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[arethinn]

so what's wrong with changing a name to reflect one's current state? is there something in the great book of all things bad against that? sure, i guess, confusing for people on mailing lists.. but if I named myself "Elisann Tulgey" at the moment, after the Tulgey Wood in "Jabberwocky" (which is rather how I feel at the moment - dark, confused, but with wonder and fantastical things hiding in the shadows), would it be somehow wrong not to keep that when it passed? to keep changing my name or part of my name as circumstances dictated?

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[tyrsalvia.livejournal.com]

I'd suggest using a name with one common thread if you're going to change it. People like to know that they're talking to the same person (or not). I like someone else's idea for keeping the same net.firstname and changing the last name. That way, people will have a sense that they're talking to the same person, but you can still change something on a whim.