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One part of the changes being wrought on A2K is that we will be putting usernames to new uses, and certain uses require a more restrictive character set due to limitations beyond our control. Therefore, we will be putting more restrictions on the characters you can use in creating user names, and if a current user name has what will be disallowed characters, it will have to be changed.

One thing you can do to help with the transition to the new site is to make sure that your username fits certain parameters required by the new site. Your username must consist only of the following characters:

" ", - , _ , A-Z , a-z , 0-9

In English that is: space, dash, underscore, A to Z, a to z, and 0 to 9.

That's all that will be allowed -- no asterisks, no apostrophes, no commas, no parentheses, no periods, etc.

Also, dashes, spaces and underscores can't be repeated. If your name is currently "Larry -- Curley," it would have to be changed to "Larry - Curley."

Before the new site launches, Craven and another developer will be automatically modifying any usernames that don't conform to the new parameters. However, the result may not be what you want. We highly recommend that if you have a username that does not fit within the above parameters, you contact the Help Desk and ask for a name change. We are happy to accommodate that request. Please give at least three possibilities in case your first and second choices are already taken.

If your own username is fine, you can also be of help by keeping an eye out for any members who have usernames that do not fit within the parameters and referring them to this post.

Thanks!