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sabinemarks

Ok. I accidentally changed my username from sabinemarks to Guys_are_gross. Supposed to be a funny joke but the jokes on me cuz I just discovered after I did that you can only change your username once. I want to change it back again. Please! Any help. I don't want to close and delete me account and join chess.com again cuz I will lose all my friends, groups, and games. So anyway this can be fixed? I contacted chess.com and they said it would be 24 hours before they could get back to me. And people I have been talking to said they never change your username back. Wow! I thought maybe if I became a paid member but even the paid membership you cannot change your username but once. I think chess.com should make that a benefit of upgrading. Please if anybody can help me out I would appreciate it. I want to be sabinemarks. This really sucks cuz nowhere where and when I changed my username did I see that you could only do it once.

~Sabine

Crazy_Man_With_a_Box

Sorry sabine Ive tried and cant. I think youre stuck.

Geoff_Boggler

Tell them its an offensive username. They would likely agree, mumble a bit but let you change it.

sabinemarks

Oh... Thanks Domino. I hope not. Lol

sabinemarks

Ok Geoff. If they get back to me I will tell them. It kind of is offensive actually

Geoff_Boggler

Also sounds like want to go back to original name, so it may not be such a big deal but I not sure :)

GentleWarrior

Write to help and support and explain your issue. They are very accomodating if you have a good reason. Also tell them exactly what it is you want your username to appear as. Give them a few names just in case the other ones are already taken. 

sabinemarks

Geoff. I do! sabinemarks is the real girl. Lol

sabinemarks

GentleWarrior: Thank you for the advice. I hope so!

macer75

I'd say keep it, if you want to be known by more people on chess.com. I only came to this thread because I saw ur username on the forums, thought it was pretty interesting, went to your profile, and saw this thread under Recent Activity.

NeppityNepNep

Ouch, appears you are stuck... I have never seen a case where the staff have changed a username after the user has already changed it... Here's some more info:  https://support.chess.com/customer/portal/articles/1444791-how-can-i-change-my-username-

ArcanePhilosopher

Give them their 24 hours to respond, I have found them to be pretty reasonable.  If they do not help you out there may be other avenues...

brigatine-66

You will be ok I said a stupid joke here on chess.com not to long ago. Got band by the team. Friends know my heart and know I am a good person and care for every one here on chess.com. And I did not mean any thing againts any one. It was just a joke I heard. yes it was wrong? My friends still like me and know I am a good person. You our a good person to we all love you and we our all your friends. I am your friend To:-) we all can make mistakes:-) our friends on chess.com understand I beleive we all care for every one. After all how can we all play chess and not care about life and all our friends here on chess.com:-) and every where else.Your friend brigatine-66

sabinemarks

Macer75: Well being popular aint my goal. Lol. I think is sounds mean and offensive... And I don't want to give that impression. Thank you though. Nice to meet you.

sabinemarks

Matthew Alexander: Thank you. I have already done everything possible now I think. Grateful for your information.

sabinemarks

AP: Well I hope so!

NeppityNepNep

No problem :) Good luck getting it solved. (BTW, premium members get quicker support form the staff :) )

sabinemarks

Thank you Richard! Your words are appreciated. I have hope my name can be fixed if not I do it the hard way and fix it myself. Just didint want to lose all my games, groups, and friends. I am lazy. Lol and it would take forever to get my account the way it is now. Sigh... *Pulling my hair out*

sabinemarks

Matthew Alexander: I am going to upgrade soon. I think chess.com should make it a benefit to paid members to have to option to change their use username more than once. Something to think about... Lol. Thanks again.

NeppityNepNep

Indeed it is. It would take forever to get an account back to the way it was. Especially if you've been on this site for a long while, like me :) As the old saying goes, "Think before you post" I think this includes usernames :)