Did you reuse your Reddit name or create a new one?

I originally went with the same name but have been using this one now since it's new and the idea of starting fresh appeals to me.

My initial thought was to reuse my existing name so others who already knew me might see that I'm here since we never communicated outside of the given subs we were apart of. I'm not sure how likely that would actually be though. It's not as if I was anyone popular or well known. So, my thinking is I'll stick with my new one and move on.

What have you chosen to do? Start fresh or carry your username over?

Takeshidude,

I’ve been Takeshidude since I was maybe 11 back on Lego.com

Feels wrong to have any other name

Raymond,

New one, wanted this from the beginning but was already taken on Reddit 10+ years ago

_I_,
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Hey, aren't you that guy Raymond? Think I'll remember you lol

Belzecue,
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I took the opportunity to ditch the edgelord name I came up with when I was 14

danny,

I got my IRL nickname here, no need to reuse my random Reddit name.

Caph,

I’ve got a new username. Starting fresh! But tbh I tend to clear down and get a new username every so often anyway. Probably just being paranoid but feel like it keeps my account more anonymous.

Anon2971,

I'm sticking to my old one. I am simply some anonymous person on the Internet. But I have a specific number identifier if you want to see what I'm up to lol.

Thetrademarq,

My Reddit name is a button mash because signups weren’t working. Then they were.

woooferine,

Same one for me.

Back in my beginning days in Reddit, I originally wanted to register "wooferine" but it was already taken., so I chose "woooferine" instead.

Yes, I kept the extra "o" here. My g-board knows my username, so why change it?

Dickbutt,

I…uh, went with a classic.

GxC,
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I went with a new one. Fresh start and all.

FirmRip,
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I went with my alt username. My Reddit username was the first part of my gmail address because I was dumb 14 years ago (well, dumber, anyway) and didn’t know you couldn’t change it.

girl4life302,
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I tried to reuse my name but I've messed up something and can't login anymore, just made a new one numbered

CanadaPlus,

I was u/CanadaPlus101. Same thing for continuity, but I could drop the numbers.

I should put my old user in my profile.

perceive_aspect,
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Changing usernames and/or deleting mature accounts can be an approach to privacy that may be useful. Tracking algorithms from huge tech companies might be sophisticated enough to identify you anyway with information like public IP/location and browsing habits, plus who knows what else.
Nevertheless, I still change usernames frequently.

taco_ballerina,

Same. After using the same account for a couple years it occurred to me that just by observing what subs I post in you could pretty easily figure out who I was if you were looking for me. Sub for my job, city, hobbies, chronic disease, etc. I figured there's no good way around that other than just lurking, but since there's not a lot of benefit to having an old account I might as well get a new one every year or two. Make myself just a little bit harder to find.

Caph,

Yep this is what I do too. If you’re active in discussions the longer you have your account the more likely it is that it can be linked to your real self

the_thunder_god,
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New name....have been changing some names around recently. Pretty easy to spot my accounts with my avatar though.

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