Name Change
05-05-08 | 12:07 PM
#1
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Name Change
Now that I am no longer on staff and do not represent DVD Talk, can I get my name changed? That seemed to be the reason before.
Anyway, if it could just simply be changed to "Chuck", I'd appreciate it. And I'll leave the "Formerly known as..." in my Location for as long as necessary.
Anyway, if it could just simply be changed to "Chuck", I'd appreciate it. And I'll leave the "Formerly known as..." in my Location for as long as necessary.
05-05-08 | 12:18 PM
#2
Please read our name change policy that has been in effect for many years now.
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=194140
Being on the staff was not the previous reason you couldn't get a name change. Your post count was.
As much as it would be nice to accommodate you, the resulting uproar when there is any inconsistency in the enforcement of policies and/or rules causes us to not want to make exceptions.
Perhaps if it were something very close to your current name so there would be no confusion?
NAME CHANGES
Our Name Change Policy:
As a result of an increased volume in name change requests and the inherent confusion caused by name changes, we're going to be putting some restrictions on name change requests from now on.
Name changes are fine (as long as they aren't too frequent) up until you reach the 1,000 post mark. At that point, you have likely become fairly well known in the forums you regularly participate in, and requests will then be considered on a case by case basis.
ie: We can understand that a name like 'MasterBaiter" might have been funny at one time, but may no longer be how you want to be seen on the forum. However, if you're a regular poster, going from "Chasing Amy" to "Run Lola Run" won't be an option anymore. So it's not a complete end to changes, but because of the confusion these things cause, you'll need to give us a good reason before we make a change from now on.
Changes that are mostly cosmetic (case, spacing) will still be allowed
Also, any major name change will now require that you put "formerly known as [old name]" in your Location field for two weeks.
I realize that this might be a little upsetting to some, but please try to understand that with as many active members as we have, it's already hard enough to keep track of who said what in the past. Throwing name changes into the mix just makes it next to impossible.
Our Name Change Policy:
As a result of an increased volume in name change requests and the inherent confusion caused by name changes, we're going to be putting some restrictions on name change requests from now on.
Name changes are fine (as long as they aren't too frequent) up until you reach the 1,000 post mark. At that point, you have likely become fairly well known in the forums you regularly participate in, and requests will then be considered on a case by case basis.
ie: We can understand that a name like 'MasterBaiter" might have been funny at one time, but may no longer be how you want to be seen on the forum. However, if you're a regular poster, going from "Chasing Amy" to "Run Lola Run" won't be an option anymore. So it's not a complete end to changes, but because of the confusion these things cause, you'll need to give us a good reason before we make a change from now on.
Changes that are mostly cosmetic (case, spacing) will still be allowed
Also, any major name change will now require that you put "formerly known as [old name]" in your Location field for two weeks.
I realize that this might be a little upsetting to some, but please try to understand that with as many active members as we have, it's already hard enough to keep track of who said what in the past. Throwing name changes into the mix just makes it next to impossible.
Being on the staff was not the previous reason you couldn't get a name change. Your post count was.
As much as it would be nice to accommodate you, the resulting uproar when there is any inconsistency in the enforcement of policies and/or rules causes us to not want to make exceptions.
Perhaps if it were something very close to your current name so there would be no confusion?
05-06-08 | 01:55 PM
#5
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
How about lotsofblurays?
Off-topic, but what happened to your avatar? Do they not let you have one after not being a reviewer anymore? I think they should at least let you have the avatar option for being a contributor to DVD Talk. I don't usually like when curtain members of a forum get "special" treatment, but I think your contributions warrant an avatar at the very least.
I don't think you'll have very much luck getting your user name changed, however. The rules are the rules and I think the no name change after 1,000 posts policy is strongly put in place. I got the 241 taken out of nateman and that's as far as I got. X said I have a very slight chance of changing my name to snateman, but I haven't looked into that yet. I'd love to get my user name changed to thepegsdave or daveman, but I doubt that'll happen for a long, long time, if ever.
Off-topic, but what happened to your avatar? Do they not let you have one after not being a reviewer anymore? I think they should at least let you have the avatar option for being a contributor to DVD Talk. I don't usually like when curtain members of a forum get "special" treatment, but I think your contributions warrant an avatar at the very least.
I don't think you'll have very much luck getting your user name changed, however. The rules are the rules and I think the no name change after 1,000 posts policy is strongly put in place. I got the 241 taken out of nateman and that's as far as I got. X said I have a very slight chance of changing my name to snateman, but I haven't looked into that yet. I'd love to get my user name changed to thepegsdave or daveman, but I doubt that'll happen for a long, long time, if ever.
05-06-08 | 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by nateman
I got the 241 taken out of nateman and that's as far as I got. X said I have a very slight chance of changing my name to snateman, but I haven't looked into that yet. I'd love to get my user name changed to thepegsdave or daveman, but I doubt that'll happen for a long, long time, if ever.
05-06-08 | 03:04 PM
#7
DVD Talk Legend
Originally Posted by Yakuza Bengoshi
Maybe you're aiming too high. Try requesting one letter change at a time. First to naveman, then to daveman.
05-07-08 | 07:03 AM
#11
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Originally Posted by DVD Josh
I can't believe you stopped being a reviewer just because you didn't agree with DVD Talk's name change policy.
Seriously, I hadn't reviewed a DVD for over a year. And I stopped checking the video game queue because it seemed like there was never anything available. So I was purged from the list. Just a coincidence that it happened when I started speaking up about the stuff going on here, that's all.
05-07-08 | 07:04 AM
#12
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Originally Posted by nateman
How about lotsofblurays?
Off-topic, but what happened to your avatar? Do they not let you have one after not being a reviewer anymore? I think they should at least let you have the avatar option for being a contributor to DVD Talk. I don't usually like when curtain members of a forum get "special" treatment, but I think your contributions warrant an avatar at the very least.
Off-topic, but what happened to your avatar? Do they not let you have one after not being a reviewer anymore? I think they should at least let you have the avatar option for being a contributor to DVD Talk. I don't usually like when curtain members of a forum get "special" treatment, but I think your contributions warrant an avatar at the very least.
05-08-08 | 12:19 AM
#15
DVD Talk Legend
Uh, I still wanted the space. I apologize for not elaborating on something that I thought would have been fairly obvious.
Last edited by TheInfidel; 05-08-08 at 03:05 AM.
05-08-08 | 02:33 PM
#18
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Originally Posted by The Infidel
Uh, I still wanted the space. I apologize for not elaborating on something that I thought would have been fairly obvious.
05-09-08 | 12:32 AM
#19
DVD Talk Legend
Originally Posted by Bandoman
They should have changed your name to Drink-Man.
06-03-08 | 08:42 AM
#21
Mods, I think I am ready for the plunge -- can I have my username changed to wishbone? I do not see any search returns on this username so if it is available and you can make the change I would appreciate it.
Thank you.
Thank you.
