How do I change my name?

Thorn · September 6, 2003, 15:32

Or is that feature disabled now? Thorn is a bit abrahsive don't you think?

St Leo · September 6, 2003, 15:53

I don't really think much about the meaning of handles.

Vlad Antlerkov · September 6, 2003, 16:03

Talk to Mark or Dan. IIRC, while vBulletin allows for name-changing, it has to be done by an admin.

Asmodean · September 6, 2003, 16:16

PM Ming...He'll do it for you in a jiffy.

Asmodean

Nubclear · September 6, 2003, 16:19

Asmodean: Do you host a website called nutwatch?

Asmodean · September 6, 2003, 16:22

No, Tas....why do you think that??

Hmmm.....Nutwatch. I hope that's not what I think it is

Asmodean

Nubclear · September 6, 2003, 16:24

http://www.ludd.luth.se/~asmodean/nutwatch/

It's a satirical site dedicated to the fight against religious nuts. Hence nutwatch.

And it has your name in it, so I was wondering if it was you

mrmitchell · September 6, 2003, 16:26

PM Dan or Ming. (Mark's in the Greek military right now, so I don't know how helpful he could be to you

)

"Thorn" is okay though...why not?

Asmodean · September 6, 2003, 16:32

Oh....I see. You actually be surprised to know how many Asmodean's there are on the internet. I'm by no means the only one.

Asmodean

Frozzy · September 6, 2003, 16:51

PM Mingy!

Gatekeeper · September 6, 2003, 16:51

Um, Thorn? I'm pretty sure you've changed your handle before, and didn't Ming, Dan or Markos handle it for you then?

Gatekeeper

DrSpike · September 6, 2003, 16:54

Hehe Thorn is probably on 'the list'. Still, I'm sure Ming will get around to the job eventually.

badams52 · September 7, 2003, 02:08

Quote:

Originally posted by Thorn
Or is that feature disabled now? Thorn is a bit abrahsive don't you think?

Was that feature ever enabled?

As far as I've seen, Ming and Dan have always had the ability though.

Frozzy · September 7, 2003, 04:07

You used to be able to change the handle yourself in previous versions of vBulletin.

geeslaka · September 7, 2003, 04:22

That feature was probably removed because of unscrupulous people changing their handles to make posts discrediting their opponents.

Ming · September 7, 2003, 04:22

Under the old software, there was a hack developed to allow users to change their own names. Now you need a mod to do it.

The standard routine is to send Me (or anybody else) a PM stating you want a name change, and what you want to change it to. As long as you don't change your name often, choose an already used name, or just pick one of those names we aren't going to allow... it usually gets done.

Frozzy · September 7, 2003, 04:28

Quote:

Originally posted by geeslaka
That feature was probably removed because of unscrupulous people changing their handles to make posts discrediting their opponents.

Actually, under vB software only the information on the front page keeps the old name, all of the posts you have ever made use your new name.

e.g. I change my name to... Frozzy II.

If I create a thread with the name "Frozzy" before the name changes, the main forum page will display "Frozzy" as having started the thread. However, if you open that thread, the original post will say "Frozzy II, ACS News Editor, [enter location], Aug 2002, 8.29pm".

Get it?

Asmodean · September 7, 2003, 09:15

Frozzy: What was your nick again

Asmodean

Nikolai · September 7, 2003, 09:21

Has Frozzy ever changed nick?

That I must have missed.

Immortal Wombat · September 7, 2003, 10:50

Frozzy used to be Redbull. Good change.

Rasbelin · September 7, 2003, 14:29

Yeap, he's a name changer too.

Thorn · September 7, 2003, 14:37

Hey Ming when is a good time to talk to you about changing my name?

Nubclear · September 7, 2003, 15:22

Just PM him and he'll get to it....I went from Tassadar5000 to Comrade Tassadar. I wanted to take plain Tassadar, but someone else registered it though hasn't posted at all in TWO YEARS

Ming wants to wait another year before I finally can claim Tassadar.

Ben Kenobi · September 8, 2003, 02:04

/me considers locking up Obiwan and dropping the 18....

ixnay · September 8, 2003, 02:13

On one of the other forums I visit, the user profile keeps a list of all previous usernames used by that user. That would be a handy feature to have, in my opinion.

DrSpike · September 8, 2003, 04:56

True, though people can check the topped name change thread, which goes back a fair while IIRC.

Frozzy · September 8, 2003, 05:45

June 2002, FYI

Asmodean · September 8, 2003, 07:15

Quote:

Originally posted by ixnay
On one of the other forums I visit, the user profile keeps a list of all previous usernames used by that user. That would be a handy feature to have, in my opinion.

Exactly. The thread on this subject is growing a bit long. + It would make it easier to keep track of what SS, Nimrod, :Warning:, Bodds, Park Avenue, is using as his current nick.

Asmodean

H Tower · September 8, 2003, 15:21

Quote:

Originally posted by Gatekeeper
Um, Thorn? I'm pretty sure you've changed your handle before, and didn't Ming, Dan or Markos handle it for you then?

Gatekeeper

EVC was disabled, Thorn's a dl.

Asmodean · September 8, 2003, 15:59

Really??

Thorn was Evan van Christoph??

Asmodean