Attn: I'm Not a YouTuber, Blogger, or Reddit User

[XOXO HALEY]

Maybe she doesn't realize it's been your identity for so long. Too bad you can't DM on YouTube. I think 2 yarn ladies could work this out.

[ladybre]

This is a mature announcement of you. I can't handle sh*t like this even if they aren't posing as me.

[Cheap Trixie]

I know multiple people can come up with the same name, but you have an established online presence.

[PunkChic4life22]

Not to mention the man who tried to use the name and then got himself banned from at least one platform. Wonder if they are related.

[Sandra]

This forum is so much more meaningful and impactful than any YouTube channel.

[Ventman]

I think there's a man on Reddit using your username too and he's gotten downvoted to hell. We don't need his sh*t associated with you either. Maybe he likes yarn too? Or he's the husband of the woman. Plot thickens.

[SpaceUnicorn]

This forum is decades old and bigballofyarn is at least semi-well known on many platforms. I guess it's going to be common to have a few fakes out there. I surely feel bad for celebs who deal with tens of thousands of fakes of them.

[domnicksee]

Still funny to me that you just don't knit at all.
And weird that a guy who doesn't knit has your name on Reddit.
Lol what in the world is going on?
The YouTube lady maybe thought of it too or heard it and thought it was cool. But you have the registered name, so she changed her display name.

[Desired Apathy]

And suddenly your name became coveted by the masses. They realized that you are Queen Yarn and are trying to compete with your online success. Alas, they cannot come close. It's only natural tho in 2024 for people to have come up with the name username, especially in the knitting world. I know you made it 25 years ago, but I'm afraid it was bound to happen with more people being online these days.

[Leseratte123]

If they are causing you no harm and not impersonating you beause of your fame, then I agree to leave them be. I think you can request that they change their display names, that's a fair request, and then that's it.

[Proton Potato]

If no one is impersonating you, definitely no reason to bother them other than kindly ask for a display name change to avoid confusion. Then we all move on. It was nice of you to feature her work.

[paulthomas12]

Definitely agreed it’s best to let them be we don’t want to create any harassment towards them we would look just as bad as the trolls out there we don’t want to be bad examples. It’s unfortunate that there’s no way to dm on YT wish YT would create a way for us to dm people there.

[Frosty]

As long as no one is trying to hurt you, I'll assume they admire your username.

[CrazyAgent]

I wish the imposters would stop. Put it out there that you're not on social media.

[Chris Johnson]

We will assume all bigballofyan's without the blue butterfly are NOT YOU