Why change forum IDs, and why keep old IDs secret?

[Proper Bo]

I still quite fancy being called J'Bo, not that i'm intent on copying someone or anything

[tesco]

I still quite fancy being called J'Bo, not that i'm intent on copying someone or anything

Are you jpaul?

/me too lazy to use IP tools.

[Proper Bo]

Yes, yes I am, I'm currontly in using my enlgish alter-egp

[RealitY]

Wasnt it JimF or something even prior...

@Adster Perhaps not posting your pass may have prvented that.

[Barbarossa]

As one of a very few (it must be part of my-and their-insufferable "American-ness") who've never changed, I wonder about the rest of you who change regularly, or have changed at all.

I have never been inclined to leave my ID behind, and don't look at it as a perishable commodity.

Why do you?

I was conducting an experiment with regards to search engines.

It failed

[sArA]

And now you appear to have changed gender as well as username

[Barbarossa]

And now you appear to have changed gender as well as username

Appearances are deceptive

[manker]

And now you appear to have changed gender as well as username

Barbie used to be a man - no waaaai!!1

[manker]

As one of a very few (it must be part of my-and their-insufferable "American-ness") who've never changed, I wonder about the rest of you who change regularly, or have changed at all.

I've used this handle since I joined, tho' I've made a couple of others for comedic effect that I've used sporadically.

See, not all insufferable people are American

[Barbarossa]

I've used this handle since I joined, tho' I've made a couple of others for comedic effect that I've used sporadically.

I have only ever signed up to the forum once. My comedic effect is derived entirely from the contents of my posts.