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Suggestion relating to the possibility of changing username/nickname


iamsammyboy

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So, I know that this is a hot topic and a much requested feature both on the website and here on the forums, and I have come to understand that the reason that you can't do this is that the username is tied to the direct identification of the account, so to change it you'd basically need to rip everything up from the roots and everything would ridiculous mess, etc. etc., aka. it's impossible. Naturally the easy way is to make a new account, less screwing-up-ings of the system that way.

 

My suggestion/question is if it'd be possible to have a separate value set as a nickname, which would be what shows in posts and such, and that the registered username is only related to the identification of the account in the database. (I'm thinking similar to how Steam have their SteamID's.) I know I've seen websites before where you do register with a username, which later cannot be changed, but they have the option to change your visible name. Another thing I kind of like is when there are timed periods for name changes, like only once every year, half year, or three months. I think it's a convenient compromise to avoid spam-like changes of usernames.

 

I do realize that this might have been in discussion before, and if this is an already addressed issue, I do apologize for the unnecessary post. Thanks. :)

 

 

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