Suggestion: Trial Period on Name Changes

[Azonic]

Well, when I said that of course I meant set the rules to it like if your name is too long it will reject it, if you choose a previous staff name = rejection. The Basics. Sure it'd probably be a hassle to set up, but once done it will be easier for the staff and stuff.

There are just too many ways to bypass the system. Using alternate symbols for letters, s p a c i n g the name out, etc. It won't work.

Anyways, I still stand on my "self trial, self view" idea. :o

 

[Percy Thrillington]

Maybe if there's a way where members can test out their names by themselves, but only the member itself can see his/her trial name. :o

idk Is that even possible? lol.

Ausaudriel did something like that to Lightning's username. He changed it to God, but only she could see it. Everyone else were left looking at Lightning, not God.

 

[Dukey]

Anything is possible! :D I'll work on some kind of preview feature when I get home from work tonight.

I'm sensing a bit of sarcasm there :/

 

[Dukey]

It just rather surprised me, I thought this thread had been given up on XD

 

[Melody]

It would be cool if Audy could code some sort of plugin that could automate name changes...That way you could go into your User CP and change your own name when the time to change came around, without posting and waiting for an admin.

And like..maybe even have it so that you can queue up a name change request anytime (and change that request before your 4/3 month wait) expires and have it change automagically. :DD

Even if the name changes weren't automatic, an admin could login to the ACP and click,click,click approve everyone's name change. (The module itself would enforce whatever wait time was specified, so requests wouldn't appear in the ACP until the user has waited the appropriate amount of time.)

 

[Dukey]

They wouldn't be automatic as there are name restrictions, as stated eariler.

 

[Lycaeus]

No, I'm actually serious. :[

That'd be awesome :D I can't wait to (hopefully) see a trial version soon (:.

 

[Kisaragi]

:l Way to over complicate things. It's a name change, you don't need trial periods, return labels, hidden fees, etc. You just change it. If you don't like it, oh well, it only lasts three months.