Question: Name Change Curiosities

Hello, There is a username I've been wanting for several years but it doesn't comply with the name change rules in that:

1) it has around 3k "total posts"
2) the member is banned

Is there any way to circumvent this? The user hasn't been online since 2006 and it's a little disheartening that I can't take their name for that reason.

I do understand if it turns out I can't have their name, but in that case I'm just wondering if anyone can answer my question:

Why do they have to not be banned, and why do they have to have no posts?

are you eyeballing the username roxas as well bc big mood lol. anyway, i can't speak for bans, but i believe that the post count thing is like 'they posted a lot and have a higher chance of returning' than if someone posted no times and hasn't been on in forever. it might also be a case of server strain in deleting that many posts because when you take someone's username (as i recall), you basically have to delete that member that you're taking it from. i could be mistaken, though.

If a user has made many posts, they're a noticeable part of PC's history and we don't like to erase that unless they request it themselves.

Taking the name of a banned member can lead to confusion, especially if the banned member was a really bad egg. I think I'll confer more with the other admins on that particular point though.

adventure said:

If a user has made many posts, they're a noticeable part of PC's history and we don't like to erase that unless they request it themselves.

Taking the name of a banned member can lead to confusion, especially if the banned member was a really bad egg. I think I'll confer more with the other admins on that particular point though.

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Well, if there is any chance of this working out, I'd love to discuss it with the mods. I've had my eyes on this particular username for several years now... Every time I think of changing my name with my crystal tier support, there's only one name I would want, but I can't use it because I go check the rules.

I hope maybe we can work something out. I've been on this site for a while and it has a lot of sentimental value for me, I don't plan to leave, but I have hope that maybe something can be done?

Is it an option for you to take an extremely similar name? As in, the name but like with a period or a dash or some other small extra character tacked on.

Nah said:

Is it an option for you to take an extremely similar name? As in, the name but like with a period or a dash or some other small extra character tacked on.

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Mmmmm.... If there's even a small chance for me to take the name I want, I wouldn't want to add a dash or period at the end. If the name gets freed up somehow, I absolutely want it, letter for letter honestly. And I won't be changing my name unless I can get that name, either. I am pretty sure it's going to be this name for a loooong time unless I can somehow get my hands on the one I've been eyeing for years