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I don't know their policy, but I would guess that if someone has a reasonable explanation like this (or some other small change that doesn't materially affect t
by cookiecaper 10y ago
I don't know their policy, but I would guess that if someone has a reasonable explanation like this (or some other small change that doesn't materially affect the ability of readers to recognize the user), the HN team will try to be accommodating. They have always been responsive and gracious to me on the handful of occasions that I've contacted them, although I'm sure my questions were annoying.
- kevingadd 10y agoI've asked before, they said no.
- pluma 10y agoMy guess: the underlying database uses usernames as a primary key and they don't want to update all the comments and submissions just to make a specific user happy. Especially because doing it once would set a precedent for others.
- cookiecaper 10y agoI doubt they'd use the username as the primary key, but either way, I agree the precedent is the biggest concern. They'd get inundated with name change requests if they started making exceptions for people.