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"IS IT TOO EASY TO CHANGE YOUR DETAILS?"

Is it too easy to pretend that you are somebody else?

Is is good to be confused or should there be some improvement to the logging on procedure to prevent it?

meka_dragon wrote:
> Too easy to change you're details?
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> Yes it is rather simple isn't it?
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> I think posting anything on this forum is a little too easy.
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> I think we should all have to pass a test before we are allowed to
> post anything at all!
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> Then again, I also believe that you should have to obtain a
> license before you are allowed to open your mouth in public!


Pass a test? but then i would not be able to come on this site.

Yes thank you tony for clearing that up!!!

Up am a member of the multi-national rhino assciation and I can admit I am all rhinos but ONE!! that rhino is:

golden rhino

he was rejected and I am KING!

Nope I find it too hard to change my details! Everytime I make a new name I cannot go back to my old one because it says someone is already using it. I have deleted my cookies but it still does not work.

Who cares SHEEPY is the best name on the site :)

Too easy to change you're details?

Yes it is rather simple isn't it?

I think posting anything on this forum is a little too easy.

I think we should all have to pass a test before we are allowed to post anything at all!

Then again, I also believe that you should have to obtain a license before you are allowed to open your mouth in public!

if you are refering to someone using youre name whilst you are still say posting with it cannot happen, but if you choose another nickname youre old name can be taken by someone else. i know cos otherwise i would of insulted most people by now :) just kidding.

Can you change a name your name to one that's already in use? I haven't tried, but I assume you can - and I thought you'd changed the system so that couldn't be done?

You shouldn't be able to change to a name that's already in use, and maybe there could be a 'holding time' of 30 or 60 days, as er-no suggested. For example, say I change my name from "Wookiee Monster" to "Ewok Adventurer"... "Wookiee Monster" should then be unavailable to anyone else for (say) 30 days, but I can go back to it if I wish. If I don't switch back to it within the allotted time, it's made available for anyone else to use.

Another possibility is the method used in the Yahoo chat rooms, where you have one main identity, and upto 5 others, so that you can choose a name for each room/area. You can change these at will (except for the main identity), but not to an existing name.

well i agree

I said my message was BS!

if that did happen the password would be very hard to remember and what happens if the email gets lost?

Trouble is, it stops people from setting their own password.

It's a pain if you have to look up a password every time.