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Posted Anonymously
CHANGE USERNAMES!
May 2 2009, 3:51 PM EDT | Post edited: May 2 2009, 3:51 PM EDT
Please support the first option of changable usernames! It WOULD BE AWESOME 2 have a different username! Dont u think? 2  out of 2 found this valuable. Do you?    
Lucario88
Lucario88
1. RE: CHANGE USERNAMES!
May 2 2009, 3:55 PM EDT | Post edited: May 2 2009, 3:55 PM EDT
"Please support the first option of changable usernames! It WOULD BE AWESOME 2 have a different username! Dont u think?"
that is awesopme! i want to change it on my site so it is cooler.
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Rachy1234
Rachy1234
3. RE: CHANGE USERNAMES!
May 2 2009, 6:01 PM EDT | Post edited: May 2 2009, 6:01 PM EDT
yea, that would be kool 2  out of 2 found this valuable. Do you?    
walrusworldstudios
walrusworldstudios
4. RE: CHANGE USERNAMES!
May 2 2009, 6:03 PM EDT | Post edited: May 2 2009, 6:03 PM EDT
I added it to the suggestion list. 2  out of 2 found this valuable. Do you?    
Madusha
Madusha
5. RE: CHANGE USERNAMES!
May 2 2009, 8:13 PM EDT | Post edited: May 2 2009, 8:13 PM EDT
Changeable usernames will cause a lot of confusion. It would be better if users could add a small slogan like thing under their usernames. This is done on a lot of forums. 2  out of 3 found this valuable. Do you?    
jeremy_wetpaint
jeremy_wetpaint
6. RE: CHANGE USERNAMES!
May 4 2009, 3:25 PM EDT | Post edited: May 4 2009, 3:25 PM EDT
Allow anyone to change their username without any limitations would probably cause a lot of confusion. Perhaps if some kind of restrictions were involved it would be feasible. 2  out of 2 found this valuable. Do you?    
Embertail
Embertail
7. RE: CHANGE USERNAMES!
May 4 2009, 7:18 PM EDT | Post edited: May 4 2009, 7:18 PM EDT
yes that is what i was thinking. that would be very confusing. people wouldn't know who you were. Do you find this valuable?    

Posted Anonymously
8. RE: CHANGE USERNAMES!
May 5 2009, 10:00 PM EDT | Post edited: May 5 2009, 10:00 PM EDT
What if only certain people could do it, like someone on a site I made spelled their username wrong. 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
BatFan
BatFan
9. RE: CHANGE USERNAMES!
May 6 2009, 3:02 PM EDT | Post edited: May 6 2009, 3:02 PM EDT
"Allow anyone to change their username without any limitations would probably cause a lot of confusion. Perhaps if some kind of restrictions were involved it would be feasible."
Well... It wouldn't be Confusing because it'll say the Day they Joined. You can even put you Old Username. Or it could give you an Option to Remind everybody.

I'M SICK AND TIRED OF MAKING NEW ACCOUNTS! I HAVE FOUR ACCOUNTS! PROBABLY SOON TO BE 50!!!
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Lucario88
Lucario88
10. RE: CHANGE USERNAMES!
May 6 2009, 3:43 PM EDT | Post edited: May 6 2009, 3:43 PM EDT
"Allow anyone to change their username without any limitations would probably cause a lot of confusion. Perhaps if some kind of restrictions were involved it would be feasible."
maybe auto send a message to all members
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jeremy_wetpaint
jeremy_wetpaint
11. RE: CHANGE USERNAMES!
May 19 2009, 8:41 PM EDT | Post edited: May 19 2009, 8:41 PM EDT
It seems obvious that it would be a bad idea to just let anyone change their username any time and as many times as they want. That would get really confusing. What if changing a username was a something you had to pay a few dollars to do? That would discourage people from doing it willy-nilly yet still provide the option in those cases where someone really needs to make a change.

Of course there would always be the option to just create a new account for free, so it would be purely optional. What do you guys think? Am I crazy?
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DerCat
DerCat
12. RE: CHANGE USERNAMES!
May 19 2009, 8:42 PM EDT | Post edited: May 19 2009, 8:42 PM EDT
Yes and no. I think it is true that it would be confusing, but paying just sounds absurd! 2  out of 2 found this valuable. Do you?    
DerSpanier
DerSpanier
13. RE: CHANGE USERNAMES!
May 19 2009, 8:44 PM EDT | Post edited: May 19 2009, 8:44 PM EDT
Perhaps make a time limit on it? Make it a yearly thing? 1  out of 2 found this valuable. Do you?    
DerCat
DerCat
14. RE: CHANGE USERNAMES!
May 19 2009, 8:45 PM EDT | Post edited: May 19 2009, 8:45 PM EDT
Nice! 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
DerSpanier
DerSpanier
15. RE: CHANGE USERNAMES!
May 19 2009, 8:46 PM EDT | Post edited: May 19 2009, 8:46 PM EDT
Thank you. 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
DerCat
DerCat
16. RE: CHANGE USERNAMES!
May 19 2009, 8:47 PM EDT | Post edited: May 19 2009, 8:47 PM EDT
welc 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    

1#brave
17. RE: CHANGE USERNAMES!
May 19 2009, 10:11 PM EDT | Post edited: May 19 2009, 10:11 PM EDT
Instead of paying, your wiki could get a header ad. Wow, that would be tough. Do you find this valuable?    

Posted Anonymously
18. RE: CHANGE USERNAMES!
May 24 2009, 4:08 PM EDT | Post edited: May 24 2009, 4:08 PM EDT
"Nice!"
Spanier you're funny. :P
Flying_Piggy.
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DerSpanier
DerSpanier
19. RE: CHANGE USERNAMES!
May 24 2009, 4:12 PM EDT | Post edited: May 24 2009, 4:12 PM EDT
I thank you. Do you find this valuable?    
youngestgarguah
youngestgarguah
20. RE: CHANGE USERNAMES!
May 24 2009, 4:33 PM EDT | Post edited: May 24 2009, 4:33 PM EDT
"It seems obvious that it would be a bad idea to just let anyone change their username any time and as many times as they want. That would get really confusing. What if changing a username was a something you had to pay a few dollars to do? That would discourage people from doing it willy-nilly yet still provide the option in those cases where someone really needs to make a change.

Of course there would always be the option to just create a new account for free, so it would be purely optional. What do you guys think? Am I crazy?"
I think that you shoul do the paying thing. Charge like $0.99 to change your username, and make it so you can only change it once. That would be the best bet.
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