Name change idea

[PhoenixAsh]

I was reading the announcements and I had an idea.

What if every three months or so a thread was made in GC taking requests for name changes and left open for a week say. Then a limited (predecided) number were taken and announced. That would mean members could keep track of who's who, and admins would have an easier time making and monitoring changes.

I know this could result in people making requests for the sake of it, but if a limit is put on the number taken, and people are only allowed to request every other thread it should keep numbers down. A waiting list system could be used for people rejected first time if there is a rush.

I don't know if name changes are a hassle at all or not, but I thought I'd mention it.

[Shlup]

Its not really a big deal; we already put a "Formerly" field in profiles to try and make it easier for people to keep track.

[Yamaneko]

Nah. People like to change their names at different times. Doing this would remove the spontinaety of things.

[Del Murder]

Plus it would make confusing people much more difficult.

[Yamaneko]

I never did figure out who Super Delete was. Oh well.

[eestlinc]

just pick a good name when you register and then it won't be a problem.

[ZeZipster]

Or you could be like me and pick a bad name but stick with it.

[eestlinc]

that's the spirit!!

[Peegee]

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