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Febuary 4th Name Change

Discussion in 'Suggestions / Ideas' started by Below_Z3ro, Jan 26, 2015.

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Would this be an efficent method of preventing confusion regarding the name changes?

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  2. No, this should not be implemented (-1)

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  3. It needs some tweaking before being added (+0)

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  1. Below_Z3ro

    Below_Z3ro Well-Known Member

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    So when the new name-change feature comes out, a lot of people are going to be changing their names and it's going to be hard to remember who is who. I know that everyone keeps their stats and everything, but it will still be hard for people to tell who someone used to be. I don't know what the staff already have planned, but I have an idea.

    To prevent any confusion when everyone starts changing their name, maybe the player's original name could be displayed under their new name on the forums. So for example, any post that I create has my name next to it. This would now have both my new name AND my original name.

    [Profile picture]
    <New Name>
    Ying1161
    Obsesive WarZ Player

    Hopefully this would clear up any confusion about who someone really is.
     
    #1 Below_Z3ro, Jan 26, 2015
  2. SoMuchWinning

    SoMuchWinning Well-Known Member

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    What if I want to ditch my name completely?
    I think it should display the actual IGN in the player profile info instead. It would go away after 29 days.
     
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    #2 SoMuchWinning, Jan 26, 2015
  3. Lord_Roke

    Lord_Roke Forever the Forums Watchdog
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    The idea is good, but as Credo said, former names should only be displayed somewhere on your profile page.
     
    #3 Lord_Roke, Jan 26, 2015
  4. Signatured

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    Possibly a section on their profile called "Past Usernames"?
     
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    #4 Signatured, Jan 26, 2015
  5. Below_Z3ro

    Below_Z3ro Well-Known Member

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    That's a pretty good idea.
     
    #5 Below_Z3ro, Jan 26, 2015
  6. Lord_Roke

    Lord_Roke Forever the Forums Watchdog
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    There is already the tab "Information" on profile pages, just add it there?
     
    #6 Lord_Roke, Jan 26, 2015
  7. TheSinisterOne

    TheSinisterOne Goodbye

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    You should add a option called needs tweaking.
     
    #7 TheSinisterOne, Jan 26, 2015
  8. Andont

    Andont Well-Known Member

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    I would like to completely ditch my username (I've been stuck with it for about 2 or 3 years). The past usernames is a great idea, so people know what my new username is.
     
    #8 Andont, Jan 26, 2015
  9. Below_Z3ro

    Below_Z3ro Well-Known Member

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    Added
     
    #9 Below_Z3ro, Jan 26, 2015
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    I THINK we already have something that is able to do this. I'll check.

    For in-game, maybe you can hover over their nametag in chat to see any possible previous names?
     
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    #10 chickenputty, Jan 26, 2015
  11. Below_Z3ro

    Below_Z3ro Well-Known Member

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    I'm not sure how that in-game idea would work. Where would the previous names be displayed? I mean, there's not much room in the chat tab to begin with. Maybe we could have it so that in the tab menu, it could display past names under current names?
     
    #11 Below_Z3ro, Jan 26, 2015
  12. chickenputty

    chickenputty License & registration?

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    Minecraft has json hover events: [​IMG]
     
    #12 chickenputty, Jan 26, 2015
  13. Below_Z3ro

    Below_Z3ro Well-Known Member

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    I take it back, that would work.

    You know a lot more than I do :stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #13 Below_Z3ro, Jan 26, 2015
  14. chickenputty

    chickenputty License & registration?

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    Here is what the forum's username change log looks like: https://www.brawl.com/members/Santa/#unc
    Not sure if our forum UUID addon will tie into this. I'll have to fake my name to change I suppose.

    EDIT: Not sure if you can see the User Name Change tab, can you?
     
    #14 chickenputty, Jan 26, 2015
  15. Below_Z3ro

    Below_Z3ro Well-Known Member

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    When I clicked on the link it worked. However, santa is the only one who this shows up for. I'm assuming that's how it's supposed to be?
     
    #15 Below_Z3ro, Jan 26, 2015
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  16. chickenputty

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    Yes, he is the only person who has had a name change on the forums.
     
    #16 chickenputty, Jan 26, 2015
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