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Sam Tabar Inner circle Austin, Texas 1050 Posts |
Hi,
The current username I'm using is an anagram of my full name. Can I change it to Sam, which is the name I use when I do magic.
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Gene Café Forum Developer Howard City, MI 276 Posts |
Sorry, "Sam" is already taken.
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Sam Tabar Inner circle Austin, Texas 1050 Posts |
Oh I see. I guess I'll just have to stick to my current username. Anyway, thanks Gene.
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Gene Café Forum Developer Howard City, MI 276 Posts |
If you want to try others, you can use the search engine's "search for username" feature. Just type in the first few characters of the name you want to try, and it will give you a list of all the usernames with those three characters. If a name you want is not in the list, chances are you'll be able to get it.
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Sam Tabar Inner circle Austin, Texas 1050 Posts |
Ok I'll try that.
"Knowledge comes from finding the answers, but understanding what the answers mean is what brings wisdom." - Anonymous
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RealDeal JU Veteran user New Jersey 375 Posts |
Gene,
Is it possible to update a username? I would like to make mine RealDeal JU. Is there anyway to do that without losing my posts and all that? Thanks. Jim
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Gene Café Forum Developer Howard City, MI 276 Posts |
Sure, I think we can manage that.
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RealDeal JU Veteran user New Jersey 375 Posts |
Thanks Gene!!
I really appreciate it. I always just tried to type it in like that when I logged in to see if that would change it but it always just went to lowercase. Maybe you can put some thought into that for the next time you update the Café. I have taken a few computer language classes and I don't think that would be too hard to do. Or even make an option in the "Edit Preferences" section where you can edit your username. You wont be aloud to cange your name but to edit it would be alright. This can be accomplished on AOL Instant Messanger. I'm sure the coding wouldn't be that extensive. Just a thought. Thanks again!! RealDeal JU a.k.a Jim
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Gene Café Forum Developer Howard City, MI 276 Posts |
It's not just lowercase, there's an added space now too, so it is different. You're right, though, it wouldn't take much coding to allow that, but it would be confusing to people. If we begin including the text field to edit usernames, people will assume they can change their names to whatever they want. If it's meant only to allow case changes, people won't really understand that. One might suggest that a note should be added to explain, but I submit that most people wouldn't even read the note. As an example of that, take the new PM system. There's been an FAQ available since it was installed, and still people asked questions that were already answered there.
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RealDeal JU Veteran user New Jersey 375 Posts |
I got ya. Yea most people who aren't familiar with computers might not be able to figure that out. I guess it's because I have been involved with computers so I assume it is all just common knowledge. But you know what they say about assuming
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Gene Café Forum Developer Howard City, MI 276 Posts |
Quote: Um, yeah, I sure do, but you know it's an awful tough habit to break. ... you know what they say about assuming ...
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b o b 0 Posts |
Brian, Try "s(space)a(space)m(space)
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