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Narck is offline Narck
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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by MarkG on 06-16-2000 11:33 AM</font>
2) I've created a thread where the changes will be posted
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>OK great, now I'm quite satisfied with the feature
Thanks.

Tom DeMille is offline Tom DeMille
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Ouch, I had changed my username to Tom' (I just like to be known as Tom so my last name is superfluous), and tested the 60 day thing by trying to change it back to Tom DeMille. To my surprise, I was able to.
(ReReading Markos' messages at the start of this thread, he does say that you are able to switch back, so no big surprise I guess).

Unfortunately when I tried reverting to Tom', it said I had to wait 60 days to switch. Oh well, that's what you get for testing if something works. It works, but not necessarily as you might have expected.

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What is this? A good piece of news to dam up the previous bad one?

No, but it's great. Now let's see if my sig works...

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adaMada is offline adaMada
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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by MarkG on 06-16-2000 11:33 AM</font>
1) the limit now between changes is 2 months. I think it's ok...

2) I've created a thread where the changes will be posted http://apolyton.net/forums/Forum20/HTML/000800.html

3) If someone totally changes his login(instead of correcting a spelling error or something like that), he can use the location field to put "Formerly known as XXX"(that is if he wants, he might not want to tell it to the world(it will be tracked though on the thread mentioned before))
<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by MarkG (edited June 16, 2000).]</font>
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Great!!

This was a great feature to add in, and now you've almost worked out all the bugs!

Thanks for your hard work and dedication.

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Sten Sture is offline Sten Sture
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Can we change our email address? Mine is an old email that I don't use any longer and I would like to update it without having to "start over."

I'll give it a try.

*nope*
<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by Sten Sture (edited June 16, 2000).]</font>

Geography Dan is offline Geography Dan
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hmmm, lemme see if I understand this...

Suppose my username was A, and I then changed it to B. Am I correct in saying that I would be able to revert it back to A before 2 months had gone by, but I would not be able to then change it to anything else?

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Sten Sture on 06-16-2000 01:36 PM</font>
Can we change our email address? Mine is an old email that I don't use any longer and I would like to update it without having to "start over."

I'll give it a try.

*nope*
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>you can, from the profile...

Sten Sture is offline Sten Sture
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Warning: Because we require email verification, if you change your email address, a new password will be created for you and emailed to the new email address you list. Thus, do not change your email address unless you can retrieve email from it to get your new password.

Sorry, I miss read this.

My bad - please disregard the email I just sent you - other than the "Hi!"

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Geography Dan on 06-16-2000 01:42 PM</font>
hmmm, lemme see if I understand this...

Suppose my username was A, and I then changed it to B. Am I correct in saying that I would be able to revert it back to A before 2 months had gone by, but I would not be able to then change it to anything else?
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>actually, there was a small bug that made the script to work a bit like what you said

it's fixed though: no matter what, if you make a change the next will be in 60 days...

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Testing.

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I'm back. : )

Oh, MarkG, I'm making a new civ3 site.
http://www.icedan.f2s.com/Icedan.htm

I've only just put it up. So you'll have to update that link when its done. :P
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Can the admins change the User Name of a poster? Say someone decided (foolishly and rashly) that they want their user name to be "MarkG's Whore", a username which is forbidden by the rules of the forum. Now, they'd get a vacation and a post count reduction, but would they get their old name back? I mean, if they wouldn't, they'd in effect be banned for two months.

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Can I ask a favour of an admin/mod??? Please. Could you change my login name to AI or revert it back. I performed a test of this name changing stuff without realising you have gone ahead and enforced the 60-day rule.

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The (piss) artist formally known as Provost Harrison is now known as HARDMAN II for the next sixty days. I didn't want to keep this name, but I am stuck. If any mod/admin can help, please oblige.

<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by HARDMAN II (edited June 16, 2000).]</font>

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does this work?

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Provost, you can now change your login. the 60 day limit is not upon you.

I wont do this again people, I have better things to do

Dont play with it, use only if you have really decided that you want to change your login

btw, "Lazarus and the Gimp" now has his original login. Anyone who does something similar will be geting a vacation...

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All this "formerly known" as stuff is becoming like Yugoslavia!
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Very very cool.

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So, let me see if I get this right? If I make a new login and decide I don't like it before 3 months (or whatever) is up, I can switch back to Giant Squid with no problems?

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Giant Squid on 06-17-2000 12:01 AM</font>
So, let me see if I get this right? If I make a new login and decide I don't like it before 3 months (or whatever) is up, I can switch back to Giant Squid with no problems?
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>

If noone else stole that login by then

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One question about this: if I took over someone else's old login could I also edit the posts they made with that login? That would be a bad thing in my opinion.

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Giant Squid on 06-17-2000 12:01 AM</font>
So, let me see if I get this right? If I make a new login and decide I don't like it before 3 months (or whatever) is up, I can switch back to Giant Squid with no problems?
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>no, if you change, you change for 60 days

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Paul on 06-17-2000 02:55 AM</font>
One question about this: if I took over someone else's old login could I also edit the posts they made with that login? That would be a bad thing in my opinion.
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>I'll look into it...

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You may be able to take a user's name, but without the password how could you ever edit posts?
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Hey, why am I not in the log? I feel insulted...

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Looks like Alan Bennett's humour doesn't translate well outside of the UK.....

A plan B is required.

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I tried changing my name so the "c" is capitalized, but it wouldn't let me.

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Not all people who change their name get the title of Co-Administrator. But when a login is no longer registered the title of that login is also gone. The forum script somehow gives these unregistered logins someone else's title, so your old login could become Co-Administrator.

The only bad thing about this is that if you switch back to your old login you are not really a Co-Administrator.

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ok, now old usernames are protected(I think). let's summarize


- your whole profile will be kept. post count, personal info, everything
- your old posts will keep the old username
- you can change username again after 60 days
- someone can not change into your old username


and people, please, dont play with this! you'll end up begging to be able to change back

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Thanks Markos, much appreciated. I am quite content with this one and have no intention of changing. But I totally agree with Markos, don't change your username unless you are really sure; it is more hassle for the admins and confusing for every other poster. My change is permanent, the only reason I used PH from the offset was for familiarity from old alpha.owo posters and couldn't think of anything better at the time.

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Now that changing one's name is different than before, is it possible for me to get my old username's posts added to mine? It's a detail, but it would be cool....

 
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