Moderator name changes

Overheal · 22-04-2008 07:29PM

KtK wrote: »

Still is on mine. Additional information: Previous nicks.

well its not on Sherifu's... and Sherifu didnt you used to be RKM?

Hitchhiker's Guide to... · 22-04-2008 07:29PM

Can mods change their username? Thought it was just if you were a member? How do we go about changing the name...

Overheal · 22-04-2008 07:29PM

you make a request in the help desk and and admin makes the change.

Zaph · 22-04-2008 07:31PM

You can only request a name change if you're a subscriber. Of course if you upset CuLT or any of the admins you may have a name change imposed on you.

Hitchhiker's Guide to... · 22-04-2008 07:33PM

Zaph wrote: »

You can only request a name change if you're a subscriber. Of course if you upset CuLT or any of the admins you may have a name change imposed on you.

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6th · 22-04-2008 07:36PM

rb_ie wrote: »

I'll trade you 10 asian kids who are very good at making runners for his release

Asians? You're not trading with Hungus here!

Mr. Presentable · 22-04-2008 07:55PM

Marvelous banter chaps, really! Actually, it was the arrival of a new high count user (sabotage) that made me realise how devious you are up there. When one gets a ban and need to PM the mod, but the mod (6th for example - not that he would ban anyone, fine upstanding server of the posters that he is) has changed username. How to find him?

6th · 22-04-2008 08:02PM

Step 1: Log out
Step 2: Go to the forum you are banned from.
Step 3: Look at who the mods are.
Step 4: Take the big jarred labeled "A bit of cop on" out of your magic backpack.
Step 5: Apply liberally.

*Please note that you can replace all the above steps with: Don't be silly enough to get banned.

Mr. Presentable · 22-04-2008 08:04PM

Sabotage wrote: »

Step 1: Log out
Step 2: Go to the forum you are banned from.
Step 3: Look at who the mods are.
Step 4: Take the big jarred labeled "A bit of cop on" out of your magic backpack.
Step 5: Apply liberally.

*Please note that you can replace all the above steps with: Don't be silly enough to get banned.

So... how did you choose your usie, then? Do you have a thing for shoes mr fancy frenchman?

pirelli · 22-04-2008 08:08PM

hullaballú wrote: »

When I first saw the thread title and until I read beyond your first sentence, I actually agreed with you. I also had some manner of logic to back up my reasoning.

However, once I read your second sentence, my brain began to melt and I completely forgot whatever rationale I had behind agreeing with you in the first place.

Do you have any valid reason for this thread, or is this thread just the same rubbishy mush you've just turned what was once a magnificent brain into?

Hmm very cryptic

I think the thread makes as much sense as that post.

The OP is concerned that the "forum marshals " not unlike 'sky marshals' will secretly be hob nobbing with the average user. They will discretly pretend to chat about 'the queue in the chipper' or ' ridiculous things they did whilst drunk' in order to elicit some kind of infraction and then call in the heavy moderators to ban users.

The admin is muled off because his cover as user "donkeyboy" might have been blown.

6th · 22-04-2008 10:10PM

nipplenuts wrote: »

So... how did you choose your usie, then? Do you have a thing for shoes mr fancy frenchman?

Shoes? No.

unkel · 24-04-2008 12:54AM

There should be a designated table within the database, accessible by moderators, with all the handles that have been changed with a change date, change authorised user and change reason

Some moderators seem to change their nick several times per year. Starts to smell of NickGate and it smells brown

randylonghorn · 24-04-2008 01:18AM

unkel wrote: »

There should be a designated table within the database, accessible by moderators, with all the handles that have been changed with a change date, change authorised user and change reason

Why should anyone have to give a reason?

What's wrong with "bored with it!" (yeah, I know, potential pun!

) which would probably be the reason given 90% of the time anyway?

And if we are going to be that regimented about it, why should only moderators be able to see users' previous nicks, and not the other way round?

And what happens when a couple of the admins get hit by the mischief bug, and mishandle certain users' handles every second day? Mord and Sparky would need a table all of their own, ffs!