The TalkBoard recommends that the following addition be made to the FlyerTalk Rules:

Handles
New members should carefully choose the name they pick to represent themselves to the community. That name, referred to as the member's "handle," will serve as each member's primary identity to others throughout the forums and even into real-life meetings with other community members. New members are cautioned to consider choosing handles that do not personally identify them and that will also be relevant as the member progresses through various stages of life.

Recognizing that not all new members are aware of how integrated their handles will become with their online personalities and how long the handles will carry with them, the FlyerTalk Community Director or his or her designees will allow a member to request a change to his or her handle subject to the following restrictions:

1. No more than one change can be requested per member.
2. Requests must not be frivolous. The FlyerTalk administration reserves the right to deny any name change deemed to not be serious. Valid reasons include providing anonymity by changing from a derivative of the user's name, correcting a spelling error, or updating a handle that is out-of-date or unrepresentative of the member.
3. To avoid the risk of false impersonation, requests to change a handle to include a personal name will not be approved.
4. Once a handle change has been approved, the member must display his or her previous handle in the member's signature for a period of 30 (thirty) days.
5. Handle changes are considered to be a privilege and may be delayed or denied for any reason. The member's disciplinary record, if any, may be considered in the course of approving a handle change.

Requests to change handles must be submitted to the FlyerTalk administration via the Contact Us link.