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How was my username changed without any notice or my permission?

My username was changed without any notice or my permission. How did it happen? I do understand that the username "idiotretard" is unorthodox but why has anyone changed it into something even offensive and humiliating, "iamuncreative"? I want it changed back!

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Your name was flagged as offensive on Code Review and a moderator there changed it. Then it got synced to your other profiles.
Normally when a moderator edits a user in this way, they also send a message to let you know and explain that some names are inappropriate and so forth.
I'll follow up with the mod to see what happened with the message, but in the meantime I suggest you stick to usernames that are less likely to offend somebody.

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Well gee, maybe one of those words is offensive and not exactly politically correct. Perhaps a moderator, admin or dev happens to have a mentally challenged family member, or just has enough common sense to know that there are probably countless users on Stack Overflow who do. Would you call your boss that name, to his/her face? Would you feel good if your boss called you that name (to your face or behind your back)? If not, then it's probably not an appropriate username here, either.
Some interesting reading, if you care to:
Possibly offensive usernames
Flag abusive users
What are the rules governing display names and avatars?
Policy on display names

