Can you change your username?

[Bloodbane7]

Well whether or not they are in the rules shouldn't matter if the webmaster steps in. The webmaster has the right to change the rules at any time, they are his rules. And what he posted is good enough for me explaining reasons why he doesn't change usernames for free. I'm sure he has better things to do than change everyones username all day. If it was my site, I wouldn't even allow username changes because it may not be time consuming to change ONE name, but imagine tons of users wanting to change their name because its free.

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Yes indeed he doesn't have the time to change everyone's username, he also most likely doesn't have enough time to pay attention to arguments like these because random people get the response that the rules are fuzzy and the whole "donation" argument breaks out.

 

[Bloodbane7]

Agreed.

 

[Pyritie]

yeah hakeem and ralle really need to go ahead and implement the new rules

they've been sitting on them for ages

 

[Dr Super Good]

I personally would let people change their username once every few years for free, only if they are not heavilly active or well known. If no one knows who the hell some one is then no one will even know about a name change.

In games I am a strong believer that people should be able to change their username when ever they want however all links to them still apply.

 

[Ralle]

I hate name changes. We used to just not allow it at all.

So having to give money for a name change is better than not having the option at all is it not?

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Well I don't believe the argument is whether or not you should have to pay for a name change anymore, it's just that some people don't like the wording calling it donations and other people feel the rules are a bit fuzzy allowing some people to get away with free name changes. I'm not saying to remove the cost of name changing, I'm just saying:

yeah hakeem and ralle really need to go ahead and implement the new rules

is probably best because this argument won't go away until you have concrete rules that say exactly in what situations you can have a name change. I believe the reason this argument has gone on so long is because the rules aren't exactly clear and have doubt which in the opinion of the moderators can change from person to person. Basically, there's enough "if" that's unwritten that people will think that by pushing their argument they may still be able to get a free name change.

 

[Mr. Bob]

I hate name changes. We used to just not allow it at all.

So having to give money for a name change is better than not having the option at all is it not?

Yes, but don't call it donating..It makes me not want to pay even more. Then again, my name is to awesome to change so I think we're good in that respect.

 

[Statharas]

I need to change 5 letters in my name dude D:

 

[Oohforf]

I also agree that name changing should be free, but...

I don't think Ralle is going to change the rules of username chaning anytime soon, so... not really any point of arguing.

 

[The Reborn Devil]

I like the rules how they are. If everyone could change their name for free then many would change their name which would lead to a lot of confusion. If you hate your name so much you can't stand the sight of it then just pay. If you don't then that just means you don't really hate your name that much.

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Wow, I thought this argument was over with a while ago,

See what you did Ralle? SEE?

 

[Azndragon]

$20 for a username change is a bit unreasonable. What's gonna stop anyone from just re-creating another account? You should get like 3 free username changes, and after that, no more changes.

Whats going to stop people from re-creating another account are:
Posts
Reputation
Friends
Fame
And possibly the date of registration... As the hive respects older members far more than the newer ones.

 

[Deolrin]

And the fact that you're not allowed to multi-account. :/

 

[Oziris]

I have a little request, can my name be changed from Oziris to Osiris? It's just a little change. When i was younger, 4 years ago i didn't know if Oziris or Osiris was correct. So i went with Oziris. Thank you.

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

I have a little request, can my name be changed from Oziris to Osiris? It's just a little change. When i was younger, 4 years ago i didn't know if Oziris or Osiris was correct. So i went with Oziris. Thank you.

This probably isn't the best place to do this, try contacting a mod who can do this sort of thing.

 

[Joe-black-5]

Admin contact is your best friend
or just bump into Hakeem/Ralle in chat

 

[Kwah]

Closed as this thread really doesn't need 5 pages of discussion.

However, rule does seem a tad stupid.

Wink.