Record of Name Changes

tonic · September 25, 2001, 18:02

From someone absent from ACS for a while (6 months is a long time in the ether), what's happened to the handy list of name changes that use to be here? Can't keep up with who used to be whom these days.

phoenixcager · September 25, 2001, 18:38

I was complaining about the same thing a few weeks ago, but the mods didn't even post a reply to my thread!

DanQ · September 25, 2001, 20:03

Sorry for not addressing this sooner, but is this something that people really want? Looking for input -- please send myself, MarkG, Ming and MtG an PM (private message) if you are.

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Dan; Apolyton CS

MarkG · September 26, 2001, 00:58

you can find the old thread in this forum if you do a search.

beyond that, since may there have been very few changes, so...

Dauphin · September 26, 2001, 07:41

Thats probably because you need a mod to change your name these days.

Ming · September 26, 2001, 08:30

Mark has summed it up pretty well...
There have been so very few changes in names since the change over. Where as before, there were MANY changes a week, now...

If a high post poster changes his name, it is usually very obvious to people who he really is anyway

Dauphin · September 26, 2001, 09:23

Ming, I reckon you should change your name in order to knock your "enemies" off guard. That just wouldn't expect you to turn up and say "Case Closed" with, say, the username "SuperFluffy Bunny".

DarkCloud · September 26, 2001, 10:22

... Although not many people are doing namechanges nowadays- the feature would be nice to have.

Mercator · September 26, 2001, 12:51

So, if there are so little anyway, why not catch up on all the name changes that have taken place since the last report, right in this thread?!

Keep Civin' · September 26, 2001, 17:01

But has anyone been keeping track of the name changes? I don't know if vBulletin automatically keeps track of any changes of username.

OneFootInTheGrave · September 27, 2001, 04:33

But where is the last name change thread?

I couldn't find it...

Ming · September 27, 2001, 05:32

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Originally posted by OneFootInTheGrave
But where is the last name change thread?

I couldn't find it...

You just had to look harder

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=11961

It was on page 24 or 25

And as far as I know, the new software doesn't keep track of name changes, because we do them manually. (correct me if I'm wrong Mark) and we aren't keeping a master list either.

OneFootInTheGrave · September 27, 2001, 09:26

That was interesting

MarkG · September 27, 2001, 09:29

Quote:

Originally posted by Ming
And as far as I know, the new software doesn't keep track of name changes, because we do them manually. (correct me if I'm wrong Mark)

not it doesnt keep track....

Keep Civin' · September 27, 2001, 18:10

Quote:

not it doesnt keep track....

I guess that ends that then.

phoenixcager · September 28, 2001, 11:48

...but the admins do, since that is the only way for a name change now.

Ming · September 28, 2001, 12:26

Quote:

Originally posted by phoenixcager
...but the admins do, since that is the only way for a name change now.

While you are correct that it is the only way a name change occurs... but no, we don't keep track. Why should we? Just extra work. Many of the changes are simple ones like Change from all little letters to the same thing but with a capital letter instead... or I misspelled it, can you correct it... While there have been a few major changes, they are usually done for very good reasons... like Civ3site to big fluffy lion (or something like that) because he no longer hosted a Civ3 site.

As I said before... if some well known poster is changing his name, it is usually obvious. They either put it in their location field or signature (formerly known as), and if not, their style always gives them away in no time. Or, just look through the Apolyton Forum... because that's where most of the requests are in made.

Again... It was nice when the software did all the work... but that's not the case anymore. Now it just means more work, and there are far more important things for people to do then spend their time on keeping track of name changes, and then posting them

H Tower · September 28, 2001, 14:16

Quote:

Originally posted by Ming

there are far more important things for people to do then spend their time on keeping track of name changes, and then posting them

like adding stefu's smilies?

Ming · September 28, 2001, 14:22

Quote:

Originally posted by H Tower
like adding stefu's smilies?

YOU BET... some of the most worthwhile work done on the site

ColdWizard · September 28, 2001, 14:28

and discussing/debating where civ2 MPers should post threads about civ3MP

tonic · October 4, 2001, 01:40

It looks like the occassional Apolytoner is doomed to ignorance

- maybe there ought still to be a "welcome back" portal to ease the community re-integration process.

Dauphin · October 4, 2001, 13:11

My name change was never recorded.

Buck Birdseed · October 4, 2001, 13:56

Don't I know? Since you kept dropping hints about being someone else before, I actually went through the trouble of looking up the name change thread.

Dauphin · October 4, 2001, 14:13