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Is your display name the same as your login name?, wtf.
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post Aug 6 2006, 10:57 PM
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Gonna be totally honest, I didn't even know about this. mellow.gif

When you register, you have two options. You can choose a login name and also the name that everyone else sees.

Eh. Just seems a bit confusing to me. However, it does explain why sometimes people in the layouts section have different usernames than what shows up in their profiles.
 
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*brownsugar*
post Aug 6 2006, 10:59 PM
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DAMN.
I was wondering about that...like with people's layouts..I'll accept it and it's under one username..and then they'll PM me on another and I'll be like WTF.

But that definitely wasn't there when I registered. ermm.gif (Atleast, I don't think sweating.gif)
 
*Shinji_Mimura*
post Aug 6 2006, 11:00 PM
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I want to change mine. How can I change mine?
 
Just2Fresh
post Aug 6 2006, 11:01 PM
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Interesting. I think i put them the same so i didnt get confused >.>
 
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post Aug 6 2006, 11:02 PM
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Hey Dani, I asked Arjuna and he said you need permission from an admin to change it. It's so you can keep all your posts and stuff but you can change your name so you no longer have to unregister your old one.

Wow, I was so confused, haha! So anyway, do you people think it's a good idea? Now that I understand how it works, I like it. I just wish it would've came sooner so I could've kept all my old posts from my old username. XD.gif
 
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post Aug 6 2006, 11:05 PM
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Well, Ok. Brenden pretty much said everything for me. rolleyes.gif

The only thing is that you keep your PPD as well. So if you've been idle for a long time and want to raise it, you're probably better off making a new account.
 
*Kathleen*
post Aug 6 2006, 11:06 PM
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Eep. I'm still confused. sad.gif
 
*Libertie*
post Aug 6 2006, 11:07 PM
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Eh, yea.. What I'm wondering is why does that have to be different from your login name? sad.gif
 
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post Aug 6 2006, 11:07 PM
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They were different; Julie. for login and autodidact. on the forums, but now they're the same. I liked being able to login with Julie-dot, but it's okay the way it is now _smile.gif.
 
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post Aug 6 2006, 11:07 PM
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I think it's because cB didnt have that option yet when you first registered?
'CAUSE I DONT REMEMBER. ASLDKJASLDK


But, yes, it is.
 
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post Aug 6 2006, 11:08 PM
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oooh pooie so the only way to change your display name is to ask an admin? right hmmmm ok but it doesn't effect your ppd right? lol juss checking

//EDIT to the question yeah my Login name is the same as my username
 
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post Aug 6 2006, 11:09 PM
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No, it doesn't affect your post count or your account. Just your username that shows up/the one you login with.
 
*Libertie*
post Aug 7 2006, 12:01 AM
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http://www.createblog.com/layouts/index.php?author_id=50413
^That's an example, Mona has two usernames. I guess it's just confusing to me. pinch.gif
 
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post Aug 7 2006, 12:04 AM
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QUOTE(Libertie @ Aug 7 2006, 1:01 AM) *
http://www.createblog.com/layouts/index.php?author_id=50413
^That's an example, Mona has two usernames. I guess it's just confusing to me. pinch.gif

Wait, but isn't that just because she changed her username? huh.gif
 
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post Aug 7 2006, 12:06 AM
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QUOTE(Libertie @ Aug 7 2006, 12:01 AM) *
http://www.createblog.com/layouts/index.php?author_id=50413
^That's an example, Mona has two usernames. I guess it's just confusing to me. pinch.gif
no, i think the thing is, mona submitted those back when her username was gotnoheart, but since she had a name change, those weren't updated. it's the same way if you go back and read old topics. if someone with a name change is quoted, the name on the quote box doesn't change, but the name on the original post is different than the one quoted.

edit:
kathleen wins
 
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post Aug 7 2006, 12:06 AM
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QUOTE(Kathleen @ Aug 7 2006, 12:04 AM) *
Wait, but isn't that just because she changed her username? huh.gif

*nods* I'm assuming so. But it happens for new users, too, anyone who chooses something different for his or her display name.

I have the feeling that we're about to get it explained to us, though.

edit; I was late. Right, but late. XD.gif
 
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post Aug 7 2006, 12:09 AM
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dani, i see what you're talking about now with the whole display name thing after looking at the register page. i hadn't realized it, but mona's case is different (or so i think).
 
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post Aug 7 2006, 12:14 AM
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QUOTE(jumpropeforheart @ Aug 7 2006, 12:09 AM) *
dani, i see what you're talking about now with the whole display name thing after looking at the register page. i hadn't realized it, but mona's case is different (or so i think).

I had to look at the register page, too. People kept mentioning display names but I didn't know what they were talking about. huh.gif
 
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post Aug 7 2006, 12:16 AM
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Ah yes, it was that way when I joined.

My user name is OwnsYerFace. :]
 
*Kathleen*
post Aug 7 2006, 12:18 AM
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aw;haslgfhf g Someone put this in stupid terms for me. cry.gif I'm still not comprehending for some reason.
 
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post Aug 7 2006, 12:19 AM
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What's my name? Janette. and ily. <3
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go to the signup page. you'll see what we mean :]
 
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post Aug 7 2006, 12:21 AM
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I didn't understand that your display name would be a name for the forums and stuff in the beginning..so thats why I changed it. My login is different from my dislplay though.
 
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post Aug 7 2006, 12:25 AM
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QUOTE(I own yourr face. @ Aug 7 2006, 1:19 AM) *
go to the signup page. you'll see what we mean :]

I know where you fill that out and whatnot when you're new, but I still don't know what its purpose is.
 
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post Aug 7 2006, 12:32 AM
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What's my name? Janette. and ily. <3
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Now that my friend, is a mystery.
 
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post Aug 7 2006, 12:33 AM
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yawn :)
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this should help ya'll
 
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