Username changes are rather significant, but I can approve this one.
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Originally Posted by KingOfKYA
In addition, username changes are handled on a case-by-case basis and are generally only approved if the new name is similar, the account is brand new, or the account is very old.
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I mostly put the rule in to prevent people from changing names frequently and to avoid confusion when popular or frequent posters changed their names to something radically different. That would happen on other sites when new fads and memes would come and go, and I even lampooned it during an April Fools' Day joke by changing all the staff names to
Friendship is Magic characters.
Typically, I ask those who change their name to put their old name in their signature (e.g., "Formerly known as Felly").