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Tenpoundbass says

I don't game the name change for any dishonest purpose to support a previous moniker.

You haven't changed in quite a while. I'd recognize your style as well, or at least I think I would. It would just be good to know who is who. I recall in the past I thought Patrick had an alias feature based on IP address. Obviously that can be circumnavigated by a VPN, but at least if you keep the same email, we could see the past usernames. The quoted stuff doesn't change to the new name, so it's hard on some of these multi-page threads.

WookieMan says

Tenpoundbass says

I don't game the name change for any dishonest purpose to support a previous moniker.

You haven't changed in quite a while. I'd recognize your style as well, or at least I think I would. It would just be good to know who is who. I recall in the past I thought Patrick had an alias feature based on IP address. Obviously that can be circumnavigated by a VPN, but at least if you keep the same email, we could see the past usernames. The quoted stuff doesn't change to the new name, so it's hard on some of these multi-page threads.

I've changed mine a few times, it's all for fun.

NancyPelosiHaircut says

I've changed mine a few times, it's all for fun.

It's an annoyance and a pet peeve for me. Doesn't ruin my day by any stretch. Just confusing sometimes. With Covid I've been around more frequently, so not so much an issue right now. But usually there are times where I'm out for 7-21 days checking the site and come back and it looks like a bunch of new users. I'm like "cool" and then recognize the style (in some cases) and know who it is and that they just changed their name.

Honestly not a big deal at the end of the day. Just would be nice if taking a break for travel I knew who users were if they existed previously. I generally don't use ignore, so if someone that I don't like to engage with changes their name, I may not know. And then I trash a thread that I'd usually ignore because of the user. Takes away from others experience or maybe in entertains people. I don't know.

WookieMan says

NancyPelosiHaircut says

I've changed mine a few times, it's all for fun.

It's an annoyance and a pet peeve for me. Doesn't ruin my day by any stretch. Just confusing sometimes. With Covid I've been around more frequently, so not so much an issue right now. But usually there are times where I'm out for 7-21 days checking the site and come back and it looks like a bunch of new users. I'm like "cool" and then recognize the style (in some cases) and know who it is and that they just changed their name.

Honestly not a big deal at the end of the day. Just would be nice if taking a break for travel I knew who users were if they existed previously. I generally don't use ignore, so if someone that I don't like to engage with changes their name, I may not know. And then I trash a thread that I'd usually ignore because of the user. Takes away from others experience or maybe in entertains people. I don't know.

I think I'll use AF's standard, by having original name in front of the new to help identify easier.

FortWayneAsNancyPelosiHaircut says

I think I'll use AF's standard, by having original name in front of the new to help identify easier.

Lol. Not a bad idea. @Patrick - maybe just do that? I actually really like that idea.

And so I'm not sounding bitchy, I do like some of the name changes. I get the fun around it. As with any relationship, you avoid certain people and are drawn towards certain people. When you all a sudden don't know who is who, it can be weird.

Patrick is the flaming sword, protecting us from the election cycle onslaught of Chinese, Dem and CIA Decepticon and Propaganda Bots!

What if you have people simply fill out registration. And it becomes pending approval. I’m afraid otherwise registrations would disappear.

I keep the 'just_' in front of any name change I made specifically because my original was 'just_passing_through'.

just_adhom_preaching says

I keep the 'just_' in front of any name change I made specifically because my original was 'just_passing_through'.

It's a good idea. Can still be creative and know who is who basically, unless people copy your username. Either way I've bitched about this a lot. Not a big deal, but just makes posting and communicating easier as a user that doesn't use ignore unless it's a bot. Even the worst users here will have a cogent thought from time to time.

Just because I am in the exclusive Patnet 'IN' club now, I hope this doesn't mean that I have to get a Patnet tattoo.

I see the homosexual liberals at Yahoo have locked out all comments online.

MAGA says

I see the homosexual liberals at Yahoo have locked out all comments online.

The comments might come back after the election.