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mdfreeman7
Joined: 09 Jan 07 Posts: 45
Location: Fallbrook, California, USA
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:51 am Post subject: Changing username |
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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 |
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stargate

Joined: 09 Dec 04 Posts: 603
Location: North Attleboro, Ma USA
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:02 am Post subject: |
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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
I did request that the accounts be combined -- they were not
I do not play games with that account
I do use the account for that great democratic pastime of voter fraud ---
voting more than once in the forum polls
the request to change a username could be limited to users with
at least 98 completed games 
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cpsof95
Joined: 31 Mar 06 Posts: 177
Location: Finland
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:36 am Post subject: |
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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. |
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stargate

Joined: 09 Dec 04 Posts: 603
Location: North Attleboro, Ma USA
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:46 am Post subject: |
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changing your username could be a ONE TIME ONLY event
and the old name could be listed in the user profile |
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Spud

Joined: 26 Mar 06 Posts: 17
Location: Yorba Linda, CA USA
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:59 am Post subject: |
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stargate wrote: | I do use the account for that great democratic pastime of voter fraud --- |
You're a fine American. Maybe your skills could come in handy if we ever get a vote on the North American Security and Prosperity Partnership! Oh, wait... that'll never happen... |
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Alashar
Joined: 08 Nov 05 Posts: 112
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan USA
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:37 am Post subject: |
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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. |
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freduk

Joined: 18 Jan 06 Posts: 433
Location: Bristol, UK
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:23 am Post subject: |
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OK, I'll bite
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. |
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Alashar
Joined: 08 Nov 05 Posts: 112
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan USA
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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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?  |
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Spud

Joined: 26 Mar 06 Posts: 17
Location: Yorba Linda, CA USA
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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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)" |
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RyanMC SBW Developer

Joined: 13 Sep 05 Posts: 344
Location: Draper, UT USA
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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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. _________________ ---------------
-=RyanMC=-
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mdfreeman7
Joined: 09 Jan 07 Posts: 45
Location: Fallbrook, California, USA
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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stargate wrote: |
the request to change a username could be limited to users with
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Thanks for the support Bob. I'll hit 100 soon!
Spud's nickname idea seems good, but I don't know the logistical problems that causes.
(Shhh...Spud, watch what you post, there are Canadians here too!)
Thanks for the reply RyanMC. I understand that granting one request leads to having to grant all requests. It didn't hurt to ask.
I'm stuck with what I got. I don't want to start a new profile and lose the "amazing" stats I've compiled...
Thanks,
Matt, aka F'N Freeman, aka mdfreeman7, aka Big, aka Cookie
(I think thats all I've got... Spud, Goo, and Cetesq prolly have more nicknames for me they only use when I'm not around) |
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Spud

Joined: 26 Mar 06 Posts: 17
Location: Yorba Linda, CA USA
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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mdfreeman7 wrote: |
Matt, aka F'N Freeman, aka mdfreeman7, aka Big, aka Cookie
(I think thats all I've got... Spud, Goo, and Cetesq prolly have more nicknames for me they only use when I'm not around) |
Well, we lost "That Big Drunken Irishman" when you stopped drinking, so... |
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mdfreeman7
Joined: 09 Jan 07 Posts: 45
Location: Fallbrook, California, USA
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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Spud wrote: | mdfreeman7 wrote: |
Matt, aka F'N Freeman, aka mdfreeman7, aka Big, aka Cookie
(I think thats all I've got... Spud, Goo, and Cetesq prolly have more nicknames for me they only use when I'm not around) |
Well, we lost "That Big Drunken Irishman" when you stopped drinking, so... |
See Todd, the second A stands for Anonymous. Sheesh you're such a Normie.
Spoken like a the bloody Prod you are.  |
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Spud

Joined: 26 Mar 06 Posts: 17
Location: Yorba Linda, CA USA
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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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. How are all things made round? |
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mdfreeman7
Joined: 09 Jan 07 Posts: 45
Location: Fallbrook, California, USA
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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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?
I understand the difficulty in opening this can of worms, but if my my regular handle "Big" should show up someday I would smile.  |
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