Why Aren't We Allowed To Change Name

[ilw]

Not that i really want to, but it makes no sense to me. Surely the name isn't stored with each post but rather the members id? I tried searching for the post that initially imposed the ban but came up empty.
Is the rule supposed to reduce load on the server or the admin(s)?

[DanB]

I always thought it was something to do with strain on the database :unsure:

[Afronaut]

Originally posted by danb@24 July 2004 - 12:47
I always thought it was something to do with strain on the database :unsure:
All I "know" is the names on the allready made posts would be changed and
that stresses the Database. Its not only the member ID that changes.

I could be wrong on this but thats what i heard from 7th long time ago.

:cool2:

[JONNO_CELEBS]

If it puts such a strain on the DB like 7th said, why has Error now become Entity?
And that's not the first time either. :rolleyes:
7th changed a few accounts while he was here :)
Strain on the db is bollocks :rolleyes:

btw, Not having a go at you SLinger cos I remember this discussion too :)

Jonno B)

[ilw]

As i understand it, changing a name should be less strain on the database than me making this post. Thats assuming invision didn't need to do something strange...

[rookiecrd1]

That was probably another lie that 7th told you guys so that he wouldn't have to deal with anything.

Its fine with me if people want to change their username even after 1000 posts. There is no strain on the DB, it's simply replacing one name with another.

There are over 90,000 members registered at this forum. If the Db can handle that, why shouldn't it be able to handle a simply thing like changing a name.

7th fed you all a lot of garbage. He fed it to me too unfortionatly.

Brian

[Cheese]

Originally posted by rookiecrd1@24 July 2004 - 14:29
That was probably another lie that 7th told you guys so that he wouldn't have to deal with anything.

Its fine with me if people want to change their username even after 1000 posts. There is no strain on the DB, it's simply replacing one name with another.

There are over 90,000 members registered at this forum. If the Db can handle that, why shouldn't it be able to handle a simply thing like changing a name.

7th fed you all a lot of garbage. He fed it to me too unfortionatly.

Brian
Excellent, good news...always wondered about that.

DanB just PM'ed me and asked if you can change his name to Sharon for him/her. :unsure:

[tesco]

yay.
thanks rookie.

look forward to having you, or maybe entity, change my name to rossco_2005 at end of year. B)


:P

[DanB]

Originally posted by Withcheese+24 July 2004 - 15:34--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Withcheese @ 24 July 2004 - 15:34)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-rookiecrd1@24 July 2004 - 14:29
That was probably another lie that 7th told you guys so that he wouldn&#39;t have to deal with anything.

Its fine with me if people want to change their username even after 1000 posts.&nbsp; There is no strain on the DB, it&#39;s simply replacing one name with another.

There are over 90,000 members registered at this forum.&nbsp; If the Db can handle that, why shouldn&#39;t it be able to handle a simply thing like changing a name.

7th fed you all a lot of garbage.&nbsp; He fed it to me too unfortionatly.

Brian
Excellent, good news...always wondered about that.

DanB just PM&#39;ed me and asked if you can change his name to Sharon for him/her. :unsure: [/b][/quote]
You cheeky bugger, that was just for this weekend at your board :ph34r:

[sparsely]

Originally posted by rookiecrd1@24 July 2004 - 09:29
That was probably another lie that 7th told you guys so that he wouldn&#39;t have to deal with anything.

Its fine with me if people want to change their username even after 1000 posts. There is no strain on the DB, it&#39;s simply replacing one name with another.

There are over 90,000 members registered at this forum. If the Db can handle that, why shouldn&#39;t it be able to handle a simply thing like changing a name.

7th fed you all a lot of garbage. He fed it to me too unfortionatly.

Brian
so you&#39;ll change my capital &#39;S&#39; to a lowercase one?
thx :)

[ilw]

woot ^_^

[JONNO_CELEBS]

Originally posted by rookiecrd1@24 July 2004 - 14:29
There is no strain on the DB, it&#39;s simply replacing one name with another.

There are over 90,000 members registered at this forum. If the Db can handle that, why shouldn&#39;t it be able to handle a simply thing like changing a name.

:o Seee&#33;&#33;&#33; I was bloody right, I got flamed so bad from Lamsey and 7th and a few others cos I said it does&#39;nt touch the db :rolleyes:

Sheesh :rolleyes:

Cheers Rook B) <Yeah sorry thats what I&#39;m calling you from now on cos I&#39;m too lazy to type the rest :lol:

Jonno B)

[Nimdock]

Originally posted by JONNO_CELEBS@25 July 2004 - 02:26
:o Seee&#33;&#33;&#33; I was bloody right, I got flamed so bad from Lamsey and 7th and a few others cos I said it does&#39;nt touch the db :rolleyes:

Sheesh :rolleyes:
I don&#39;t know if it&#39;s the same topic, but I remember I participated in a discussion about that... with Lamsey and BB... BB and me also said that it was just one value from the database, it doesn&#39;t go off replacing everything with the new name, for instance, if you check old quotes, they will have your old name. That&#39;s why it is dynamic, so the information is handled as needed.

[Nimdock]

Originally posted by Sparsely@24 July 2004 - 13:15
so you&#39;ll change my capital &#39;S&#39; to a lowercase one?
thx :)
Hehehe that&#39;s a bit of a pain, because since your name is Sparsely when trying to change it to sparsely a message that the name already exists will be displayed, so they will have to give you another name, for instance xxxxxxxx, and then rename you to sparsely, nothing hard, just an extra step.

[muchspl2]

how easy is it too delete a account

[Nimdock]

Originally posted by muchspl2@25 July 2004 - 04:12
how easy is it too delete a account
An admin looks it up... and clicks on delete... that&#39;s it.

[Keikan]

More proof that 7th was a bad leader

[Entity101]

Originally posted by Nimdock+25 July 2004 - 11:28--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Nimdock &#064; 25 July 2004 - 11:28)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-muchspl2@25 July 2004 - 04:12
how easy is it too delete a account
An admin looks it up... and clicks on delete... that&#39;s it. [/b][/quote]
Well, not really. Only the account itself is deleted. All posts will stay, and the posters name will be non-clickable (like guests).

[Nimdock]

Originally posted by Entity101+25 July 2004 - 09:06--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Entity101 @ 25 July 2004 - 09:06)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by Nimdock@25 July 2004 - 11:28
<!--QuoteBegin-muchspl2@25 July 2004 - 04:12
how easy is it too delete a account
An admin looks it up... and clicks on delete... that&#39;s it.
Well, not really. Only the account itself is deleted. All posts will stay, and the posters name will be non-clickable (like guests). [/b][/quote]
I didn&#39;t say that the posts were deleted, I said the account was deleted... which is what muchspl2 asked.

[iMartin]

Untill today I was known as [-Crono-], asked one of the admins to change my name, so it can&#39;t be too hard for a name to be changed.

[sparsely]

sparsely still has a capital s :(

[Spicker]

Originally posted by Sparsely@29 July 2004 - 01:54

sparsely still has a capital s :(
pm an admin :01:

[shn]

Originally posted by Keikan@25 July 2004 - 05:48
More proof that 7th was a bad leader
or follower...............

[ziggyjuarez]

Originally posted by jaigandhi5+29 July 2004 - 01:02--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (jaigandhi5 @ 29 July 2004 - 01:02)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Sparsely@29 July 2004 - 01:54

sparsely still has a capital s :(
pm an admin :01: [/b][/quote]
i did 2x
guess he busy doing stuff <_<