Changing your own username

[Bozza]

Last night, I came within a whisker of installing a bolt-on that would enable users to change their own username if they wished.

Currently they need to get in touch with one of the powers-that-be and it is, if I'm honest, a pain in the arse.

Things to note:

- We can configure it so that a user can only change their username once every X days, where X can be whatever we like. So, for example, we could set it so that you can only change your username once a quarter.

- Every user will have a 'username history' in their profile so others can view what others names they were known by and when.

However, I like to pretend that you, the users, have a say in this so I'll ask what you think - should I add it to the site?

 

[Racek]

I read that as surname!

 

[DTES]

With those two things to note (particularly the time limit), yes.

If it could appear in some small font on every post (e.g. previous name as a "sub-title" or whatever you call the bit where [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION]'s posts say "You can change this") even better.

 

[Everest]

Once a year - just in case anyone is sad enough to incorporate their age in it.

 

[Titanic]

No thanks.

 

[Simster]

 

[fly high]

I read that as surname!

me too, must be our brains assuming it was the more familiar word!

Bit like the messages you brain can read even though it looks like gobble-de-gook
'7H15 M3554G3 53RV35 7O PR0V3 H0W 0UR M1ND5 C4N D0 4M4Z1NG 7H1NG5! 1MPR3551V3 7H1NG5! 1N 7H3 B3G1NN1NG 17 WA5 H4RD BU7 N0W, 0N 7H15 LIN3 Y0UR M1ND 1S R34D1NG 17 4U70M471C4LLY W17H 0U7 3V3N 7H1NK1NG 4B0U7 17, B3 PROUD! 0NLY C3R741N P30PL3 C4N R3AD 7H15.'

 

[Deleted member 18477]

Last night, I came within a whisker of installing a bolt-on that would enable users to change their own username if they wished.

Currently they need to get in touch with one of the powers-that-be and it is, if I'm honest, a pain in the arse.

Things to note:

- We can configure it so that a user can only change their username once every X days, where X can be whatever we like. So, for example, we could set it so that you can only change your username once a quarter.

- Every user will have a 'username history' in their profile so others can view what others names they were known by and when.

However, I like to pretend that you, the users, have a say in this so I'll ask what you think - should I add it to the site?

on the topic of change. How do you change your footer? and sub heading under your user name? and the picture as well?

 

[Kumquat]

The "Changing Your Sex" thread was more interesting...............

 

[Charles 'Charley' Charles]

I'd like to say yes, purely as my username is a name I've been called here, and in the real world for years which is fine. However, now we have signed Lua Lua getting notifcations of mentioned about me bleachng my hair, speeding down the wing etc is a tad irksome. So yes would love to be able to change my username, would be happy just to do it once though

 

[zego]

me too, must be our brains assuming it was the more familiar word!

Bit like the messages you brain can read even though it looks like gobble-de-gook
'7H15 M3554G3 53RV35 7O PR0V3 H0W 0UR M1ND5 C4N D0 4M4Z1NG 7H1NG5! 1MPR3551V3 7H1NG5! 1N 7H3 B3G1NN1NG 17 WA5 H4RD BU7 N0W, 0N 7H15 LIN3 Y0UR M1ND 1S R34D1NG 17 4U70M471C4LLY W17H 0U7 3V3N 7H1NK1NG 4B0U7 17, B3 PROUD! 0NLY C3R741N P30PL3 C4N R3AD 7H15.'

Not GOLBBE-ED-KOOL to me, just ROMNAL!

 

[Bognor Bystander]

I'm saying Yes ..but guessing that those who are happy with their current username (or surname) will not use it and those who would like to change it but don't know how or can't be arsed to will welcome it

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Yes, so long as you can't ever have more than one person with the same user name.

Although I have no intention of ever changing mine.

 

[mikeyjh]

I think yes - I set up my user name when I was new to 'message boards' not really thinking it through - It's too easy to identify who I am and I'm concious of certain things that would get me into trouble if I revealed...

 

[Deleted member 18477]

Yes, so long as you can't ever have more than one person with the same user name.

Although I have no intention of ever changing mine.

that's because your always smiling, your probably smiling at your user name right now!

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Meh...I'd say no- if you want to put off people requesting it from Mods just make it clear that there is a £5 admin charge or something to help pay the bills as well.

 

[Box of Frogs]

As long as people can't change it to a username someone else has previously used!

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Once a year - just in case anyone is sad enough to incorporate their age in it.

This - although possibly every two years.

 

[Norman Potting]

Yes with a time limit, I will defer to the all seeing and knowing bozza decide that one, anything that will reduce his workload.

 

[Drumstick]

No, It'd be abused just like the anti nsk spat you'd have people changing names to Dr.umstick etc and messing around, It'd also allow people to act even more dickish and then just change their name. At least this way you tend to have a 'personality' and may not want to screw it up being a dick such as transfer rumours etc.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

If it is a chore could it be set up that all users can change their username once say every 10 years, so in effect once? That'll allow those who want to change it for some reason (real name and the like) but not let people act silly.