would this “change” my username?

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    cremenih · Member ·

    i dont like that people reading my blog can mouse over my signature and see my username because it contains my last name. i didn’t realize my username would be made public like that (stupid, i know)

    would it be possible for me to make a 2nd account with a new username, add it on as a 2nd author and then delete my current username/author?

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    timethief · Member ·

    Yes. But do read email address must be unique first
    Instructions

    (1.) Go to => Dashboard => Options => Privacy and temporarily make the blog private. Check the spot for __

    I would like my blog to be visible only to users I choose

    and click “update options” to save the change.

    (2.) Log out of wordpress.com

    (3.) Sign up for wordpress.com using a different email address, and using a new username. Choose a new username that is not the same as any of your blog names. Do not create a blog, just a username.

    (4.) After you finish responding to all the confirmation emails and whatnot, log out of wordpress.com

    (5.) Now log in as your original username and go to your private blog’s => Dashboard => Users.

    (6.) Add your newly created user as an Administrator.

    Set the Role of checked users to: Administrator. Type the e-mail address of your newly created user WordPress.com user to add them to your blog.

    (7.) Next log out and then log in to your private blog as your new user.

    (8.) Go to => Dashboard => Users and delete your original username from the blog.

    Remove checked users.

    (9.) Go to => Dashboard => Options => Privacy and make the blog public again.

    __ I would like my blog to appear in search engines like Google and Sphere, and in public listings around WordPress.com.
    __ I would like to block search engines, but allow normal visitors

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