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[vandermolen]

I find it helpful that Spotted Horses, for example, puts all (or most of) his previous aliases at the end of his postings here.

[DavidW]

I appreciate that once disabled, a username can't just be picked up again or used by someone else.

No that was specific to PD/K at the time. But that does not even address the fact that you can change your handle to be different from your username. I created this new account to leave being a moderator back when the forum was still bugged. I made this account DavidW2, and then immediately changed the handle to DavidW (which is what you see).

But now, just like for most of the history, I believe you can use the same username again. That was a temporary bug.

There is nothing stopping John from changing his handle that we see to "Mirror Image." And I think everyone would appreciate that.

[Elgarian Redux]

Your "rebranding" was not baffling.

I have this stupid impulse to make a very silly re-entanglement of letters, believing from old experience that you'll be sympathetic, Karl. So I'm going to do it.

"It was unrebraffling, in fact."

[Florestan]

There is nothing stopping John from changing his handle that we see to "Mirror Image." And I think everyone would appreciate that.

This.

I briefly changed my handle to Il conte Rodolfo (taking a cue from Baron Scarpia at the time, Spotted Horses today) when we were actually urged to do that in order to avoid a bug in the old forum.

[prémont]

This.

I briefly changed my handle to Il conte Rodolfo (taking a cue from Baron Scarpia at the time, Spotted Horses today) when we were actually urged to do that in order to avoid a bug in the old forum.

I changed mine for the same reason to "aulos" but only for a few months. My impression was that this was very confusing for the other members.

There are forums where ones username and/or handle can't be changed.

[Den glemte sønnen]

My handle will remain the same regardless of what others say.

[Florestan]

My handle will remain the same regardless of what others say.

Until next week, that is.

[Florestan]

I changed mine for the same reason to "aulos" but only for a few months. My impression was that this was very confusing for the other members.

Mine too.

[Karl Henning]

I have this stupid impulse to make a very silly re-entanglement of letters, believing from old experience that you'll be sympathetic, Karl. So I'm going to do it.

"It was unrebraffling, in fact."

Faffulous!

[Spotted Horses]

This.

I briefly changed my handle to Il conte Rodolfo (taking a cue from Baron Scarpia at the time, Spotted Horses today) when we were actually urged to do that in order to avoid a bug in the old forum.

I don't think it was a bug. I think it was a case where changing handles would prevent a spam attack from trying make use of our public usernames. That's when I went from Baron Scarpia to Ghost of Baron Scarpia (if I recall right).

[Florestan]

I don't think it was a bug. I think it was a case where changing handles would prevent a spam attack from trying make use of our public usernames. That's when I went from Baron Scarpia to Ghost of Baron Scarpia (if I recall right).

Thanks for clarifying the issue.

[Den glemte sønnen]

Until next week, that is.

Or maybe tomorrow. Wherever the wind takes me.

[prémont]

Or maybe tomorrow. Wherever the wind takes me.

Så vi trenger ikke huske den glemte sønnen mye lenger?

[Den glemte sønnen]

Så vi trenger ikke huske den glemte sønnen mye lenger?

 

[Number Six]

You can change how your name appears on your posts, regardless of what your login name is. I figured that out after I re-enrolled. I had to pick a different sign in name, but don't have to display that name if I don't want to. 

[Dave B]

Anyone changing usernames could simply put on their profiles an explanatory "formerly so and so", thereby removing the identity mystery.

[ChamberNut]

I'm back to where it all began.

[Karl Henning]

I'm back to where it all began.

Nice!

[Jo498]

Thank you!
I might be dull or just not paying attention but I usually only get the vague notion that a person is an old acquaintance with a new name but I don't realize WHO it is.
For a similar reason I dislike frequently changing avatars (and often don't use a picture at all myself as I do here). But stable username and changing avatars is far preferable to changed usernames.

[Spotted Horses]

I've used a few usernames over the last decade, but I've kept the same avatar picture.