change user name

[carmalee]

Is there anyway I can change my user name please - I've only just learned that anyone googling it can find out where I post and there are some people I would prefer not to have access to this information -

[sherrardk]

Wish I had put more thought into my username.

[notasyoungasiwas]

Me too sherrardk !

[Psybbo]

Carmalee, please keep avatar, she's lovely

[carmalee]

thanks Sibton - it's actually a he and I fostered him for a rescue society - had him for just over four months.

[carmalee]

no trim - I'd change everything

[bagpuss63]

Just googled mine and everything I wrote is there to see,Ed? Answer please

[boxtops]

At least if people come to the site and forage about, it's not like seeing your whole posting history straight off on Google. Bit of a surprise, that.

[ChuckFickens]

Why are people always so surprised that things they post on the internet can be found on the internet!

[boxtops]

I'm on it in other guises, chuck - I guess I never thought about it to do with posts on here. Still - I'm in good company.

[carmalee]

I realise I've been very naive ChuckF - didn't give it a thought until now - am just trying to rectify my mistake!

[carmalee]

yes, trim but some of us are a bit thick and I admit I'm guilty of not thinking things through - but them I'm a million years old and not very computer literate -I'm trying to learn though.

[bednobs]

if you had your account deactivated, things you had already written would still be available

[B00]

I dont actually mind who knows me in real life knowing I post here, or anywhere else on the internet. Fortunately (and sadly) im equally as boring on both, so no sod is interested in delving anyway :-(

[bagpuss63]

Boo you have a point, and my very 1st question I would like to know

[annie0000]

You could always just get yourself banned, everything would disappear then. If you wanted to come back, you would need to move house and internet provider etc etc.

[bagpuss63]

2ND Question

[cazzz1975]

you cannot delete your posts so they are obviously going to be findable on the internet. Its not really the eds fault. its just how the internet works.

the only option would be for the site to be able to remove posts that are a certain age. you would still be findable on google but the extent of your posting history would be much less.