Should we members be allowed to change our usernames on our own?

[tniem]

Originally posted by Asher
Replacing the regdate with a b2-14-99 or whatever wouldn't take much beyond a simple if statement.

Then write it.

[Asher]

Last time I checked I wasn't employed at Poly or Gamestats.

[Provost Harrison]

No, it was hideously confusing when name sluts such as Infatuation kept changing their name back and forth. I changed my name once but regretted it. I felt I had lost identity, so I reverted as soon as was earthly possible.

So no, I am glad it is like this. You have to give it serious thought if you want to change it, and it prevents people changing their names on whim and then later regretting the decision...

[DarkCloud]

I voted "no"
I don't like frivilous name changes... It gets confusing- then again... when people like Ninnyman create DL"s like Johnny Flashman- namechanges seem useful, but I think it preserves more forum order and less work for the forum as a whole to remember people by making them go through the mods and some bit of trouble to change their username.

[tniem]

Originally posted by Asher
Last time I checked I wasn't employed at Poly or Gamestats.

But part of what being in a community means is to give something back of what you have taken. Instead people like you just complain and complain about trivial things.

Who honestly cares if the date says Jan 1970?

It really is not that big of deal. Sure it would be nice to have that fixed but is it worth bugging Mark or Dan who run this site on a part time basis? Not to me. I would rather see the addition of the MOO3 site faster and day to day operations to continue to go smoothly. (And possibly to add a little more speed to the servers )

And if it is important to you or anyone that something is added than they should do something about it. Not just whine like a little child but actually do something. Whether that be make a write up on a game. Post links to new articles or in this case write a piece of the code that the admins could then use.

If you honestly cared then you would do this or just post your opinion and say that is that. Defend it if needed. But either in an effort to gain PC or just to be a pain to everyone, you go on and post tons and tons of pointless, painful posts. I for one am sick of it.

[Asher]

So you're proposing I buy VBulletin with my own money, write the code, then donate it to Mark? I need to see the source code in order to add things to it. I don't know how the DB is formatted, I don't have the code segment to modify.

I'm not constantly pestering about it, I just pointed out that if they weren't lazy about it, it could easily be added in. That point is true.

Whether or not they give priority to it is not important.
Given the effort it could be fixed.
End of story.

Edit: The irony here is I've probably contributed far more to the Civ community than you have, anyway.

[Ming]

Again... you call the people that work their brains out to provide you a site to post at for free lazy...
You don't have a clue, do you?
They have only so much time a day to work on this site. They would much prefer to update the news, add additional forums, get interviews with people from the game companies... things that really matter.

So stop your whining... what the hell have you done for the civ community lately

[Asher]

Lately I haven't seen anything I can do for the community.

Unless you have some suggestion?

[Urban Ranger]

Glonk,

For starts you can buy 'Poly items to support the site financially. Then if you care you can always help others with avatars and such. Just curious have you done volunteer work before?


Ming,

Forgive the kid. He has no real world experience He thinks that corporations flock to upgrade their hardware and software to the latest all the time, or at least should

[spartak]

Shame about the threadjack

but back on topic. I think the issue is really to do with quality control. Whats the point of changing your name from Zero_Tolerance to Zer0_T0lerance. Perhaps the mods can ensure that names are changed only once the new name is either original, entertaining or meaningful.

[MarkG]

Re: Shame about the threadjack

Originally posted by Gasmaske
only once the new name is either original, entertaining or meaningful.

got some php code for such a check?

[spartak]

funnily enough no, but with the current system the mods could refuse name changes if they suck.

*removes tounge from inside cheek*

[Winston]

I remember how Glonk/Asher helped me out with the best way of performing a HDD format a couple of months ago.

Go easy folks. This isn't the end of the World. Not even yours Ming, eventhough I don't recall seeing you post in quite that tone before...

[Ming]

Originally posted by Winston
Go easy folks. This isn't the end of the World. Not even yours Ming, eventhough I don't recall seeing you post in quite that tone before...

I get a tad annoyed when people call the admin lazy. This is their hobby, and they put in a ton of work just so we can have a place to post. It's one subject that gets my blood boiling.

[Winston]

Who am I to disagree Ming? We're all grateful for the amount of work the admins and staff put in.

But he said it once, it's not like he staged a crusade or something. Live and let live.