Allowing username change, is it good? - page 2.

Asuspawer09

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Quote from: Upgrade00 on June 03, 2020, 03:05:38 AM

Quote from: Asuspawer09 on June 03, 2020, 02:45:45 AM

A unique user ID or ID number could do it but we already started without it.

Every profile has a unique user id, it's the last digits on the profile link.
Your profile link - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/asuspawer09-1136961
Your user id would be - 1136961
Even if the display name is changed the Id number remains the same.

Oww yeah, I forgot about that Grin

my mistake!

Still doesn't recommend since the ID number is not recognizable and we don't use it more often to identify a user, its more likely the username so it should not be change

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Quote from: Asuspawer09 on June 03, 2020, 02:45:45 AM

A unique user ID or ID number could do it but we already started without it.

Every profile has a unique user id, it's the last digits on the profile link.
Your profile link - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/asuspawer09-1136961
Your user id would be - 1136961
Even if the display name is changed the Id number remains the same.

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Quote from: LoyceV on June 03, 2020, 01:50:56 AM

It's confusing in a community, but since it doesn't happen that often, I think we can manage

My main concern is how it complicates my Trust list viewer, which relies on my list of usernames.

That could be a great feature to have here in the forum but your reason is enough already to not allow to change usernames here in the forum

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It could create confusion to other users even if the username change is recorded the forum just work out something with the username, and could also create web bugs in the websites because of the trust list history We just don't know if it could handle it.

Quote from: Upgrade00 on June 03, 2020, 02:13:39 AM

As long as it is done with discretion from yhe admins, then username change is not a big issue and would not have a negative effect on the community in terms of scam evasion.
However I would suggest an official log on such changes stating clearly the old username and the new one. I believe something of this sort was done by a member, I don't know if it's still updated. An official list will be more accurate. So any user who is unsure of who they're dealing with can visit such thread to check if any changes were made on the profile.

Something like:

Old username	New Username	User id	Date of change	Forum rank
_________________	__________	____________	___________________	____________________
xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx

Quote from: Little Mouse on June 02, 2020, 11:51:19 PM

Now, if someone had business with an user of the forum and came back after a long time, how much confuse will he be?

This would solve this issue and it will due to the low number of name change requests that are sent and accepted, it would be fairly easy to keep updated.

I thought of something like that too but I think the forum just works this way, and even if we did that it will still go to create confusion. A unique user ID or ID number could do it but we already started without it.

Another thing is a lot of users here in the forum might abuse this feature.

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The user we are talking about here has a good background history in this forum and change of name isn't something that happens often. Theymos only do that for users with good background if I'm correct.
Maybe a log would help or a tag on such user's profile.

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If some member has previous transactions and didn't interfere with anything, I think. it's okay. It's going to be weird at first, but they can immediately connect the dots if they have a different username. It doesn't affect so much unless that person managed to scam people and then just changed the username. That's highly unlikely, though.

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As long as it is done with discretion from yhe admins, then username change is not a big issue and would not have a negative effect on the community in terms of scam evasion.
However I would suggest an official log on such changes stating clearly the old username and the new one. I believe something of this sort was done by a member, I don't know if it's still updated. An official list will be more accurate. So any user who is unsure of who they're dealing with can visit such thread to check if any changes were made on the profile.

Something like:

Old username	New Username	User id	Date of change	Forum rank
_________________	__________	____________	___________________	____________________
xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx

Quote from: Little Mouse on June 02, 2020, 11:51:19 PM

Now, if someone had business with an user of the forum and came back after a long time, how much confuse will he be?

This would solve this issue and it will due to the low number of name change requests that are sent and accepted, it would be fairly easy to keep updated.

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Quote from: Rikafip on June 03, 2020, 01:36:07 AM

Quote from: Raytheon on June 03, 2020, 12:39:27 AM

That's the problem. There are many spammers and scammers who aren't being tagged. They can leverage the username change feature to change identities and then continue their dirty work.

I don't think that username change is something that is done easily/hastily. Not in this case, and not in those cases few months ago. AFAIK, all those that got their name change request approved were long standing and reputable members on the forum, that wanted to change the name for various reasons. Some random spammer can submit request for name change, but I honestly think that chances of him getting positive answer are slim to none (unless he churns out 50 BTC).

Maybe the OP didn't point out the problem clearly enough. I and some people in this thread thought that he was mentioning about username change in a massive scale. Yes, if username change must be submitted as requests and needs approving from admin then it's fine, although some jealousy may arise. Anyway, my point remains, username change shouldn't be allowed.

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It's confusing in a community, but since it doesn't happen that often, I think we can manage

My main concern is how it complicates my Trust list viewer, which relies on my list of usernames.

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Quote from: Raytheon on June 03, 2020, 12:39:27 AM

That's the problem. There are many spammers and scammers who aren't being tagged. They can leverage the username change feature to change identities and then continue their dirty work.

I don't think that username change is something that is done easily/hastily. Not in this case, and not in those cases few months ago. AFAIK, all those that got their name change request approved were long standing and reputable members on the forum, that wanted to change the name for various reasons. Some random spammer can submit request for name change, but I honestly think that chances of him getting positive answer are slim to none (unless he churns out 50 BTC).

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Few users have been granted that request by theymos and we all knew that reputation is also part of this decision and if you are an established member of this forum. However, some exception could be made like this case:

Quote from: theymos on February 27, 2018, 05:56:12 PM

Yes, a change from alia_armelle to alia is a minor change which I would normally do for anyone who can convince me to spend time on it. (If I recognize your username, I'm much more likely to handle your requests. I'm also much more likely to look into your scam accusations...)

I never accept payment for this sort of thing.

Likely its a case to case basis and depends on theymos judgement.

_{But like others point of view. Changing username could do some confusion and harm to such situation like potential scam deal}

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Its never a good idea man. I rather not see people with multiple personality disorders posting.

Easy for scammers to "run" too. Imagine seeing a theymos_original with a bunch of negative reps.

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If Username change was allowed to be done by anyone. There would be too much chaos and mayhem and scammers would use it to their advantage to confuse some other members.

For example they would make a deal or an Ann, scam someone then change the username just before a scam accusation is made and this would confuse the victims.

I believe Theymos receives so many requests to change usernames but he probably does the favor for a few reputable and old members who might have genuine reason to change their usernames without having to donate that 50 BTC first.

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Quote from: Little Mouse on June 02, 2020, 11:51:19 PM

I used to know who the creator is but he is not the one there. For a moment, I forgot that theymos sometimes changes username on request.

Nah, that guy sacrificed 50 BTC and "VIP" title for the name change: (jk)

Quote from: TheBeardedBaby on May 27, 2020, 03:43:12 AM

I had some 50 btc lying around and I just thought, why not change my name just for fun?

Quote from: iamsheikhadil on June 03, 2020, 12:24:39 AM

The spammers and scammers are exceptional, majority of users would love to use it to change their usernames for good reasons like if it's name revealing etc.

That's the problem. There are many spammers and scammers who aren't being tagged. They can leverage the username change feature to change identities and then continue their dirty work.

In general, I think changing username shouldn't be allowed. This is a forum, not a game - where you can freely change your character's name.

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I think a change in username should be allowed as long as their own username keeps attached to them like in their forum profile it can be shown their old username or their old username profile link redirects to their new username profile.

I think it's a good idea to able to change username. The spammers and scammers are exceptional, majority of users would love to use it to change their usernames for good reasons like if it's name revealing etc.

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Within last couple of months, a few users have changed their username. This creates a confusion. For example, today when I check the Spam Buster Club thread, I just had surprised that how can the thread creator be changed. I used to know who the creator is but he is not the one there. For a moment, I forgot that theymos sometimes changes username on request. Now, if someone had business with an user of the forum and came back after a long time, how much confuse will he be? What do you think? Is it a good idea to allow changing username? I do not oppose it but it seems it may create issue in future.

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