The login script on the main page can't recognize the "!" in my user name.
I think you can (and I know we can--I just checked) drop the exclamation point on the Profile page, if you want. For the user name itself, it may also be the space. I was recently saying that I've been having serious problems around the Internet changing passwords because I put spaces in them (to, you know, make them easier to remember), and I've never seen a system that accepted them in names...not that I've looked.
Since it's distinct from your display name, it should be harmless, but it'll definitely involve a password reset if one of us does it.
Yes, under profile you can have a different login name from your forum display name. But you'll need to confirm changes with an email that might not always make it to you and might require help from me on our end. ...
Eh, don't bother guys. I'm not really that interested in downloading anything anyway.
Besides, I could probably live with an underscore instead of a space in my user name, but I'll NEVER give up my exclamation point!
... Thanks very much for the page fills!
No problem Yoc, glad to help out.