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Hod do I change my username?
Sep 7 2009, 9:51 AM EDT | Post edited: Sep 7 2009, 9:51 AM EDT
I set up several sites when I was at University. I have now started teaching and have set up sites for my classes. My username is my first two names, which is not appropriate for use with school.. I would like to change my username, but keep everything else the same. Is this possible please? Do you find this valuable?    
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DerCat
DerCat
1. RE: Hod do I change my username?
Sep 7 2009, 9:59 AM EDT | Post edited: Sep 7 2009, 9:59 AM EDT
I'm really sorry, but this is impossible. you will have to make a new site. I would suggest making a new site then copying all your content onto the new one. :D Do you find this valuable?    
awesomegamingstaff
awesomegamingstaff
2. RE: Hod do I change my username?
Sep 7 2009, 10:21 AM EDT | Post edited: Sep 7 2009, 10:21 AM EDT
"I set up several sites when I was at University. I have now started teaching and have set up sites for my classes. My username is my first two names, which is not appropriate for use with school.. I would like to change my username, but keep everything else the same. Is this possible please?"
You can:
Join your sites with a new account and promote it to administrator on each one. Then, cancel the account (only on those wikis) that you no longer want.
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DerCat
DerCat
3. RE: Hod do I change my username?
Sep 7 2009, 10:42 AM EDT | Post edited: Sep 7 2009, 10:42 AM EDT
You can do that. Yes you can, but if you have a big site with a lot of admins, an example is WFS, if someone ever hacked an admins account they could ban all the admins then delete the site. But in your case, it is fine. Do you find this valuable?    
Baby_Apple
Baby_Apple
4. RE: Hod do I change my username?
Sep 7 2009, 9:12 PM EDT | Post edited: Sep 7 2009, 9:12 PM EDT
I hate to contradict dercat, but administrators cannot delete sites. Wetpaint can easily tell if an administrators password was guessed, and they will demote the compromised account if necessary. Do you find this valuable?