Question: Username changes?

[Belinda]

Personally, I think if people are willing to pay for a username change and the name happens to be taken by an account that hasn't been active in x amount of years, then that account should be pruned. I believe it's only fair since they are actually going to be paying for the name.

Ultimately, I think this would be up to the admins to decide on.

That said, I actually think a prune in accounts should happen regardless. I know it doesn't affect the server on how many unused accounts we have, but for the sake of a more clean and organized forum, I would rather see accounts that have at least 0 posts and have not been active in perhaps 3 or more years be removed. But, this is another matter.

I agree with Shivi here even if it's slighty off-topic it seems like a fairly good idea. I mean will they actually ever log into their accounts again if they have gone inactive for like 3 years? It can be possible but, that's kind of a small chance. xD

 

[ElectricScyther]

I really do think this is a good idea. I think there's enough people that really would pay to make this work. I wouldn't be doing so, though, because I like my userame aaand I'm not allowed to put money on paypal etc.

Only thing is whether this'll work like normal supportership and allow people to buy name changes for you... if so, that could potentially work too tbh, since either way the cost still goes towards PC. Hope this idea goes ahead though. :D

I agree 100% with evrything said here. Except I would probably be willing to pay for a name change (Scyther is what, my 70th favorite pokemon?:P) but again I wouldn't be allowed to.

 

[RYOUKI]

I wouldn't mind a username change but I really don't think it'd be worth paying for.

This. Besides, it wouldn't be unfair to people like mw who doesn't have Paypal. It's not like we won't pay, it's just that we can't.

 

[solarowl]

^Yeah.
I would pay if I could, but my parents won't let me. They think this site and Pokemon are stupid and immature.
I honestly wish I could have a username change, but my parents won't let me pay through PayPal.

 

[Belinda]

I'm aware you could use a pre-paid debit card or add PayPal money to your own account from a card since I've done it before? I've never donated with my parents credit or debit card, lol.

 

[Alex]

Uhhh, I dunno, paying for a username change is a bit much. But then there is also the problem where people aren't allowed to pay money toward this site for whatever reason, or those who can't seem to setup a PayPal account. A few weeks ago I had tried to set up a PayPal account and it didn't work for some reason. I don't really care enough to actually look into the problem, but I'm sure I'm not alone in this situation.

I honestly think that the whole idea of having username changes done once a month, at a very quiet time for the forum, but without having to pay for name changes would be great. A name change is just not worth money. Everyone has better things to spend their money on.

 

[Whicher]

And then there's also the possibility that if users would want to do a name-swap with their alts, they would have to pay double. I don't think anyone would want to do that. :(

 

[Livewire]

This. Besides, it wouldn't be unfair to people like mw who doesn't have Paypal. It's not like we won't pay, it's just that we can't.

You can donate without actually having a paypal account, but you'll still need some sort of debit/credit/giftcard.

 

[The Blastoise]

While I do think that being able to change usernames would be a good idea, I don't think that I would want to have to pay for it.

 

[Gulpin]

I'd probably pay for a username change, depending on how much it is. The only reason I'd want to change my username is because I'm tired of everyone thinking I'm a Zelda fan.. I don't even play it! Oh, coincidences!

 

[Shining Raichu]

I think stretching the gift card system would be a good idea for this, in order to cater for the younger members who are still financially at the mercy of their parents. That way if somebody gifts to them, they can choose to either go up a tier or change their username... or depending on the amount, both.

 

[countryemo]

Uhhh, I dunno, paying for a username change is a bit much. But then there is also the problem where people aren't allowed to pay money toward this site for whatever reason, or those who can't seem to setup a PayPal account. A few weeks ago I had tried to set up a PayPal account and it didn't work for some reason. I don't really care enough to actually look into the problem, but I'm sure I'm not alone in this situation.

I honestly think that the whole idea of having username changes done once a month, at a very quiet time for the forum, but without having to pay for name changes would be great. A name change is just not worth money. Everyone has better things to spend their money on.

1) I think you need to be 18+ ?

2) And PC really needs a better server, we can do no paying and risk the server, or pay and hope pc survives to see a brighter day.

Like I said. I would probably pay just to get C instead of c. Though it should be a bit more reasonable like 2$ still doable, and get a profit considering how much people want a name change.

 

[Nick]

Okay everyone! Thanks for all the replies and for voting and whatnot. I think by the poll and by these responses, the administrators can gather enough support behind both sides to debate and discuss this on their own. So now it's up to them to decide!