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Potential Name/Username Change and Watchers
10 years ago
Hello everyone. I know I still need to do part 2 of the last journal, which I'll write soon. I had a weekend full of gigs which left me exhausted and hence I haven't had the energy to write the second part.
Anyway, there's also been a lot on my mind now that I'm decided on transitioning is, I want to change my name. This is extremely daunting since I've known myself as Juniper for so long and well, so many people feel the same, yet, with my transformation as its coming, I think it may be the right time now. I also want to create a new username as a result. Not only because my current one still says "Juniper" but because it also says "squirrel" which is now a long time unused former fursona.
My new name will be Tonya. I got the idea for that name in two people: Tonia Jo Hall, comedian; and Tonya Little Wolf who runs a wolf sanctuary in Lucerne Valley, California.
I would like to make a new username on FA for it. The issue with that is, I've uploaded so much work onto this profile already, that it feels kinda difficult to leave this behind. Also, as I said in an earlier journal. I am getting so many views per upload lately that I fear I'll loose a lot of my watchers and viewers in a move to a new account.
No easy answers of course, but nonetheless, I am strongly considering the username change. I have contemplated it for a very long time as it is.
EDIT: I'm trying to think of a good username. "Tonya" on its own is already taken. I don't want to use a species name in my username anymore as well,
Anyway, there's also been a lot on my mind now that I'm decided on transitioning is, I want to change my name. This is extremely daunting since I've known myself as Juniper for so long and well, so many people feel the same, yet, with my transformation as its coming, I think it may be the right time now. I also want to create a new username as a result. Not only because my current one still says "Juniper" but because it also says "squirrel" which is now a long time unused former fursona.
My new name will be Tonya. I got the idea for that name in two people: Tonia Jo Hall, comedian; and Tonya Little Wolf who runs a wolf sanctuary in Lucerne Valley, California.
I would like to make a new username on FA for it. The issue with that is, I've uploaded so much work onto this profile already, that it feels kinda difficult to leave this behind. Also, as I said in an earlier journal. I am getting so many views per upload lately that I fear I'll loose a lot of my watchers and viewers in a move to a new account.
No easy answers of course, but nonetheless, I am strongly considering the username change. I have contemplated it for a very long time as it is.
EDIT: I'm trying to think of a good username. "Tonya" on its own is already taken. I don't want to use a species name in my username anymore as well,
To minimize the impact of changing accounts, you can cross-post to both for a while, using the "info" section to invite viewers on this account to comment and Fave in the other one, maybe stating that info details will only be posted under the new account's submissions. If you want to make it really complicated, you can do things like only post cropped images here and full images there, but it's a lot of work, relatively.
like me an 67z, that was the model number on the phone i truly descovered the internet on. so i always use it in my user names as to pay respect to my roots.
On the other hand; new name, new account, new everything. It could just be the change that you need.
And yes, everyone knows you as Juniper but I'm sure we will all get used to the name change! Sending lots of support your way.
As far as a username change goes, I was actually more than happy to leave my old one in favor of the LunarNight one that I have now. Though that transition was easy since I had nothing in my old account, so take what you will from that.