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ForumDude
Explorer | Level 4
12 days ago

My username has been changed (not by me) twice.

As I mentioned in a previous post, my original username (DropBoxDude) was changed (not by me) to "DragonDude".  All the emails re: badges sent to me were for "DragonDude.  I logged in to my account a...
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    Rich
    12 days ago

    It's happening because a moderator or admin is manually changing your username to remove Dropbox from the name. Avoid using Dropbox and you likely won't have a problem.

    I've changed it back to DDude. You're free to change it again, but please avoid using Dropbox in the name or it will again be removed.

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Rich
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12 days ago

It's happening because a moderator or admin is manually changing your username to remove Dropbox from the name. Avoid using Dropbox and you likely won't have a problem.

I've changed it back to DDude. You're free to change it again, but please avoid using Dropbox in the name or it will again be removed.

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