ATTENTION: Profile changes!

[HakureiSM]

Seconding E-Mouse on this.

[The Girl with the Golden Smile]

I couldn't think of a sensible nickname and i removed the reference to my nickname in my display thing too.

Will try to think of something sensible before it's mod only.

[Whatthe]

I couldn't think of a sensible nickname and i removed the reference to my nickname in my display thing too.

Will try to think of something sensible before it's mod only.

Your nickname and display name can overlap as much as you want?your username is what you want to keep secret..

[Azure Lazuline]

A lot of people seem to be confused about the terminology and what name does what, so maybe a word switch is in order? Login name, profile name, and display name, perhaps?

[E-Nazrin]

Yeah, that would be the clearest set of terms for it, I think, but I'm not sure how easy that would be to set up.

[Chronojet ⚙ Dragon]

How about the "Username" part in people's profile pages? That has their login names right there, plain as day.

[Conqueror]

Only the user in question (and the admins?) can see the Username field on the profile page.

[helvetica]

How about the "Username" part in people's profile pages? That has their login names right there, plain as day.

Only staff and yourself can see it.  You can't see it on anyone else's profile.

[♛ Apher-Forte]

Thanks TSO, I think this will make things a lot safer yes.

[Dizzy H. "Muffin" Muffin]

Hmm ... Toying with the idea of changing my login-name to something which would function as a fairly strong password ... :3

[Kerigis]

Not only safer, but quicker on Identification!
Many thanks!

[VIVItheFujoshi]

Done.
this is wonderful, now i have two wonderful names XD

[The Greatest Dog]

Hmm. How curious.

Well, I couldn't think of anything witty, so I went with a quick Google translation and came up with fanatico de zorro.

I'm probably gonna toy with things a bit more, now, though.

[Youkai of Tea]

After reading the posts here I am more confused than before.

I do understand that "User Name" is supposed to be the log-in name which you should keep secret.

Will the "Nickname" always stay where it is displayed now or will it replace what "Name" currently does in the Account Settings?
If so, does that mean we will not be able to change our displayed names in the forum at all?

[helvetica]

You can change display name freely.  Nickname will be displayed if your display name (the "name" field in your profile) does not match it.  Nickname will not be user changeable, once it's set it can only be changed by an admin.  We're allowing people to freely edit it until the 20th since we just introduced the field, but after that you will not be able to change it.

The idea is to have some sort of indicator in which to identify you by.  This used to be the username field, but now that it's obvious we're going to be attacked for the foreseeable future, I decided to implement a new profile field to serve the purpose that wasn't involved in the login process at all.

[N-Forza]

But what if I want my user name to be my nickname?

[Agent of the BSoD]

But what if I want my user name to be my nickname?

That pretty much defeats the purpose. The point of the new usernames is so nobody can hack you / log you out. I wanted to keep Agent of the BSoD as my username, but if a new one is in order, you better think of one. It's just something that people will have to get used to. It's not really that big of a deal anyway, since no one else can see it. (except the admins, and you)

[helvetica]

But what if I want my user name to be my nickname?

Then give me a new username to change your current one to?

[N-Forza]

Oh, for some reason I couldn't think you could do that. I'll get back to you later then.

[helvetica]

You can't but an admin can.

[dustyjo]

How do we change our login names, anyway? gfdsgfsdg nevermind

[Whatthe]

How do we change our login names, anyway?

Only admins can change usernames, so you have to PM an admin.

[Rabbit]

I can't see the field.  I know it's a long shot to ask (due to ridiculousness), but has it not been implemented for all accounts yet or is there some other problem?

[Zengar Zombolt]

I can't see the field.  I know it's a long shot to ask (due to ridiculousness), but has it not been implemented for all accounts yet or is there some other problem?

The field will be locked for editing after 2/20.

[helvetica]

No I said from the start the field is open for editing up until the 20th.  That was 2 days ago.  You now have to ask an admin to get the field changed.