The Right to Make a New Account (Staff/Mods Please Read)

Today I tried to make a new Giant Bomb account, one to match my PSN ID and Live GamerTag. Only to discover that apparently that is against the Terms of Use for the site and had the new account banned. After some discussion with a moderator I felt defeated but at least I was able to have my viewpoint heard. Now since we don't have a Site Suggestion forum I'm blogging this and placing it in Off-Topic. To someone at the staff or anyone who has the power to modify the Terms of Use I ask, why are we not allowed to have multiple accounts?
 
I began doing some research and Giant Bomb in all its awesomeness and having one of the most reasonable ToS agreements ever is the only site I can find that says no you cannot make a new account ever. I've checked IGN, GameTrailers, 1UP, and they say nothing whatsoever forbidding it and GameSpot actually says specifically in their own ToS multiple accounts is allowed because they view multiple accounts as being one profile altogether. GameSpot people, GameSpot. That site has one of the worst terms of service agreements ever. You can virtually get in trouble for anything you post yet they set aside an article in the user agreement saying thats okay.
 
This isn't a major thing but its kind of ridiculous that we can get away with murder here on Giant Bomb compared to other websites but of major sites we are the only one that prohibits changing your account.  Spamming or harassment those are separate issues, stop individual accounts don't make blanket rules saying everyone is locked into one name forever because X Y and Z could happen.
 
I'm just trying to change my name because its different than my account names for 360 and PS3 and I am incredibly OCD about that kind of stuff. I could have made the account and not said a word and never got into any problems but I was honest and its a shame to be punished for being honest for something that is okay virtually everywhere else, I wouldn't have imagined something a CNET site would okay would be banned here.
 
Call it complaining, whining, whatever I don't care. This would have completely been a non-issue and its such an unimportant thing but now how ridiculous this situation is after I started looking around other websites all my focus is on this. Hell I could make a new account right now you wouldn't even know but I'm not I'm fighting this the honest way because that is what I did the first time.

Today I tried to make a new Giant Bomb account, one to match my PSN ID and Live GamerTag. Only to discover that apparently that is against the Terms of Use for the site and had the new account banned. After some discussion with a moderator I felt defeated but at least I was able to have my viewpoint heard. Now since we don't have a Site Suggestion forum I'm blogging this and placing it in Off-Topic. To someone at the staff or anyone who has the power to modify the Terms of Use I ask, why are we not allowed to have multiple accounts?
 
I began doing some research and Giant Bomb in all its awesomeness and having one of the most reasonable ToS agreements ever is the only site I can find that says no you cannot make a new account ever. I've checked IGN, GameTrailers, 1UP, and they say nothing whatsoever forbidding it and GameSpot actually says specifically in their own ToS multiple accounts is allowed because they view multiple accounts as being one profile altogether. GameSpot people, GameSpot. That site has one of the worst terms of service agreements ever. You can virtually get in trouble for anything you post yet they set aside an article in the user agreement saying thats okay.
 
This isn't a major thing but its kind of ridiculous that we can get away with murder here on Giant Bomb compared to other websites but of major sites we are the only one that prohibits changing your account.  Spamming or harassment those are separate issues, stop individual accounts don't make blanket rules saying everyone is locked into one name forever because X Y and Z could happen.
 
I'm just trying to change my name because its different than my account names for 360 and PS3 and I am incredibly OCD about that kind of stuff. I could have made the account and not said a word and never got into any problems but I was honest and its a shame to be punished for being honest for something that is okay virtually everywhere else, I wouldn't have imagined something a CNET site would okay would be banned here.
 
Call it complaining, whining, whatever I don't care. This would have completely been a non-issue and its such an unimportant thing but now how ridiculous this situation is after I started looking around other websites all my focus is on this. Hell I could make a new account right now you wouldn't even know but I'm not I'm fighting this the honest way because that is what I did the first time.

Hey look, suggestions!

Thats a thread, I mean a full forum.

is this your third post today?

" is this your third post today? "

Spam is not a separate issue. If they didn't specify one account per IP, then spambots would create endless amounts of spam threads in the forums, and maybe even spam in the wiki. If you're so obsessive compulsive about having a single username for everything, why did you give your Giant Bomb account a different name? I don't get it.

yea, its kind of weird not to allow. There is no way for you to do this the honest way, and I see where you are coming from. Good luck, Larry!

Wait I'm lost on something, how can they tell you created a second account? If it's done by IP doesn't that mean only 1 account could be created per college dorm?

" Spam is not a separate issue. If they didn't specify one account per IP, then spambots would create endless amounts of spam threads in the forums, and maybe even spam in the wiki. If you're so obsessive compulsive about having a single username for everything, why did you give your Giant Bomb account a different name? I don't get it. "

It's one account per person, and no name changes are allowed. There have only been two name changes in the history of the site and those were under some pretty extreme circumstances, not simply "I don't like my name anymore."

I would never change my username personally, but I can see why some would want to (without changing their account), just add to the chorus of people calling for the ability to change your username, and maybe one day, they'll be able to accommodate you. I doubt it though.

I dont really see a good reason for you to have a second account or a name change. I understand why your upset but rules are rules and they are there so we dont have one person making 20 different accounts under the names of all the characters in the halo universe.

" @Ket87: you need to calm down its the internets. "

C'est la vie mate.  Rules are there to stop bad things happening as well as for convenience. Their site, their rules. I understand your upset about it but if you don't like it then simply leave. I'm sorry but that's just the way things are.

" @Ket87: that is you not calming down/ "

" Can you delete the old account and then create a new one? "

" @Ket87:   You're an adult dude; find some better shit to whine about. >_> "

" @Suicrat:   Wait, you mean they can't ban IPs? I thought that was a universal thing across the Internet or something. But if they don't have that, whatever, Giant Bomb still has a lot of stuff that makes up for it. "

" @Ket87:   Nah, I still stick to my original statement; you're too old to be getting riled up about this. Go get dumped by somebody or lose a job; those are some real young-adult problems worth complaining about. "

Eh, I'm going to close this now. The rules are clear and have been explained to you numerous times. Your only hope now is to petition Jeff to make an exception and allow you to change your username. Email gb_community@giantbomb.com or send him a PM. Good luck.