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#226159 - 09/07/2004 22:50 Username mapping
trs24
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Registered: 20/03/2002
Posts: 729
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
I know that quite a few people have changed their usernames since the release of the new BB. But now that means that I don't know who some people are anymore - especially if the avatar was changed along with the name. So, could we get a list of name changes so I can re-learn who everyone is?
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#226160 - 10/07/2004 00:48 Re: Username mapping [Re: trs24]
genixia
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Registered: 08/02/2002
Posts: 3411
Yeah, I agree. If you're not a daily reader then this new 'feature' has the possibility to destroy your understanding of who is who in this tight-knit community.

I would like to see 'formerly known as X' in peoples signatures for 90 days after a name change happens, and a permanent note in the profile. That would make name changes fairly painless.
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#226161 - 10/07/2004 03:29 Re: Username mapping [Re: genixia]
shadow
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Registered: 04/01/2002
Posts: 0
So if i actually bothered to change I could be "formerly known as dbrashear"?

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#226162 - 10/07/2004 05:20 Re: Username mapping [Re: shadow]
genixia
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Registered: 08/02/2002
Posts: 3411
Yeah, something like that, for a while anyway, until enough of us got to know who you were originally. 'Cause user number 1411 means jack shit to me.
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#226163 - 10/07/2004 13:02 Re: Username mapping [Re: trs24]
JBjorgen
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Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3584
Loc: Columbus, OH
The Meatballman thing was getting a bit old... I left my old avatar so people could still make the connection.
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#226164 - 11/07/2004 14:24 Re: Username mapping [Re: genixia]
jimhogan
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Registered: 06/10/1999
Posts: 2591
Loc: Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Yeah, I agree. If you're not a daily reader then this new 'feature' has the possibility to destroy your understanding of who is who in this tight-knit community.

I switched mostly as a prank -- I was seduced by features! But I have repented! (just requested to go back to original). It hit me when I saw my borderline-vulgar new handle mentioned in another thread. I thought "What if my dear 95 year-old aunt is reading the BBS?"

And while some were no-brainers, I did find some other sig-shifting challenging.

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#226165 - 12/07/2004 18:00 Re: Username mapping [Re: trs24]
ithoughti
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Registered: 17/07/2001
Posts: 721
Loc: Boston, MA USA
wait, we can change usernames?

why? what's the point?

it aint right man, you should pick something and stick with it.
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#226166 - 12/07/2004 20:16 Re: Username mapping [Re: trs24]
SE_Sport_Driver
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Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
Speaking of avatars... is that what your empeg is playing now? Or is that a Winamp trick?
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#226167 - 12/07/2004 20:25 Re: Username mapping [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
trs24
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Registered: 20/03/2002
Posts: 729
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
It's actually what my iTunes is playing right now. The text on the image is parsed from here.

Here's a thread about it from back when I was setting it up.

That audioscrobbler site is pretty cool, btw.
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#226168 - 12/07/2004 22:22 Re: Username mapping [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
FireFox31
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Registered: 19/09/2002
Posts: 2494
Loc: East Coast, USA
Avitar? Now playing? Was the avitar different when this was posted so that the post had a different meaning? (ie: since when you change an avitar, it changes it on every post you've ever made) Or am I missing something? ... AudioScribbler is drawing your avitar?
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#226169 - 12/07/2004 22:25 Re: Username mapping [Re: FireFox31]
RobotCaleb
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Registered: 15/01/2002
Posts: 1866
Loc: Austin
avatar*
Audioscrobbler*

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#226170 - 13/07/2004 08:24 Re: Username mapping [Re: FireFox31]
trs24
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Registered: 20/03/2002
Posts: 729
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
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Avitar? Now playing? Was the avitar different when this was posted so that the post had a different meaning? (ie: since when you change an avitar, it changes it on every post you've ever made) Or am I missing something? ... AudioScribbler is drawing your avitar?


Heh heh. Yeah, the avatar was different at the time of the post because I was playing something at the time so it said what I was playing. Audio scrobbler doesn't make the avatar, though. I render it on my server ever few minutes and while something is playing, that info is parsed from my audioscrobbler homepage and added to the avatar via imagemagik.
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