About Your Usernames and Name Changes - Page 2

March 20, 2008, 9:14 PM

I added mine in white so that it stands out, it is my last one and i think its my best known one.

March 20, 2008, 11:05 PM

What exactly is going on behind the scenes and why does it actually affect such functions?

I realise that I've asked this before but I'm hoping it might be answered in this thread.

I suppose that another temporary option would be to lock the username change thread until such a time comes when the previous username system returns.

March 20, 2008, 11:22 PM

Why lock it when you can just look in there sigs? Some people like changing thier names because they may have a new favourite character and have it as your username. I think its just as easy to find someones name in thier sig as it is to find it in there profile. Or just asking them.

March 20, 2008, 11:28 PM

Meh, I don't see the problem with looking at someone's sig if people are going to get *that* confused. Seems a good enough idea to me, a lot simpler than stopping name changes altogether for now...

March 21, 2008, 2:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Vegeta

What exactly is going on behind the scenes and why does it actually affect such functions?

I realise that I've asked this before but I'm hoping it might be answered in this thread.

I suppose that another temporary option would be to lock the username change thread until such a time comes when the previous username system returns.

We really don't want to lock username changes until that option is back. All I'm asking is people who have had name changes in the last month and ,continue to have name changes until we get said feature back, is please put their most well-known or previous username in their signatures OR if they don't want to use up sig space then put it in their usertitle. I honestly do not feel that's too much to ask.

March 21, 2008, 2:16 AM

Locking username changes would be rather pointless too, and it would annoy people if something that simple was taken away because it's easier for others to remember another name.

Like LA said, it's not difficult to put a previous username in your signature or wherever for awhile...

March 21, 2008, 11:27 AM

I think members should expect the implementation of an AKA field as opposed to the not-so well-thought-out feature we previously utilized. Mine in particular was becoming quite the clutter. ;p

Obviously it's not imperative that members update said field, but it would be useful; as with this current situation.

March 21, 2008, 1:59 PM

naaahhhh. i've been gone too long for people to remember me, anyway.

March 21, 2008, 3:19 PM

I recognized your username before when you come back, but now for the life of me I have no clue who you are. Not only will this be useful for me, but it'll be useful for the people who have no idea who the other one is. I really would like this implemented regardless, Kuja until we can get something back so we can see who people are that have had name changes.

I've received a lot of complaints, and I also can't remember who everyone is that have had name changes. It's rather irritating and quite confusing as well when I'm talking to a member and I should know who they are but have no idea because I can't check their profile to see their previous username.