (286726) Ayaka -> Gondra
(30578) TheRealPseudo -> maccy vert -> vert [old]
(186941) Vertex -> Vert
(445017) AtomicFish -> Prikki Lilos -> Lilos [old]
(513351) Test Techles ->Lilos
cleffa hater -> hater
hidingflames -> hidin ann -> ann [old]
Ann nonima -> Ann
Jac -> Anthiese
BoXeD -> Sebberball
Based Sexy Pants -> Em
Drivetacos -> choicebadkyurem
raisedintyo -> tyo Glue -> Glue [old]
Roseybear -> Glue
Enzo Gorlami -> The Gunner
theBigbrother17 -> TheLoyalBandito
abbehzt -> Abbehat
Page 2
Yadunovamaster -> Yadplayz
ImmortalZypther -> Sorrica Ishtar -> Ishtar [old]
keppy -> Ishtar
Lyss -> Lyssa
MajXP -> luckie
Eccalliti ✿ -> Ecca
Ice King -> Green King Kong
ketchup disliker -> sparks bloom
Kale EO Trixiewagon -> Melanie goes boating
Holy Ghost -> byulharang Javi -> Javi [old]
Javitu -> Javi
That Dude -> Teals
Chrome8 -> Chromate
3乂匚卂ㄥ|乃ㄩ尺 -> Harlequin_07
tomatosoup110 -> Queen of Bean
Page 53 (450075) togaquest > mackie
(440991) Duke of Fortress > Duke
(482517) Finnick Odair > sensei axew
(414352) Mr. Lanturn > LannyVA
(152268) King of Random > Azun
(591533) pz vioz > Vioz
I would like to change my name from CoralReaper707 to Madam Monette. I've decided to give myself a small rebrand across my other social media, where I've decided to include the name "Monette" in some way or another. EDIT: Thank you!!
So this is kinda an unique situation. I'm playing in WCuP for team Belgium and one of the tournament leaders has told Mada(co-captain of team) that I need to have a matching forums and ps account. I really don't want to change my ps account (gible222), because it was my first account and I've always played on this account (and the ps account Smikkel is also an inactive claimed account), so I'm open to change my forums account but I dont have the requirements of 100 posts/ 3 years old, I hope there is an exceptions for this situation and I'd like to change it to Gible (an inactive account, that was created and inactive since the same day in 2007) and if this really isn't possible, you can change it to Gible222, but i'd really like Gible if that's possible, because I don't want numbers in my then unchangable forum account name. Also inserted the image of the request. (any questions and you want a fast response, you can contact me on discord: smikkelgible)
name changed to Gible222; since the user gible exists, you’d need a badge to claim that account
name changed to Gible222; since the user gible exists, you’d need a badge to claim that account