Protocall on screen name changes

Keep the one you have, John. No one cares and the whiners will whine no matter which name you choose.

Welcome aboard, you junior geezer!

Ed Cregger

There's no credibility on usenet.

Go with Ed on this one. Dirtnap has a story behind it, and that justifies the name by itself. If you prefer not to have to explain your handle to every green, easily offended, close-minded smart alec, then just sign your whole birth name and have a tempory "aka" clause to transition over. That should be unique enough to transfer your existing credibility.

Reputations aside, your experience will show in your advice and comments. Other experienced people will recognize that just as fast as they will recognize your nickname or handle. The rest won't give you any respect regardless of your history or credibility.

Justin Mahn RC10GT, RC10T3

Make a signature file listing your previous aliases and use it for a year or so.

Anyone who wants to google dirtknap will find the sig and your new handle.

E.g.: "This post brought to you by the person formerly known as dirtnap, flyboy, ace, & hotrod."

I thinki it's courteous of you to ask how to preserve continuity. More power to you!

Marty

There's not an easy way to do it.

I put up a webpage that shows all my old accounts:

We judge people on the content of their ascii characters. :-)

Screw you, noob!!!

Watch it, old man.

:)

John