Hi Justin!
Unfortunately the
Alias of the account you are using, cannot be changed, but you can create a new
Discussions Account, with an
Alias that you prefer.
You cannot delete your present account. Just stop using it after you have created a new one.
Discussions
TOU reference:
How do I create my public profile?
But your
Level(#),
Points(#),
Total Posts(#),
Total Posts Online(#) and
Registered Date(xx/xx/xx), will not be transferred.
In the new account, your
Post Counts, Points, & Level Status will all start at 0. Your
Registered Date will be the date you create the new account.
Your old account, with your previous counts & level, will still be viewable, under the old
Alias.
After you quit using the old account, those posts, will be archived. What that means is, that if there are no additional responses in the
Threads they reside in, the
Topics will get continually pushed down on the
Topics list. After a certain amount of time, maybe 2 to 6 months, the
Threads will be locked, so no responses can be entered. But the
Threads will not disappear.
Threads in heavily trafficked
Forums, may be archived more rapidly, than those in areas with less activity.
The
Topics that you started using the old account, will show your
Old Alias, in the
Author field of a main forum page, but eventually, readers will have to keep going to the succeeding pages to view them.
If someone were to do a
Discussions Search, using these parameters:
Restrict by Category or Forum: All Categories
Restrict by Date Range: All
Restrict by Username: Your Old Alias
all of your posts, created since about 11/13/05, would be found.
To create a new account,
Log out of
Discussions. Delete the Apple
Cookies in your browser preferences.
Do not log back in to read this post! Copy it for reference if needed.
Then follow either of these instructions.
-How Do I Create My Account?
If you haven't signed up for an Apple ID for the Apple Store or AppleCare Support website (or forgot your old one), you can create a new account on the
My Info webpage. Just click the "create one" link on the right side of the My Info page. Choose your country location and preferred language from the appropriate pop-up menus, then click Create Account. In the resulting page, enter a unique name (such as your email address) in the Apple ID field and fill in your other relevant information accordingly (fields marked with * are required). Click Continue to complete the process.
-To register, click Login in the sidebar on the right side of the Discussions page. In the resulting page, click the "create one" link at the bottom of the page, then click "create one" in the subsequent page and follow the instructions to create an Apple ID. For more information, see the
Apple ID FAQ page.
Those instructions, and more info, can also be viewed by clicking on
?Help & Terms of Use, in the right column of
Discussions pages.
Also review the
Announcement: Regarding Requests to change a user alias / username / displayed name
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