Has anyone else changed their username on Gransnet? And if so, why? (I am The Grandma Previously Known As David1968 and I've changed it, because I was concerned that I might appear to be a Grandpa.) How is everyone else getting on with their chosen user name? Are you happy with it? Or any regrets? Have you made changes? I'm wondering if it's just me.....
I really dislike mine. After lurking for many years and seeing many interesting posts I ventured to join in fairly recently. I was trying to come up with a happy and optimistic moniker. Started with bright and was thinking maybe bright and breezy or bright star or bright and white. Couldn't quite come up with what I wanted and unfortunately pressed the button before I was finished. Have no clue how to change it so I guess I'm stuck with it.
Ah that makes sense! I know I have been on some sites where the username is actually very little used, if at all, and I've wondered why on earth I've been required to choose one
David is a family name and 1968 is a significant year for me. Being a Bear Of Little Brain (when it comes to using tech), I hadn't realised that my username would be "used" and thus "open" to others, in this way!! (I do realise how pathetic this sounds.) I'm on no other social media "platforms", so I wasn't used to this. Now I know!
I'm curious though. Why did you originally choose the name David1968 as your username if you are female? Surely you would have guessed people would think you were a granddad?!
Davida1968 lots of people have changed their names more than once - they just close their account, wait a few days/weeks, and re-join with a new username
Urmstongran, I added the number in case anyone used the same name - "David". (I note that there is at least one other "David" on Gransnet.) And as Justme67 has outlined, there are other reasons why people choose to use numbers, as well.
Oh dear, it appears (to me) that you are only allowed to change your user name once, on Gransnet. So having changed my user name from David968 to Davida1968, It seems that I now to have to stick with it, and thus I can't add in gran (If any GNs know differently, please tell me - I am not the brightest tech user!)
I don’t think they switch our usernames to our real names on Facebook Bradfordlass. What you see on Facebook are comments from people on Facebook, comments added to the story after it appears there.
I left and came back again with my new name, which in fact just suddenly came to me. It was just after my husband died, and he had so been looking forward to celebrating 67 years of marriage, boasted almost embarrassingly about being married to me for 66 years, he died on 10th February; our anniversary was 8th March, so it is JUSTME67. The reason I left? spending too much time here!
I suppose it’s because you’re speaking as a FB identity rather than a GN one. But it does make you realise how much more open we can be on GN - and rude.
Do they? I am really surprised they can quote you using your real name. That is ridiculous and takes away our what I thought was a guarantee of anonymity!
Thanks for your posts and comments. I can see that simply adding the "a" may be insufficient. Charleygirl I like the way you added "girl". Perhaps I should do something like that. And be Davidagran1968?