Those stupid names

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Those stupid names Dec 1, 2010 19:09:49 GMT -5

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Post by [Ree]craft on Dec 1, 2010 19:09:49 GMT -5

Okay, well, lately I have been updating a certain list in which I must read and write down A MEMBER'S NAME. Now this is really really hard if each member has decided to CHANGE THEIR NAME to something completely different. So pretty much:

If you're going to change your name please still make it clear who you are.

Staff have a little more room to maneuver, since they have pretty colored names, but say we have two librarians who BOTH CHANGE THEIR NAME TO SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. You know how confusing that is? Most people do not memorize other peoples avatars and signatures.

An example of such confusion:
Bob is rping with Jerry

Bob posts
Jerry posts
Bob posts
JERRY CHANGES NAME TO ZETCH
Jerry/Zetch posts
Bob... er are you Jerry?
Jerry: yeah, I just decided to change my name, sig, and avatar.

0_0 so yeah, see my point?

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Those stupid names Dec 1, 2010 19:14:55 GMT -5

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Post by Lulu on Dec 1, 2010 19:14:55 GMT -5

Yeah, I understand how this can be annoying, but I doubt it's going to stop most people from changing their names...hopefully they make it clear who they are, though. Also, if you scroll over the clickable namelink (pretty sure this works on most browsers) you'll see at the bottom of the screen the full link address appear, with the person's actual username, too. That's what I do when I need to find out who someone is, because normally peoples' usernames are somewhat similar to their actual names^^

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Those stupid names Dec 1, 2010 19:29:34 GMT -5

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Post by Prince Inigo on Dec 1, 2010 19:29:34 GMT -5

I tend to memorize the username if they change the display name. scaredofthedark93 is Dee; x(x?)bananapiethiefx(x?) is Micra; they're the main ones I would probably have to remember (minus Dee now since her new Librarian-ness) if they changed their names.

Yah.

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[Ree]craft Career Tribute [M:-1715] 582 POSTS last seen Nov 30, 2011 1:03:26 GMT -5	Those stupid names Dec 1, 2010 20:09:43 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by [Ree]craft on Dec 1, 2010 20:09:43 GMT -5 Oh, Lulu you are so right. has fun with new technique