Deepak,
I like that you stuck "Formerly - John Meyers" in your sig for a while. It took a while to get used to Satou's name change. I know the name John Meyers so it's good to have the reminder to transition. I did get used to Christophe's new name after a couple weeks so I'm sure that will happen here as well!
I'd welcome you, but after over 2500 posts, that would just feel weird