New users

[rod]

Could we have a welcome section where you could see the list of new members to join Answerbank with a report button facility if a username was obscene or almost identical to an existing user we could report it and that user would have the chance to choose another acceptable username? This would see the end to imposters and obscene usernames.

[acw]

Clever!  Either that, a filter on usernames so that names cannot be too similar.  Good plan Rod. 

[PATHIEF]

Yes. brill idea rod

[45703]

Agree its a clever idea rod.

[landie]

How about it AB Ed. Three cheers for rod. That should identify the imposters

[jno]

hmmm, sounds a bit like a gentlemen's club blackballing would-be new members: 'I say, Carruthers, this new chappie who wants to join, his pater's in trade don't you know!' Still, not a bad idea

[VINNY100_2]

//(. Y .)\\  Good try, I reckon the EDs seen this and done a runner to the country for the weekend.What about a list of Imposters in Red on the homepage( Wanted for Impostering )Ive just Invented a new word, so when hes not here we can avoid them.Lets face it he doesent seem able to ban them!!ps There's a copyright on that Idea!!

[VINNY100_2]

Actually Rod after reading it again looks like a brill Idea,come on ED.( :

[Horst88]

Who would come up with a name like snoteater? Can we have a way of banning usernames that refer to such things so that some of us can go on with using the site and eating our breakfast at the same time?

[pyoungcarri]

Why are some of the usernames appearing in green instead of black?

[smudge]

I share the same sentiments Horst88!

[jno]

for your first couple of weeks, pyoungcarri, an introductory offer aimed at weeding out impostors.

[snoteater]

smudge - I hope you don't share the same sentiments as horst88 - he has posted some very unpleasant stuff.

[smudge]

snoteater - I agree with hort88's sentiments on usernames that make me feel a bit queasy.