Change your Username by yourself

[Giant Squid]

So, let me see if I get this right? If I make a new login and decide I don't like it before 3 months (or whatever) is up, I can switch back to Giant Squid with no problems?

[Narck]

<center><table width=80%><tr><td><font color=000080 face="Verdana" size=2><font size="1">quote:
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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by MarkG on 06-16-2000 11:33 AM</font>
2) I've created a thread where the changes will be posted
<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>OK great, now I'm quite satisfied with the feature
Thanks.

[Tom DeMille]

Ouch, I had changed my username to Tom' (I just like to be known as Tom so my last name is superfluous), and tested the 60 day thing by trying to change it back to Tom DeMille. To my surprise, I was able to.
(ReReading Markos' messages at the start of this thread, he does say that you are able to switch back, so no big surprise I guess).

Unfortunately when I tried reverting to Tom', it said I had to wait 60 days to switch. Oh well, that's what you get for testing if something works. It works, but not necessarily as you might have expected.

[Narck]

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Giant Squid on 06-17-2000 12:01 AM</font>
So, let me see if I get this right? If I make a new login and decide I don't like it before 3 months (or whatever) is up, I can switch back to Giant Squid with no problems?
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If noone else stole that login by then

[Paul]

One question about this: if I took over someone else's old login could I also edit the posts they made with that login? That would be a bad thing in my opinion.

[MarkG]

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Giant Squid on 06-17-2000 12:01 AM</font>
So, let me see if I get this right? If I make a new login and decide I don't like it before 3 months (or whatever) is up, I can switch back to Giant Squid with no problems?
<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>no, if you change, you change for 60 days

[MarkG]

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Paul on 06-17-2000 02:55 AM</font>
One question about this: if I took over someone else's old login could I also edit the posts they made with that login? That would be a bad thing in my opinion.
<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>I'll look into it...

[Scouse Gits]

You may be able to take a user's name, but without the password how could you ever edit posts?
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[Mad Lord Snapcase]

Hey, why am I not in the log? I feel insulted...

[Lazarus and the Gimp]

Looks like Alan Bennett's humour doesn't translate well outside of the UK.....

A plan B is required.

[Starchild]

I tried changing my name so the "c" is capitalized, but it wouldn't let me.

[Paul]

Not all people who change their name get the title of Co-Administrator. But when a login is no longer registered the title of that login is also gone. The forum script somehow gives these unregistered logins someone else's title, so your old login could become Co-Administrator.

The only bad thing about this is that if you switch back to your old login you are not really a Co-Administrator.

[MarkG]

ok, now old usernames are protected(I think). let's summarize


- your whole profile will be kept. post count, personal info, everything
- your old posts will keep the old username
- you can change username again after 60 days
- someone can not change into your old username

and people, please, dont play with this! you'll end up begging to be able to change back

[AI]

Thanks Markos, much appreciated. I am quite content with this one and have no intention of changing. But I totally agree with Markos, don't change your username unless you are really sure; it is more hassle for the admins and confusing for every other poster. My change is permanent, the only reason I used PH from the offset was for familiarity from old alpha.owo posters and couldn't think of anything better at the time.

[DiscoveryOne]

Now that changing one's name is different than before, is it possible for me to get my old username's posts added to mine? It's a detail, but it would be cool....