A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
"If you register and find that you're Jen #8, you can ask a Stompy to change your username to something more distinctive."
Something like this is good. And I don't think Tiffany needs to worry about whether there's already a Tiffani and a Tiffanie registered -- just about whether there's one posting enough to be more or less well-known on the board. So maybe something to reinforce the "please lurk first" message like:
If your name is "Tiffany" and you notice during your lurking career that there's already a "Tiffani" posting, you might want to register as "Breakfast" instead. If you find afterward that you're one of a crowd, you can ask a Stompy to change your name to something that won't get you confused with anyone else.
Yeah. I have a cousin who is a Buffy fan who, if he decided to register with his real name, could register as Tim M. It's a poser.
IIRC, there was a loose consensus way back when that, even if Tim Miner (Or Josh Whedon, etc) is your real name, you should choose a username that's less potentially confusing. (Personally, I think Tim M. or Josh W. would be fine.)
[eta that I'm also solidly behind requesting that people register with pronounceable names, but I don't think we should make too big a deal out of it.]
For example, if your name is Tiffany and there is already a Tiffany on the board, pick a variation, whether it be TiffanyT or Breakfast.
The board won't let you register as Tiffany if there is a Tiffany already on the lists, no?
The board won't let you register as Tiffany if there is a Tiffany already on the lists, no?
I would hope not. But my concern was more realted to "Tiffany T" and "TiffanyT" confusion.
The board won't let you register as Tiffany if there is a Tiffany already on the lists, no?
Right. It's the potential for Tiffany/Tiffani/Tiffanie confusion that's the issue.
It's the potential for Tiffany/Tiffani/Tiffanie confusion that's the issue.
Turns out this may not be theoretical anymore.
Somebody *had* to do it, didn't they?
never mind. I misread an email.
Just for informational purposes:
The ballot emails are arriving just fine.
I love my nick, it's not at all a real name. It feels kinda odd to see all this gunk about real names.
I love the fact that even my nick ended up getting a nick, almost everyone here refers to me as ND, I love it. I feel that it's part of my personality here. I don't want all this "Choose such and such type of name" stuff in the FAQ to be honest.
