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Site Announcements and Feedback => Announcements/Feedback/Suggestions => Topic started by: vivalarevolución on Tue, 25 June 2013, 18:31:45
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Is it possible to a change my username? I would like to go with something different.
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I'll put my application in as well.
Could we just swap my username and custom title?
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In general it's not encouraged, but if you really, really want to, PM a moderator.
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Can I change my username to JesusWasNotAZombie?
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Can I change my username to JesusWasNotAZombie?
That's got a nice ring to it.
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Can I change my username to JesusWasNotAZombie?
Nope, Kirkle
your only choice is Kirkle
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Kirk[le]
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Nope, Kirkle
your only choice is Kirkle
get it done.
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Nope, Kirkle
your only choice is Kirkle
get it done.
My moderation power is not high enough or it would have been done weeks ago
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Nope, Kirkle
your only choice is Kirkle
get it done.
My moderation power is not high enough or it would have been done weeks ago
Same.
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Nope, Kirkle
your only choice is Kirkle
get it done.
My moderation power is not high enough or it would have been done weeks ago
Same.
Hush child, adults are talking
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In general it's not encouraged, but if you really, really want to, PM a moderator.
Are there any negatives to worry about?
Would it only affect future posts?
And hashbaz when you say PM a mod you mean someone other than yourself correct? ;)
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Name changes have no infrastructure negatives that I'm aware, as opposed to say account deletion which can screw with the forum's backend database. We have no problem with it in theory, as long as the number of people requesting name changes remains small. It would be a burden for mods to do lots of them, and it would break down community cohesion if everyone changed their name every few weeks or whatever.
Name changes affect all your posts, past and future. And when I say PM a mod I mean any of the mods, including myself. :)
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Name changes have no infrastructure negatives that I'm aware, as opposed to say account deletion which can screw with the forum's backend database. We have no problem with it in theory, as long as the number of people requesting name changes remains small. It would be a burden for mods to do lots of them, and it would break down community cohesion if everyone changed their name every few weeks or whatever.
Name changes affect all your posts, past and future. And when I say PM a mod I mean any of the mods, including myself. :)
Awesome, I get confused with the who's a mod or admin or whatever! I know the starts were supposed to fix that....but it's like reading the OP for me...just don't do it!
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Each user should ideally be identified by an abstract identifier, such as a sequentially allocated number.
Changing a username should just be a case of changing the "name" attribute for that user record.
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I'd wager that's more or less how SMF implements it.
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Each user should ideally be identified by an abstract identifier, such as a sequentially allocated number.
Changing a username should just be a case of changing the "name" attribute for that user record.
We could all go by our automatically assigned numbers. It would be easier to keep track of people if we only had to memorize 14 digit numbers, instead of abstract names.
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This isn't Steam you make an account you keep the name, I don't get what so hard about this
What you're going to get board of your SN in another month and ask to change it again and again?
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This isn't Steam you make an account you keep the name, I don't get what so hard about this
What you're going to get board of your SN in another month and ask to change it again and again?
I WANNA BE TSANGAN! Change me name bro!
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we don't change names. if you have some extremely pressing reason for it we might change your display BUT NOT ACCOUNT NAME. but it better be life or death. it's a pain in the ass for the entire community to figure out who you are again, not to mention a time sink for us.
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we don't change names. if you have some extremely pressing reason for it we might change your display BUT NOT ACCOUNT NAME. but it better be life or death. it's a pain in the ass for the entire community to figure out who you are again, not to mention a time sink for us.
I like fiats, can I be m.kawa?
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we don't change names. if you have some extremely pressing reason for it we might change your display BUT NOT ACCOUNT NAME. but it better be life or death. it's a pain in the ass for the entire community to figure out who you are again, not to mention a time sink for us.
I like fiats, can I be m.kawa?
Rofl!!!
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no you're girlshark wizbro and that WILL NOT EVER CHANGE
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no you're girlshark wizbro and that WILL NOT EVER CHANGE
Tee hee :p