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Title: username mismatch Post by: mikerj on December 11, 2008, 12:08:38 pm Hi
After a long search trying to find how to get to this site 8) I found i needed to register but kept getting the message that there were invalid characters in my chosen name. On insiminator.net i was registered as mike19 but now registered here as mikerj. also i did not need to register on insimadult.org i managed to be loging in there as mike19 is there a chance someone could sort my username to mike19 on both sites please. Title: Re: username mismatch Post by: Paden on December 11, 2008, 12:28:36 pm The type pf forum software we are using here does not allow numbers or characters used in punctuation as part of a user name, sorry. You're stuck with mikej as a user name, looks like.
Title: Re: username mismatch Post by: caffeinated.joy on December 11, 2008, 03:05:35 pm Really? It let me keep the period in my name, though.
Title: Re: username mismatch Post by: jamesabrown1 on December 11, 2008, 03:08:28 pm And then there's me, with a one at the end of my name.
Title: Re: username mismatch Post by: Jenna on December 11, 2008, 04:52:50 pm From what I can recall from a chat with Pescado:
Some of the old, more active accounts that had numbers and other assorted clutter in their screennames were kept, while the less active (read: low post counts) were purged. Title: Re: username mismatch Post by: ~simaholic on December 11, 2008, 05:02:50 pm Phew thank goodness I was an active account. Else I would have had to remake my avatar :) LOL
Title: Re: username mismatch Post by: Paden on December 11, 2008, 05:03:00 pm See how much I've been paying attention? He claimed that neither punctuation marks or numbers could be in a user's name and here I pass that along and well, dang. Snafu, go about your business.
Title: Re: username mismatch Post by: Tenshii~Akari on December 11, 2008, 07:45:21 pm Yeah, I realized that whole "special characters not allowed" thing when I tried logging in to the other site... and I had to ditch my squiggly line over there when I re-registered. :P As long as I get to keep it somewhere, I'm fine. :D
Title: Re: username mismatch Post by: J. M. Pescado on December 11, 2008, 11:59:26 pm Funny characters are no longer allowed because the source code to get this place jumpstarted was imported from MATY, as the base SMF has horrible security and usability issues, like asking too many annoying questions when I need to perform acts of mass destruction.
As a result, funny-characters are no longer permitted in new usernames, as it is EXTREMELY annoying when people punch in binary gibberish as a username, not to mention a potential security hazard if someone uses executable code for a username. As a side benefit, the readability and clarity of the site will improve when people aren't named "*********FUNKY**********". Title: Re: username mismatch Post by: Paden on December 12, 2008, 01:19:17 am I'd like to see someone try to use that, I might laugh myself into a coughing fit over the thought of the look on your face...
Title: Re: username mismatch Post by: mikerj on December 12, 2008, 04:54:14 am Ok :D
I had an idea it was gonna be something to do with code etc But is there a chance that if i cant have mike19. ??? I could have my name changed on insimadult to match mine here? Title: Re: username mismatch Post by: Ali on December 12, 2008, 07:02:42 am Hey Mike
if you go into your profile, you can actually change the display name - so you'll still have to log in as mikerj but you'll be able to have your display name as mike19 |