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Should we (us,The user's) be able to change our usernames?

If so explain why

Rules:

No Cussing Or Aruging

No Dumb Suggestions

If this thread should be up there should really be some Pros and Cons:

Pros:

-People can change usernames whenever.

Cons:

-Difficult to keep up with.
-Beypoints have to be udpated regularly
-Not knowing who is who

I think the 1 month thing is just fine, TBH.

As much as many like you would like it, including me, actually, I'd say no, the reason being because of the one month rule teaching others to chose their username wisely. In addition to that, I'd say that Echizen's list of pros and cons is quite accurate, especially on the Beypoints being updated one. At least from my experience, it really bugs organizers.

(Sep. 19, 2014  10:30 PM)Midnight` Wrote: [ -> ]As much as many like you would like it, including me, actually, I'd say no, the reason being because of the one month rule teaching others to chose their username wisely. In addition to that, I'd say that Echizen's list of pros and cons is quite accurate, especially on the Beypoints being updated one. At least from my experience, it really bugs organizers.

Or maybe everyone could have a set name for the Tournaments.

(Sep. 19, 2014  11:19 PM)Neo Wrote: [ -> ]

(Sep. 19, 2014  10:30 PM)Midnight` Wrote: [ -> ]As much as many like you would like it, including me, actually, I'd say no, the reason being because of the one month rule teaching others to chose their username wisely. In addition to that, I'd say that Echizen's list of pros and cons is quite accurate, especially on the Beypoints being updated one. At least from my experience, it really bugs organizers.

Or maybe everyone could have a set name for the Tournaments.

I love that idea

Although,What would happen if you wanted to change it?

We should be able to change our names whenever;however,some people will go crazy with the name changing *CoughDualCough* and change their names every day.No offense

By the way, the Tagging feature keeps absolutely no track of username changes, so if you want to be reached, it is better to stay 'immobile'.

Honestly, I can tell you that in over a decade of forums in my life, all the real, established personalities in a community barely ever change names. People need to know you, they need to have only one reference for you in their mind. Changing all the time technically transforms you into a whole other reference each time.

(Sep. 25, 2014  1:02 AM)Kai-V Wrote: [ -> ]Honestly, I can tell you that in over a decade of forums in my life, all the real, established personalities in a community barely ever change names. People need to know you, they need to have only one reference for you in their mind.

I don't see why that's a reason not to allow change to be honest.
If someone wants to be memorable, they'll soon learn that they need to stop being fickle.
If not, let them have their fun.

Take Brad for example : throughout more than a decade, he has only had two or three name changes, but you always clearly know that it is him. Tamer Brad, Bey Brad (because the wordplay was big enough to warrant a username change hah), and I think brad-t. If he suddenly became "King of the Game", "Swordsamurai", "Light King", etc., he would not have been serious; that is just fooling around with your identity. Have you noticed that all the current and previous staff members similarly have always stayed with the same name for years ?

Yep, I know.
But I can't think of a good reason for not even giving the choice of changing at will.

If someone wants to have a legendary username, then by all means, keep it.
For anyone who just happens to be indecisive with their usernames, I don't see why not.
If they regret it later, then that's their choice.

I'd like unlimited username changes, or at least a shorter waiting period, but I understand why it is what it is. It'd get too confusing at times.

Dual, the dude who changed his username 135 times since 2010. [Image: 189444183.gif]

(Sep. 25, 2014  8:58 PM)|BeyBouncer| Wrote: [ -> ]Dual, the dude who changed his username 135 times since 2010. [Image: 189444183.gif]

And proud of it.

I'm not saying I like it, I'm saying I can see why they did it.

Edit: 4,444 posts. My favourite number is 4, and that's 4 4's XD

(Sep. 26, 2014  2:58 AM)Dual Wrote: [ -> ]

(Sep. 25, 2014  8:58 PM)|BeyBouncer| Wrote: [ -> ]Dual, the dude who changed his username 135 times since 2010. [Image: 189444183.gif]

And proud of it.

I'm not saying I like it, I'm saying I can see why they did it.

Do you think you will be able to go to 200 ? Hah, anyway, to stay on topic, I agree with Kai-V. Your username/avatar is representative of your identity and your personnality. If you change both two each weeks, it's like being a new person, and lost all your previous reputation. By the way, I know an other forum where you can only change your username by asking a member of the staff. It's a pretty good idea no ?

It'll take me a while, haha.

Well personally, I'd feel as if I was bugging the committee whenever I requested a username change, even if it was a while in between. At least with the 30 day rule, I can just keep changing my name to Dual.

(Sep. 26, 2014  3:11 AM)|BeyBouncer| Wrote: [ -> ]

(Sep. 26, 2014  2:58 AM)Dual Wrote: [ -> ]

(Sep. 25, 2014  8:58 PM)|BeyBouncer| Wrote: [ -> ]Dual, the dude who changed his username 135 times since 2010. [Image: 189444183.gif]

And proud of it.

I'm not saying I like it, I'm saying I can see why they did it.

Do you think you will be able to go to 200 ? Hah, anyway, to stay on topic, I agree with Kai-V. Your username/avatar is representative of your identity and your personnality. If you change both two each weeks, it's like being a new person, and lost all your previous reputation. By the way, I know an other forum where you can only change your username by asking a member of the staff. It's a pretty good idea no ?

And if you should choose to lose your reputation, so be it, why force someone otherwise? Why not allow someone to be like a new person?
There's no good reason to prevent/forbid it.

Well especially when the WBO Anniversary was going on, the committee didn't know who to give points to because their username kept changing. Same with tournaments.

(Sep. 26, 2014  9:40 PM)Dual Wrote: [ -> ]Well especially when the WBO Anniversary was going on, the committee didn't know who to give points to because their username kept changing. Same with tournaments.

Why not add the option to have a preferred name that you can't change so they know who to give the points too

The only time I personally think the name chane function should be disabled is when a committee member is either processing battles or we are having a contest that involves keeping track of many usernames. Other than that, I believe it should be enabled.

I actually think the username change function should be extremely restrictive; even once a month is a bit too often for me TBH. I think people should think hard about their name, then choose it, and stick with it.

It's very confusing for someone who's active on the forums to show up one day and find a throng of new users, just to find out that they're actually the same ones with totally different names. For instance, Dual, when you changed your username from Aquamarine (which is what it was for most of the time I was here), it took me like a week to figure out it was you.

I can imagine that processing tournaments would be difficult if people are changing their names randomly (and I imagine it would be even worse for distributing faces and whatnot).

Impulsive username changes drive me nuts; I say, if you really want to change your name, think very hard about it, choose something you think that you'll stick with for a long time, and then put your old username as your user title for a couple of weeks to let everybody know that it's you (and, if you've been in a tournament that needs processing, shoot the committee a PM and give them a heads up so they can find you easier when the time comes).

I agree completely with what V said.

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(Sep. 26, 2014  11:14 PM)TheBlackDragon Wrote: [ -> ]I actually think the username change function should be extremely restrictive; even once a month is a bit too often for me TBH. I think people should think hard about their name, then choose it, and stick with it.

It's very confusing for someone who's active on the forums to show up one day and find a throng of new users, just to find out that they're actually the same ones with totally different names. For instance, Dual, when you changed your username from Aquamarine (which is what it was for most of the time I was here), it took me like a week to figure out it was you.

I can imagine that processing tournaments would be difficult if people are changing their names randomly (and I imagine it would be even worse for distributing faces and whatnot).

Impulsive username changes drive me nuts; I say, if you really want to change your name, think very hard about it, choose something you think that you'll stick with for a long time, and then put your old username as your user title for a couple of weeks to let everybody know that it's you (and, if you've been in a tournament that needs processing, shoot the committee a PM and give them a heads up so they can find you easier when the time comes).

I agree completely with what V said.

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Hmmm..

I think if you request for a username change you should be able too

I really wanna go back to Class¡Kfor B.O.D tomorrow but i guess thats not gonna happen

I say give us freedom. We never done it last Anniversary when there was loads of username changes. I'd like to be Galaxy Blade once in awhile, but not every month. If anything, 15 days for a change would be nice.

(Sep. 26, 2014  11:14 PM)TheBlackDragon Wrote: [ -> ]I actually think the username change function should be extremely restrictive; even once a month is a bit too often for me TBH. I think people should think hard about their name, then choose it, and stick with it.

It's very confusing for someone who's active on the forums to show up one day and find a throng of new users, just to find out that they're actually the same ones with totally different names. For instance, Dual, when you changed your username from Aquamarine (which is what it was for most of the time I was here), it took me like a week to figure out it was you.

I can imagine that processing tournaments would be difficult if people are changing their names randomly (and I imagine it would be even worse for distributing faces and whatnot).

Impulsive username changes drive me nuts; I say, if you really want to change your name, think very hard about it, choose something you think that you'll stick with for a long time, and then put your old username as your user title for a couple of weeks to let everybody know that it's you (and, if you've been in a tournament that needs processing, shoot the committee a PM and give them a heads up so they can find you easier when the time comes).

I agree completely with what V said.

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People like to be creative.I would hate for my creativity to be stuck up in my head;I wanna show it off!

(Sep. 27, 2014  2:19 AM)~Emperor_Elite~ Wrote: [ -> ]

(Sep. 26, 2014  11:14 PM)TheBlackDragon Wrote: [ -> ]I actually think the username change function should be extremely restrictive; even once a month is a bit too often for me TBH. I think people should think hard about their name, then choose it, and stick with it.

It's very confusing for someone who's active on the forums to show up one day and find a throng of new users, just to find out that they're actually the same ones with totally different names. For instance, Dual, when you changed your username from Aquamarine (which is what it was for most of the time I was here), it took me like a week to figure out it was you.

I can imagine that processing tournaments would be difficult if people are changing their names randomly (and I imagine it would be even worse for distributing faces and whatnot).

Impulsive username changes drive me nuts; I say, if you really want to change your name, think very hard about it, choose something you think that you'll stick with for a long time, and then put your old username as your user title for a couple of weeks to let everybody know that it's you (and, if you've been in a tournament that needs processing, shoot the committee a PM and give them a heads up so they can find you easier when the time comes).

I agree completely with what V said.

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People like to be creative.I would hate for my creativity to be stuck up in my head;I wanna show it off!

Should there be a button that sets a certain date for a username change

You could set ounce and that would be how long you have to wait

1 hour for is how long we shall wait