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theymos

administrator

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Quote from: joulesbeef on August 28, 2011, 10:33:17 PM

can someone provide a good reason to change your nick without talking to an admin first no matter your status?

I can see stalker and such.. maybe personal info getting out but I cant see any need to do so without talking to an admin. And sorry but that includes all ranks, if I can become a hero member, anyone can and that scares me. Shocked

Only moderators and members who have sent 10+ BTC to the forum can change it automatically. Hero members can't.

It's just a convenience.

joulesbeef

sr. member

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Merit: 250

moOo

can someone provide a good reason to change your nick without talking to an admin first no matter your status?

I can see stalker and such.. maybe personal info getting out but I cant see any need to do so without talking to an admin. And sorry but that includes all ranks, if I can become a hero member, anyone can and that scares me. Shocked

NothinG

hero member

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Merit: 500

Quote from: theymos on August 28, 2011, 06:16:31 PM

Done. Now only moderators, Donators, and VIP members can change their names automatically. Other members should contact me. I'll probably ignore your request if you have less than 50 posts (unless your posts are very good).

I shall be forever NothinG.

theymos

administrator

Activity: 5222

Merit: 13032

Done. Now only moderators, Donators, and VIP members can change their names automatically. Other members should contact me. I'll probably ignore your request if you have less than 50 posts (unless your posts are very good).

haploid23

legendary

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i agree with this request. i was personally scammed over $800 by a douche bag, then he changed his account name to try to scam other people

DiamondPlus

member

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That is nice, being able to change username, didn't even know about this. If I were to change my username, I'd put "AKA old username" in my signature, and leave it there for a month or so. I like how the these forums are so versatile, change username, lock your own thread, delete your own post, good forums, wish it would expand to be able to delete your own created thread, I've got a few floating around I'd like to delete as because I found my own answer to my question.

laydum

newbie

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Support. It should be something like 1 name change ever 60 days with a max of 3-5 name changes

Nagios

member

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thevapebook.com

Quote from: Grouver (BtcBalance) on August 02, 2011, 06:51:45 AM

On some forum I lurk, username changing could be done with valid reasoning via PM or Email to the administrator.
Abusing/spamming this feature resulted in banning.

This is how it is on the forums I run, and 90% of the forums I visit. Admins should be changing names, not end users.

jackjack

legendary

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May Bitcoin be touched by his Noodly Appendage

I didn't even know it was possible
I, of course, agree

Houdini

member

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Quote from: Raoul Duke on August 03, 2011, 05:38:08 AM

Administrators can always change usernames by request. Would be a better solution. I bet theymos would change your username in a heart beat if you asked Wink

I'd change his...

Always makes me think of a hot water bottle (thermos)... Grin

Anyway it seems surprisingly everyone agrees on this (I don't remember when I posted a suggestion on a forum with so much agreement), so come on admins do something about it ! And start booting known scammers please !

Raoul Duke

legendary

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Quote from: Nefario on August 02, 2011, 02:33:55 AM

+1 has my vote, on the other hand I'd still be known as anonygas if I couldn't change my username, and that would suck.

Nefario

Administrators can always change usernames by request. Would be a better solution. I bet theymos would change your username in a heart beat if you asked Wink

wumpus

hero member

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No Maps for These Territories

Quote from: NothinG on August 03, 2011, 04:24:31 AM

Jr. Member: 1/yr (by asking admin only)
Full Member: 2/yr (by asking admin or mod only)
Sr. Member: 2/yr
Hero Member 3/yr

Asking admin/mod would be a good idea in any case. They can prevent known scammers from changing their name, and can keep track of old names... Basing your rights on #posts is a bad idea as scammers might have "Hero Member" status (scammers are not actively banned AFAIK)

NothinG

hero member

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Quote from: deslok on August 02, 2011, 04:53:34 PM

Quote from: codler on August 02, 2011, 06:15:28 AM

+1, maybe set a post/rank requirement before one can change username.

In addition to this place a limit on the number of times a user name can be changed in a set period.
ex
Newbie-none
Jr.Member- 1/yr
Full member 2/yr
Sr. Member 6/yr
Hero member 12/yr

Newbie: None
Jr. Member: 1/yr (by asking admin only)
Full Member: 2/yr (by asking admin or mod only)
Sr. Member: 2/yr
Hero Member 3/yr

deslok

sr. member

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It's all about the game, and how you play it

Quote from: codler on August 02, 2011, 06:15:28 AM

+1, maybe set a post/rank requirement before one can change username.

In addition to this place a limit on the number of times a user name can be changed in a set period.
ex
Newbie-none
Jr.Member- 1/yr
Full member 2/yr
Sr. Member 6/yr
Hero member 12/yr

pekv2

hero member

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Merit: 502

That is nice, being able to change username, didn't even know about this. If I were to change my username, I'd put "AKA old username" in my signature, and leave it there for a month or so. I like how the these forums are so versatile, change username, lock your own thread, delete your own post, good forums, wish it would expand to be able to delete your own created thread, I've got a few floating around I'd like to delete as because I found my own answer to my question.

tysat

legendary

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Keep it real

Quote from: LeFBI on August 02, 2011, 08:43:08 AM

He's offering hosting now:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/antifaev-hosting-great-pricing-dedicated-servers-vps-web-hosting-domains-32050

Yea, I actually saw that right before I saw this post.... was thinking the same thing as the OP before I happened to read this post.

LeFBI

member

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He's offering hosting now:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/antifaev-hosting-great-pricing-dedicated-servers-vps-web-hosting-domains-32050

tysat

legendary

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Merit: 1004

Keep it real

Quote from: Grouver (BtcBalance) on August 02, 2011, 06:51:45 AM

On some forum I lurk, username changing could be done with valid reasoning via PM or Email to the administrator.
Abusing/spamming this feature resulted in banning.

I like this idea, anyone being able to change their username whenever they want is a bad idea.

Grouver (BtcBalance)

hero member

Activity: 530

Merit: 500

On some forum I lurk, username changing could be done with valid reasoning via PM or Email to the administrator.
Abusing/spamming this feature resulted in banning.

codler

full member

Activity: 191

Merit: 100

+1, maybe set a post/rank requirement before one can change username.

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