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  • the name changing thing
  • vinnyeh
    Full Member

    the option seems to have disappeared from my profile. Anybody else affected?

    Jamie
    Free Member

    Can't be bothered to check, but it seems some members have their names in bold for some reason.

    TheSouthernYeti
    Free Member

    Yep, can't change my name.

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    Dougal
    Free Member

    And sanity was restored.

    Dougal
    Free Member

    Premier members have their names in bold? Seems to break a few rules about readability doing that, but wth.

    Surfr
    Free Member

    Yup I just went to see if I could stick strong tags around my name and noticed that the feature had gone.

    cinnamon_girl
    Full Member

    Ooooh, will it make me an attention-seeking whore more so than I am already

    tomdebruin
    Free Member

    It's gone because some people were abusing their privileges. Hey ho.

    Jamie
    Free Member

    cinnamon_girl:

    Ooooh, will it make me an attention-seeking whore

    WGAF?

    Tom dB:

    It's gone because some people were abusing their privileges. Hey ho.

    Understandable. Bold usernames though? Looks wrong.

    PeterPoddy
    Free Member

    Yeah, what's the bold thing about?

    aracer
    Free Member

    I was assuming it was now a premier thing, but if vinnyeh also has the same problem it would seem not.

    cinnamon_girl
    Full Member

    WGAF?

    My ego of course 🙄

    crazy-legs
    Full Member

    Bold indicates premier members I think…

    nbt
    Full Member

    bold = thread started by premier member, i guess

    PeterPoddy
    Free Member

    It's gone because some people were abusing their privileges. Hey ho.

    Not arguing Tom, just wondering, but how can you possibly abuse changing your own screen name? I've never seen one that's anything other than silly, TBH, and silly is good, IMO…. 🙂

    Mark
    Full Member

    Premier Users boldy go… 🙂

    jedi
    Full Member

    i got mine in a flashing banner so ner ner ner 😉

    Jamie
    Free Member

    Premier Users boldy go…

    …back to a regular font?

    Dougal
    Free Member

    Mark – Are classifieds donators acknowledged anymore? Sure there used to be a thread for this.

    tails
    Free Member

    It's gone because some people were abusing their privileges. Hey ho.

    Thank **** the silly names were a bit tiring especially when buying from the classifieds.

    tomdebruin
    Free Member

    Not arguing Tom, just wondering, but how can you possibly abuse changing your own screen name? I've never seen one that's anything other than silly, TBH, and silly is good, IMO….

    Some people were impersonating others, and some were making really long names that messed up the flow of things.

    aracer
    Free Member

    I'm surprised you've taken so long to pick up on it in that case, Tom – I'm sure I did impersonating somebody else ages ago!

    Mark
    Full Member

    Tom has just got back from a three week holiday… Lets give him chance to catch up eh? 🙂

    Jamie
    Free Member

    Tom has just got back from a three week holiday… Lets give him chance to catch up eh?

    Nah, its always best to hit the ground running.

    Mark
    Full Member

    Oh and Premier Users have supplied us with a valid payment and a verified billing address, which if I was buying from a Premier User in the classifieds would give me one extra bit of reassurance.

    Pook
    Full Member

    isn't "Premier Member" after their name enough? 🙄

    Jamie
    Free Member

    Pook:
    isn't "Premier Member" after their name enough?

    ^This.

    Mark
    Full Member

    That doesn't show up in the forum index.

    PeterPoddy
    Free Member

    Some people were impersonating others

    Ahh. Fairy nuff.

    Oh and Premier Users have supplied us with a valid payment and a verified billing address, which if I was buying from a Premier User in the classifieds would give me one extra bit of reassurance.

    It's a good point, and well made…… 🙂

    Del
    Full Member

    hmm. i never liked the premier member tag, and this seems even worse. seems i won't be getting 'upgraded' then. :shrug:

    buzz-lightyear
    Free Member

    Tom: are they stuck with whatever stupid name they last set?
    😀

    A bit like when you mum says "Don't pull a face, if the wind changes you'll stay like it!"

    The wind has changed.

    Drac
    Full Member

    I'm in the bold looks crap camp too, sorry Mark but it really looks out of place.

    Pook
    Full Member

    it may not show up in the forum index, but it does show up in the post within the classifieds. After their name. When you're buying stuff. And that.

    Seems a bit over kill IMHO and makes the page visually less appealing.

    Mark
    Full Member

    Don't fear change 🙂

    The classifieds bold is also to give more prominence to the ads of Premier users. Like bolding your ad in yellow pages. Except it's all part of the Premier service and we don;t charge extra 🙂

    aracer
    Free Member

    Since Resident Grumpys don't also get bold for their threads, does that mean they're untrustworthy?

    Mark
    Full Member

    Hand me your wallet and lets see 🙂

    Jamie
    Free Member

    Mark:
    Don't fear change

    Depends on whether the change looks nice or not.

    Can you not just have the prem members names in bold in the classifieds section?

    tomdebruin
    Free Member

    how about a little arrow and boldness in the classifieds?

    TandemJeremy
    Free Member

    Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    I was going to change my name to "captainflashearts love child" and keep it that way.

    Drac
    Full Member

    I'm all for change when it's good but changing to something that looks crap is no good.

    Tom a nice box around their name, a different colour maybe but not bold.

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