I just installed another mod into the forum. This one allows users to change their own username, without having to request an Administrator to do it. Here are the system restricted guidelines (in other words, you can only change your username once you meet these standards):
1. You must have a minimum of 50 posts on the forum. Once you reach 50 posts, this requirement should be satisfied for all future name changes (and, if not, I'll fix it so it is). This is similar to how it was done on WZ.
2. You can only change your username once every120 days (~ four months). I know this is longer than on WZ, but since users can do it without requesting, there's less notice that posters are changing their name7 days. I am, however, VERY open to discussing this limit and changing it if the community desires.
3. You can change your name an infinite amount of times, so long as conditions 1 and 2 are met.
4. Your username can be a max length of 25 characters. This is the forum default.
In order to change your username, click "Settings" in the top right corner of your screen. Once in the Settings screen, on the left side of the screen, find "Edit Profile" and click on it. After you click on "Edit Profile", the option to change your username is the second option. Type in exactly what you want (any mistakes are your fault and likely will not be corrected by an Administrator) and then press "Save Changes" at the bottom.
Additionally, if poster's are going to be changing their usernames, it is helpful to know who they once were. To view a user's username history, simply go to the poster's profile by clicking on their name anywhere on the forums. If they have changed their username, there will be a tab on their profile, after "Post Thanks/Lie" which lists their username history. It should keep the last ten usernames of the poster.
Enjoy!
PS: And if you want to discuss the length of time between username changes, do it in this thread. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Dave
