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Hi BlueBelle. I think you are the one in East Anglia? I agree it could be rather confusing and surprised it was allowed. Hopefully if the other person hasn't been here long, they might be nice enough to change theirs. It seems the fairest way.

BlueBelle, I absolutely understand why you would like to keep your username, having been on here for such a long time. I did change my own username as it was difficult to distinguish myself from another user, and I noticed that it was not applied retrospectively, so all my old posts still had my old username (not really a problem for me as I hadn't been on GN long, though I would have preferred the retrospective change).

Since the PM was emailed to you, it looks as if you will need to contact GNHQ and ask them on your behalf to contact the other user? then a fair thing to do would be for whoever joined first to keep their current name.

By contacting GNHQ hopefully this won't happen again...

Three different names?
Don't they get ?
I get posting under one name and had to change mine slightly when I had an email problem and had to re-register.

I did think I would find a lovely new name but all were taken (even though I have never seen anyone posting under any names I tried) so I'm surprised that two such similar names were allowed
I'm sorry - I didn't realise there were two BlueB(b)elles.

So she/he can have an argument with themselves Marydoll

I did think it was a bit strange having three names they could post under

I wondered about that one too. Why would anyone want to post under different names?

Not quite the same, but on another thread , I noticed this morning, that someone says she/he ?? posts under three different names. Why is that allowed? and why would they want to for heavens sake? Perhaps they just like to add numbers to the responses to their first post. IYSWIM

This is a bit weird as the spelling is identical on my iPad, is that how it is or are other people seeing different spelling?

It happened to me once and I pmd the other member and politely asked if she would change. She rather rudely refused, so I changed mine.
She's never been seen since!!
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How very confusing!

There is a Luckygirl (that's me!) and a Luckylegs, which is pretty close.

Man ??? Not with you

I have just written a private message to Bluebelle and the message has popped up saying "you cannot send a message to yourself" although I did make sure I d used the different spelling

Bluebelle can you remark on here please?

Does that matter?

I've just spotted it, you're BlueBelle and the other one's Bluebelle. Now, are you the man or is it the other one.

I hadn't noticed
I agree it should never have been allowed to happened and that whoever was first should get to keep the name.
I was going to suggest the same as kitty BlueBelle#1 or BlueBellethefirst No1BlueBelle

I have contacted GNHQ by email and the answer I got was you can change your name if you want to which of course I already knew and I didn't find very helpful

Perhaps a pm to Bluebelle is called for .......of course she may have been here for a long time but only just started posting so I may be the one in the wrong, but I think the person who joined last should be the one to change and if that is me then I ll do that

I m not blaming Bluebelle at all but I m also aware that if one of us posted something the other was really opposed to it could cause problems

Thanks for answering I ll let you know x

Passing the buck slightly, I find it strange that GNHQ allowed such a similar name.
Perhaps the first user of a username should keep it and subsequent members be asked to choose something different.
The problem really should not arise.
A friendly PM to the other Bluebelle might bear fruit, but runs the risk of being sent to yourself!

That's disconcerting BlueBelle. I think you should refer to Hq. Presumably, the other name was 'allowed" because 'the computer said 'yes'!

I hadn't noticed the distinction but maybe you could become Bluebelle#1!

For years I was the only kitty of any description but there a couple more now and I find that confusing!!

That's a shame BB, that you are thinking of changing.
I did see a similar poster name and got a bit confused, wondering if it was the same person.
Most sites alert users when they choose a similar username.
Why don't you contact GN to let them know about this.
Perhaps the other poster will read this and offer to change. I would, if I had unwittingly chosen someone else's name.
I hope you get it sorted.