🤔 Tell Us About Your AARP Community Board Name!

[APassionateLife]

➡️See @Vexed post on how to CHANGE your username. Awesome "helpful" member!⬅️

(12/5/22) Hello Everyone:

When we register to use this AARP Community Board, the system "assigns" us a USERNAME based on our 1st name followed by the first character of our Last Name. Then adds several numbers to end.

Some of us keep this "assigned" USERNAME, while others "edit" it to their liking.

(1) .Did you keep the "assigned" USERNAME? 🤔

(2) .If you "changed it" why did you choose that username? 🤔

Lol, I often "giggle" at some of the "changed" USERNAMES. 😂🤣

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Hope to hear from you!

Thanks,

Nicole 🙂 (Our Front Porch Forum)

[APassionateLife]

We would like to invite you to join our discussion!

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@APassionateLife wrote:

➡️See @Vexed post on how to CHANGE your username. Awesome "helpful" member!⬅️

(12/5/22) Hello Everyone:

When we register to use this AARP Community Board, the system "assigns" us a USERNAME based on our 1st name followed by the first character of our Last Name. Then adds several numbers to end.

Some of us keep this "assigned" USERNAME, while others "edit" it to their liking.

(1) .Did you keep the "assigned" USERNAME? 🤔

(2) .If you "changed it" why did you choose that username? 🤔

Lol, I often "giggle" at some of the "changed" USERNAMES. 😂🤣

To reply to this post, click on REPLY BUTTON at bottom of this post, enter your text, then click REPLY BUTTON again.

Hope to hear from you!

Thanks,

Nicole 🙂 (Our Front Porch Forum)

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[APassionateLife]

(12/25/22) Awesome, I am now NicoleRetired2020 thanks to @Vexed helping me figure how to do it. And yes, 1st name, I am retired, did it in 2020.😉

➡️Anyone needing to know how to "change" theirs, I am heading to label @Vexed helpful post as a SOLUTION. Fingers crossed the AARP moderator let's me.⬅️

Nicole 🙂 (Our Front Porch Forum)

[APassionateLife]

(12/24/22) Lol, I was going to "delete" the numbers at the END of my "assigned" username but system says nope!

Screenprint of system's response. Got to luv AARP website! 🙄 What a pain, Nicole (Our Front Porch Forum)

[Vexed · Accepted solution]

@APassionateLife Did you just backspace out the numbers then hit Update? I am not sure, but it might work, if you erased all of the name and entered NicoleW. I thought it might be worth a try.

[APassionateLife]

(12/25/22) UPDATE: @Vexed , your way said it got "changed" and is suppose to be NicoleRetired2020. Lol, figured I would get "fancy" - now to see IF it is changed I guess in 24 hours. Worked with databases and our changes didnot happen immediately. Hmmm, your username, lol, are you "vexed"... Sorry, I had to go there and NO pressure as usual to answer my nosey questions. 🤣😂 Thanks for your help, Nicole 🤎🤗🤔 (Our Front Porch Forum)

[Vexed]

@APassionateLife , You are welcome. Happy to have helped. I am sometimes "vexed" at things I see and hear nowadays. (Looked a little cooler than "confused".) 😊

[APassionateLife]

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@Vexed wrote:

@APassionateLife , You are welcome. Happy to have helped. I am sometimes "vexed" at things I see and hear nowadays. (Looked a little cooler than "confused".) 😊

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👉 (12/25/22) Lol @Vexed !!! 🤣😂 I "may" need to change mine to vexed2. Thanks for sharing with us, Nicole 🙂 (Our Front Porch Forum)

[APassionateLife]

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@Vexed wrote:

@APassionateLife Did you just backspace out the numbers then hit Update? I am not sure, but it might work, if you erased all of the name and entered NicoleW. I thought it might be worth a try.

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👉(12/25/22) Hey @Vexed , yes I did just "erase" numbers at end. Heading to try your way. Fingers, toes, eyes, legs it works this time! 🙄 Thanks, Nicole 🙂 (Our Front Porch Forum)

[naxos]

Thanks for starting this thread.

My user name is the name of one of my favorite Greek islands. I chose it because I thought it would be unique, but it turns out that there are several others that incorporate the same name.

[APassionateLife]

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@naxos wrote:

Thanks for starting this thread.

My user name is the name of one of my favorite Greek islands. I chose it because I thought it would be unique, but it turns out that there are several others that incorporate the same name.

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👉(12/24/22) Hi @naxos , sorry about my "late" response. Thank you for stopping by to join our discussion. I did not see your response. Glad I decided to stop by to add a new comment. Greek, how exciting!!! Thanks, Nicole (Our Front Porch Forum) 🙂 👈

[DaveMcK]

My user name goes back to January 2009.

Not sure how it worked back then.

Mine is my first Name and the first 3 letters of my last name.

[APassionateLife]

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@DaveMcK wrote:

My user name goes back to January 2009.

Not sure how it worked back then.

Mine is my first Name and the first 3 letters of my last name.

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👉(12/24/22) Hi @DaveMcK , thanks for joining our discussion. Nicole (Our Front Porch Forum) 🙂 👈

[APassionateLife]

(12/5/22) Hi @OneDayMatisyahu, thank you SO MUCH for your kind words. 🤗 Lol, NO Ace Badge for me = I opted out. But thanks for the suggestion! Nicole 🙂 (Our Front Porch Forum)

[APassionateLife]

Me, so far using my "assigned" USERNAME. 🙄 Hmmm, may change on down the road.... Nicole 🙂 (Our Front Porch Forum)

[OneDayMatisyahu]

Given a 'random alpha numeric name- but with an option to change... I sure will change to something more 'me'. First... numbers..? I'm not a number 🤔

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With my love of music, I wanted to use a hopeful song as my username---> One Day Matisyahu is a song by an American singer - Matisyahu----> Matisyahu - Wikipedia

Yeah, Almost everybody thinks it's Japanese/ or other Asian meaning;.. it's not.

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A song of Hope, and something to look forward for ------> Matisyahu - One Day (YouTube Version) - YouTube

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And of course, change my Avatar.

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PS - in less than a month you have won the 'Award for the Most Engaging Member' we've seen in the last two years. 😀

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If you wish you may try for the 'Ace' badge. It kinda looks nice on an Avatar - looks like you're 'special' or 'in-the-know' Many of the 'Rewards Fanatics' members have them.

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[naxos]

Thanks for sharing the story of your name. Yours was the one I found most intriguing. I was among those assuming that Matisyahu might be Japanese! 

The lyrics are beautiful! Thanks for introducing me to the song and artist. Truly a Gift of God.

[APassionateLife]

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@naxos wrote:

Thanks for sharing the story of your name. Yours was the one I found most intriguing. I was among those assuming that Matisyahu might be Japanese! 

The lyrics are beautiful! Thanks for introducing me to the song and artist. Truly a Gift of God.

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👉(12/24/22) I agree with you @naxos . Hi @OneDayMatisyahu , you took the time to set up something "unique" for you. Way to go!!! Thanks, Nicole (Our Front Porch Forum) 🙂 👈