They Really Should Allow Us To Change Our Forum Names

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Originally Posted by Edax

We don't need Titanman impersonating other forum posters with constant name changes.

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Why I suggested making people pay for it.

Or put a delay on it. First one takes 2 days to take effect. Next takes a week....

Or only 1 per month or maybe per year,

Maybe a combination of these.

As someone who takes breaks from the forum, it's nice to be able to recognize names at a glance.

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Originally Posted by Edax

We don't need Titanman impersonating other forum posters with constant name changes.

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They would likely program it so that no two accounts can have the same name(if it isn't already like that anyways...)

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Originally Posted by MsQi

Why I suggested making people pay for it.

Or put a delay on it. First one takes 2 days to take effect. Next takes a week....

Or only 1 per month or maybe per year,

Maybe a combination of these.

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The problem is that Titanman can pay for it, given all his level 80 alts and forum accounts.

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Originally Posted by SavishSalacious

Why so more people can just troll the forum posts? This is a waste of a thread.

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It's a basic feature on many other forums and I don't think people should miss out on something just because of 'trolls'.

Y'all just mad you didn't get your user name right on the first try.

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Originally Posted by Edax

The problem is that Titanman can pay for it, given all his level 80 alts and forum accounts.

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You just read the first line didn't you? :D

Besides that, denying something to those who would use it responsibly because of those who would abuse it, is tyrannical thinking.

The forum name exists so others can identify posts as coming from a specific account. The meaning behind the name you pick might stop being relevant to you but the name itself remains relevant to others who use it to identify which posts are yours. If people keep changing their name, even if months apart, that connection gets lost.

Pick a neutral name in the first place and you don't have to worry about the meaning staying relevant to you.

I wouldn't object to a one time only forum name change for those who initially choose a name they come to regret but I would be against any form of regular name changes.

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Originally Posted by MsQi

You just read the first line didn't you? :D

Besides that, denying something to those who would use it responsibly because of those who would abuse it, is tyrannical thinking.

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Do you think a lack of features somehow equates to tyranny?

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Originally Posted by Jojoya

The forum name exists so others can identify posts as coming from a specific account.

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Yes and no. There are things that identify the account besides the name. All past posts would remain connected to the account, more than likely the name would change on all previous posts. If not, search could be setup to return posts under previous names when the new name is used.