Why Post?

Sipowicz | 16:01 Mon 04th Feb 2013 | ChatterBank

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1. Why are people posting on the 'Username Amnesty' thread, when they want to keep the same name?
2. Why are some asking how long they have to change their name? That information is given in the opening post.
3. Why are some asking how to change their name? Also given in opening post!

This sounds like a lot of work for someone, adding needless posts is only making that job harder!
Rant over.

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Mick-Talbot

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That why I suggested a new thread where people put their request for a new username and 'only' their username. That way the Ed does not have to trawl through the drivel.

16:09 Mon 04th Feb 2013

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B00

I'm now confused...

Huh?

Prudie

Personally I can't believe the floodgates this has opened. Won't people for ages be saying I used to be so-and-so? Good luck with it Ed.

shoota

I asked to be known as ABeditor.....
That bit the dust!

Mamyalynne

You are in good company B00

factor-fiction

What's the confusion, B00? It seems all posts have been removed from the Amnesty thread where the posts isn't directly proposing a change

DJHawkes

A Clue for B00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHge2ag6dTk

B00

Which Ed said he would remove Factor in the OP.

factor-fiction

Hi B00. Yes, Ed did say "We'll likely remove off-topic discussion from this thread fairly harshly", but I don't think people realised that meant posts saying " I don't want to change" would be removed. Anyway, I was just trying to work out what the point of confusion was you referred to

parkie

//Why are some asking how to change their name? Also given in opening post!//
The opening post, Sipowicz, gave us an answerbank address to click on to find avatars already used but all that happened when I did click onto it was that I came back to the same page.
I could find no other avatar names.

factor-fiction

It does work parkdale, but it perhaps wasn't explained fully. If you put in an existing name (eg 'parkdale' or 'factor30') it goes to your/my profile, showing the name already exists.
If you then put in a new name that you'd like (e.g. 'neverbeenused') it will either:
(a) take you to the profile page of whoever already has that name or
(b) bring you back to the opening page, which confirms the chosen name isn't already in use.

parkie

Thanks factor. I assume when you say, if you put in a name, that's in the search strip at the top which is what I'll try.

parkie

It Works! It works!
Thanks again factor30. I'm pretty useless at this computer lark.

sunny-dave

I want a hyphenectomy - but only if I can replace it with a space ... but I can't ... so I'll just soldier on as I am

< sob >

starone

Ed said he would be ruthless with posts that did not belong, and you will see that he has been. So all the posts which weren't concerned with altering the name have been wiped.