Originally Posted by Stijn

* Valid reasons include:
o Removing clan tags (in this case, yes)
o Removing fancy ASCII and capitalization (VèGÃ(-)Tø -> Vegito) (not really)
o If your new nickname is the one you have been generally known as in the community, for a good while, and it is sufficiently different from your current nickname. (no)
o If your reason for wanting to have your name change is not included in here, you can still request a change, but of course you need to convince the admins that your request is valid.