Forum:Is it okay to change my username?

So, I've been Dragonclaws since 2004 when I first joined this site. It was one of my Halo: Combat Evolved accounts, along with Nogard, Erebus, and Apep. The name features my love of dragons combined with an aggressiveness I found suiting a community based around a war game. Lately, though, I've been thinking about how aggressiveness isn't something I want attached to my identity, and I've instead started using the more positive username Dragonlover on a few sites. Is it okay to change my username here?

I see that there's a Special:RenameUser tool now, which seems like it would be able to get the job done. It's probably there to rename users with obscene names, though. I can understand that an admin changing their name could be hard to work with. Former admin RelentlessRecusant once changed his name from RelentlessRogue by creating a whole new account, which made it hard to attribute contributions to him and such, and that was before he became an admin. Is there a specific protocol that should be enacted for this?

P.S.

I know that changing my username from Dragonclaws to Dragonlover would mean that I would be initialized as DL, but that's cool with me. I've always liked that guy from Heroes, anyway. --Dragonc laws (talk ) 19:07, 17 November 2010 (EST)


 * I don't see whats wrong with it, though I can see some people confusing who you are and thinking you're not the admin Dragonclaws. But IDK. --[[Image:Legendary.jpg|20px]]Ender the Xenocide [[Image:Legendary.jpg|20px]] 19:12, 17 November 2010 (EST)

It seems to be fine, though there'd probably have to be brought in a rule over not changing your name too many times. I for one am getting tempted to rename myself to a Spongebot... '''NO!! SUPRESS!!!''' Tuckerscreator (stalk ) 13:10, 19 November 2010 (EST)

Confusion would be very limited because Special:RenameUser also redirects your pages, subpages, etc. So you wouldn't even in theory need to modify you signature or whatever. I don't see why not, you can do it yourself. Though you should probably just log it on the request page for recording/tracking reasons or whatever ;) -  Nìcmávr  ( Tálk  ) 13:17, 19 November 2010 (EST)


 * What about Spengbab instead?--1221751884 I-animated-this-for-you.gifEnder the Xenocide 1221751884 I-animated-this-for-you.gif 13:21, 19 November 2010 (EST)

I suppose it comes down to what you interpret the "claws" part to mean. Most animals have claws of some kind. Horses have claws, even if its only one - the hoof. I regard claws more as tools than as weapons, and tools are useful things. But, as said above, its all up to you. --  Specops306   Autocrat     Qur'a 'Morhek   04:59, 25 November 2010 (EST)