This might not be a good idea. Since you are a trusted member of the community such an account could potentially be used to impersonate you
Is there a way to permanently change the nickname?
I have no idea, but you might as well create a new account if you wanted a different nickname
I'm obviously going to use a different nickname. I'm not trying to purchase his nickname. I am trying to buy the User ID. That's the whole point.
What is so great about his user ID? What gives it value?
It might sound silly, but there is a level of respect that comes along with it.
Its messages clearly stand out and people pay attention to them.
New members are given a user id of > 1,000,000 and are constantly trolled and not taken seriously.