Changing username
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Possible, yes. Probable, no.
If you want to change the spelling, add a space or a capital letter but otherwise no. It was too hard to track who was who after a while. They didnt let Kenny and hes been here for years. http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=222736
If you want to change the spelling, add a space or a capital letter but otherwise no. It was too hard to track who was who after a while. They didnt let Kenny and hes been here for years. http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=222736
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On the front Forum page, just click on their names. A profile page will come up, with "Click here to email" the mod. I think you need to contact someone with Administrator power, such as Blade or X. Good luck.
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One of the worst decisions on this board, not to allow name changes. I can see if someone was changing their name all the time, but if someone is tired of it, why not allow the change, or retire the name and let someone re-register with a new username. How hard is that?
I mean there are supposed to be no more custom titles, yet they are still floating around.
I mean there are supposed to be no more custom titles, yet they are still floating around.
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Originally posted by dek
One of the worst decisions on this board, not to allow name changes. I can see if someone was changing their name all the time, but if someone is tired of it, why not allow the change, or retire the name and let someone re-register with a new username. How hard is that?
One of the worst decisions on this board, not to allow name changes. I can see if someone was changing their name all the time, but if someone is tired of it, why not allow the change, or retire the name and let someone re-register with a new username. How hard is that?
I mean there are supposed to be no more custom titles, yet they are still floating around.
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Originally posted by kuroiinu
You may be allowed since you are not a very frequent poster. That's another benefit of having a life. Send an email to a mod.
You may be allowed since you are not a very frequent poster. That's another benefit of having a life. Send an email to a mod.
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Originally posted by Alyoshka
...If people are too insidious to keep up with name changes then they can go somewhere that things never change. ....
...If people are too insidious to keep up with name changes then they can go somewhere that things never change. ....
Also, we put the "formerly known as" info in the location area. It's already checked by the forum software, and so it doesn't put an additional load on the server.
I can't figure out why some people get personalized ones and other people don't besides that dvdtalk is often nothing more than a popularity contest.
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Originally posted by Blade
Did you change your thought process mid-sentence? In any case...the problem isn't keeping track of one person's name change, it's keeping track of 20-30 plus people changing their names and floating in and out of the forums...it's also one more thing to coordinate and keep on top of for the moderators. We instituted this policy because we were starting to see a few threads about "who's who again?," and we also felt that it was causing confusion for the moderators . The issue isn't really with members who could seriously be considered "insidious" (as a name change isn't likely to hide their problem behavior), but more for long term, low profile trouble-makers...as well as to make it easier for the regulars to keep track of who is who.
Did you change your thought process mid-sentence? In any case...the problem isn't keeping track of one person's name change, it's keeping track of 20-30 plus people changing their names and floating in and out of the forums...it's also one more thing to coordinate and keep on top of for the moderators. We instituted this policy because we were starting to see a few threads about "who's who again?," and we also felt that it was causing confusion for the moderators . The issue isn't really with members who could seriously be considered "insidious" (as a name change isn't likely to hide their problem behavior), but more for long term, low profile trouble-makers...as well as to make it easier for the regulars to keep track of who is who.
You're last line of reasoning makes complete sense if the rule was that people UNDER 1000 posts couldn't change their names. People who have posted over 1000 usually aren't the problem posters. If one makes it that far they usually aren't going to be banned. I know there are instances where this doesn't hold true but I think most people show that they are a problem poster far before this point.
I think from what you are saying it would make sense to NOT allow name changes for people who haven't posted more than X amount of times. They are the more "low-profile."
any other special titles are not a sign of popularity, but rather a joke for the fun of the administrators. Given how infrequent it happens, I don't really think attributing it to any supposed "popularity contest" is accurate or fair.
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Originally posted by Alyoshka
...insidious...
...insidious...
You're last line of reasoning makes complete sense if the rule was that people UNDER 1000 posts couldn't change their names.
-David
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Originally posted by Alyoshka
I guess it's all a matter of point of view. I don't really think this is a problem; I just think it's a reflection of how dvdtalk often becomes a popularity contest. The people that administrators joke with are usually the more "popular" posters. Popularity is probably the wrong word - the more visible posters. People who have more name recognition that other posters. That is simply what I mean. It still seems strange.
I guess it's all a matter of point of view. I don't really think this is a problem; I just think it's a reflection of how dvdtalk often becomes a popularity contest. The people that administrators joke with are usually the more "popular" posters. Popularity is probably the wrong word - the more visible posters. People who have more name recognition that other posters. That is simply what I mean. It still seems strange.
You would be accurate if you substituted the incorrect criteria ("popularity") you assume is used to choose these people to the actual criteria of "having a recognized sense of humor for DVD Talk-specific events." And of course they have to post often enough to have the change noticed.
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Originally posted by X
You would be accurate if you substituted the incorrect criteria ("popularity") you assume is used to choose these people to the actual criteria of "having a recognized sense of humor for DVD Talk-specific events." And of course they have to post often enough to have the change noticed.
You would be accurate if you substituted the incorrect criteria ("popularity") you assume is used to choose these people to the actual criteria of "having a recognized sense of humor for DVD Talk-specific events." And of course they have to post often enough to have the change noticed.
I guess you need to pat those with a "recognized sense of humor" on the back by allowing them extra personalization. It's not a problem in my opinion but I think exceptions of any sort cause problems down the road.
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Originally posted by Alyoshka
Any way you wish to define it - the last I heard it wasn't going to be done any longer. Then a few weeks after it was suddenly being done again. All I said was that I simply "can't figure out why" it is happening. Of course, hard fast rules seem to change at a moments notice.
Any way you wish to define it - the last I heard it wasn't going to be done any longer. Then a few weeks after it was suddenly being done again. All I said was that I simply "can't figure out why" it is happening. Of course, hard fast rules seem to change at a moments notice.
Originally posted by Alyoshka
I guess you need to pat those with a "recognized sense of humor" on the back by allowing them extra personalization. It's not a problem in my opinion but I think exceptions of any sort cause problems down the road.
I guess you need to pat those with a "recognized sense of humor" on the back by allowing them extra personalization. It's not a problem in my opinion but I think exceptions of any sort cause problems down the road.
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Originally posted by Aghama
If custom titles were truly a matter of popularity, wouldn't D. Pham be one of the last people to get one?
If custom titles were truly a matter of popularity, wouldn't D. Pham be one of the last people to get one?