# Changing my CarTalk nickname

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-my-cartalk-nickname/84264>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [March 20, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-my-cartalk-nickname/84264 "2014-03-20T21:59:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![OmegaMan62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/df705f/32.png) [@OmegaMan62](https://community.cartalk.com/u/OmegaMan62)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-my-cartalk-nickname/84264/1 "2014-03-20T21:59:46Z")

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I would like to change my CarTalk nickname. Does anyone know how to successfully do that? Is it possible? Would I have to close down my current account and start a new one, and if so, HOW?

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-my-cartalk-nickname/84264/2 "2014-03-20T23:00:59Z")

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Our friendly neighborhood mod-type @cdaquila‌ can answer this.

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**Author:** ![cdaquila](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cdaquila/32/18089_2.png) [@cdaquila](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cdaquila)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-my-cartalk-nickname/84264/3 "2014-03-20T23:15:45Z")

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@shadowfax‌, thanks. @Drifter62‌, send me an email at carolyn at cartalk dot com and I’ll help you out.