Re: Is it possible to change ones username on the site?

From: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL www <pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Is it possible to change ones username on the site?
Date: 2016-03-10 14:21:54
Message-ID: CABUevEwtoJvuz6-xtveNdiX9JuE86KZj6OHkw0s10n=LoxyR3A@mail.gmail.com
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On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 3:13 PM, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
wrote:

> David G. Johnston wrote:
> > My current username for postgresql.org sites is something I'd rather not
> > use anymore. I can probably change my email address and then create a
> new
> > account but am curious if I or someone here can simply change it to a new
> > value.
>
> No, it's not possible to rename existing users. I think it's easier to
> create another account. I don't know whether we have a uniqueness
> restriction on emails, but even if we do, surely you could just use
> davidgjohnston(at)gmail(dot)com instead, since dots in the username are
> disregarded by Gmail (or a "+pg" suffix)
>

There is a uniqueness requirement on email, yes.

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