It is very time consuming and processor intensive to change a name on a forum this size. You have to update all the counters after changing a name and it can really be a pain. I would go so far as to recommend shutting the forum down while they are running. Updating the counters will probably take the forums down for about an hour. So I can see why they don't do this as often as people might like. Its very disruptive to the service.
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