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Old 03-07-02, 07:22 PM   #1
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A change in our Name Change policy

As a result of an increased volume in name change requests and the inherent confusion caused by name changes, we're going to be putting some restrictions on name change requests from now on.

Name changes are fine (as long as they aren't too frequent) up until you reach the 1,000 post mark. At that point, you have likely become fairly well known in the forums you regularly participate in, and requests will then be considered on a case by case basis.

ie: We can understand that a name like 'MasterBaiter" might have been funny at one time, but may no longer be how you want to be seen on the forum. However, if you're a regular poster, going from "Chasing Amy" to "Run Lola Run" won't be an option anymore. So it's not a complete end to changes, but because of the confusion these things cause, you'll need to give us a good reason before we make a change from now on.

Changes that are mostly cosmetic (case, spacing) will still be allowed

Also, any major name change will now require that you put "formerly known as [old name]" in your Location field for two weeks.

I realize that this might be a little upsetting to some, but please try to understand that with as many active members as we have, it's already hard enough to keep track of who said what in the past. Throwing name changes into the mix just makes it next to impossible.

Thank you for your understanding.
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Old 03-07-02, 09:35 PM   #2
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good to see an official stance being taken on this

and at least a week should be stressed.. longer would be appreciated


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Old 03-07-02, 09:39 PM   #3
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good to see an official stance being taken on this

and at least a week should be stressed.. longer would be appreciated

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Old 03-09-02, 05:42 PM   #4
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Changes that are mostly cosmetic (case, spacing) will still be allowed

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Old 03-09-02, 07:25 PM   #5
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Does this have anything to do with why 180proof/5centdeposit/sircaustic left Other?
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Old 03-09-02, 08:54 PM   #6
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Does this have anything to do with why 180proof/5centdeposit/sircaustic left Other?
Not that I know of.

This has been a source of concern for some time, and a recent spike in requests finally pushed us into creating the new policy.
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Old 03-09-02, 09:24 PM   #7
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Old 03-09-02, 09:36 PM   #8
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hey...what are you doing with mikehunt?
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Old 03-10-02, 03:21 AM   #9
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I still haven't out grown the juvenile humor

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hey...what are you doing with mikehunt?
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Old 03-10-02, 03:23 AM   #10
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I still haven't out grown the juvenile humor

it's pretty obvious from my posts that I haven't either
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Old 03-10-02, 02:13 PM   #11
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By the way, that was Randy's example.
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Old 03-10-02, 02:54 PM   #12
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By the way, that was Randy's example.
you'd think that his example would be somehow melon-related
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Old 03-10-02, 11:24 PM   #13
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Does this have anything to do with why 180proof/5centdeposit/sircaustic left Other?
absolutely not...Ethan left because he felt that he was spending too much time on the internet, not just this forum. His name change thing was his identity crisis, but he's back to being Ethan now
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Old 03-10-02, 11:26 PM   #14
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you'd think that his example would be somehow melon-related
Isn't it?
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Old 03-10-02, 11:30 PM   #15
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oh, and I was just about to ask Randy to change me to Frosty Feline for a change...
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Old 03-11-02, 12:44 AM   #16
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Isn't it?
i guess if you're masterbaiting with thoughts of ... n/m
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Old 03-11-02, 07:44 AM   #17
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oh, and I was just about to ask Randy to change me to Frosty Feline for a change...
Frosty Feline has sort of a nice ring to it!

BTW: I think this is a great policy!



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Old 03-15-02, 12:49 AM   #18
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I wonder how I can cosmetically change my name...hmmmmmm.
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Old 03-15-02, 02:05 AM   #19
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I wonder how I can cosmetically change my name...hmmmmmm.
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Old 03-15-02, 05:38 AM   #20
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Name changes is suckekekekekekekeke Glad to see you are putting caps on them a bit and doing them on a case by case event since a random name change can threw the forum off a bit.
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Old 03-26-02, 10:21 AM   #21
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I am soo with Jack on this. You get to know someone (by name) and then they change you have no connection to who this person is or was.

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Old 03-26-02, 11:11 AM   #22
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I am soo with Jack on this. You get to know someone (by name) and then they change you have no connection to who this person is or was.

yea really.. Im been so confused since my bigdaddy became CharlesC
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Old 03-27-02, 03:32 PM   #23
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I agree name changes are horrible.
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Old 03-27-02, 04:53 PM   #24
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i just wanted to go from pixyboi -> pixyjunket..

is there something wrong with that?
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Old 03-27-02, 05:56 PM   #25
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And I was just about to request that my name be changed to Boot the Twatlicker.
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