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mdfreeman7 · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:51 am Post subject: Changing username

Is there a way I can change my username?
Back when I signed up I didn't know how addicted to gaming I would become (thanks Goo, Spud) so I didn't use my usual handle. Now that I have several local friends on the site it kills me that I can't use my standard username in games with them. I know I'm whining. Sorry. Could I change it?
Please.
I'll be your best friend.
20,000 rainbows.
KIT
Have a bitchin' summer
Mrs. Dankert's homeroom sucked.
Hava brew, hava screw, Havasu!

Sorry. Where was I...?

~Big

stargate · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:02 am Post subject:

I support Matt's request

I also know that something similar has been done when a new user had
a problem with opening an account on SBW

I also started on SBW with a different username (14 total games)

I started using stargate when I realized I would be playing more often

my other account is still active Cool

I did request that the accounts be combined -- they were not Surprised

I do not play games with that account Smile

I do use the account for that great democratic pastime of voter fraud ---
voting more than once in the forum polls Twisted Evil

the request to change a username could be limited to users with
at least 98 completed games Smile

cpsof95 · Joined: 31 Mar 06 Posts: 177 Location: Finland

There's one problem with changing username. As you play games your opponents will learn your playing style, but if you keep changing your name, they don't know who they are playing against, which gives an unfair advantage to the player who changes his username.

For this reason, poker sites especially don't allow changing the username, as knowing your opponent's playing style is crucial in poker.

But since we don't play poker here on SBW and we don't play for money, I'm not totally against this.

stargate · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:46 am Post subject:

changing your username could be a ONE TIME ONLY event
and the old name could be listed in the user profile

Spud · Joined: 26 Mar 06 Posts: 17 Location: Yorba Linda, CA USA

Alashar · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:37 am Post subject:

In that save vein, it'd be nice to be able to keep your user name, but change your password. I used a longer cumbersome password when I joined, not having any idea I would be playing 10 times the number of games here that I play in the rest of my life (of course that was before Hacienda and Tikal came on board). A shorter password would be helpful.

freduk · Joined: 18 Jan 06 Posts: 433 Location: Bristol, UK

OK, I'll bite Very Happy

Surely you can change your password on the Edit Profile screen?
I've never tried it, and I'm not going to now, but the function is there.

Alashar · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:35 pm Post subject:

Yeah, you're right Fred. I don't know--I went looking for it once and couldn't find it--seems rather silly now. I wonder where I was looking? Embarassed

Spud · Joined: 26 Mar 06 Posts: 17 Location: Yorba Linda, CA USA

Perhaps the answer is to allow "nicknaming" wherein a player could change his nickname to anything but his username would aways stay the same. The player's profile would show the real username as well as a pop-up rollover--i.e., in Matt's case, "Big66 (mdfreeman7)"

RyanMC · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:55 pm Post subject:

At this point I don't want to open up the can of worms that is changing a username. Adding in a nickname would be possible, but a giant pain in the butt since it would require altering the code of every single game that is running or in production, so that takes it out of contention.

For now your option are to stick with the name you have, or start a new profile. Changing one name isn't that hard, but if we do it once we will get more and more requests, and it can become very time consuming.
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mdfreeman7 · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:40 pm Post subject:

Spud · Joined: 26 Mar 06 Posts: 17 Location: Yorba Linda, CA USA

mdfreeman7 · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:46 pm Post subject:

Spud · Joined: 26 Mar 06 Posts: 17 Location: Yorba Linda, CA USA

I don't know about anymore nicknames for Big Matt (except for the obvious "Sugarlips.") However, there is such a thing as "Pulling a Freeman." This is when you're consistently gung-ho to attend some event or gathering then you call at the last minute to say "Yeah... no, I can't make it."

Goo was just telling me today that he had to pull a Freeman on you the other night when the baby was sick. Laughing

How are all things made round?

mdfreeman7 · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:48 pm Post subject:

Beating a horse I suppose but...there is an efreeman on this site. A regular player like me. Maybe to help avoid confusion by others I could change my mdfreeman7? Wink

I understand the difficulty in opening this can of worms, but if my my regular handle "Big" should show up someday I would smile. Very Happy