Subject: How do people change their User name [Print This Page] Author: tbob Time: 19/10/2006 09:15 Subject: How do people change their User name
I am wondering how people change their user "log in" name, as there are several log in names that are obviously not their surname-christian name eg bad_egg1
Thanks
Bob Author: 深藍-Owen Time: 19/10/2006 09:39
bob,
my understand is you may register any name as you like, but doesn't mean that login name will validate by administrator. :wink: Author: tbob Time: 19/10/2006 10:29
Thanks Owen, keep up the good work on the new BBS
Bob Author: fforrest Time: 19/10/2006 10:33 Subject: username/login name & name to be displayed in the portal
Hi Bob,
Due to security reason and so as to factilitate our future website maintenance, we will not accept any username/logname which is not complied with our requirements, i.e. username should be formed by the 1st letter of the Lastname(surname/family name) plus the whole firstname (given name).
The registration with "badegg01" is unacceptable and has been deleted.
Although we will handle the registration from time to time, we may need one to two days or even longer time to handle all the registration. Maybe you can see some invalid username in the members list but I can tell you that they are not activated yet.
In fact, we have just added a "Name" field in the "rofile" section which you can input your name in it and then your name will be displayed/showed in the profile information, messages & etc.
Regards,
Forrest FONG
HKBWS IT Group Author: hkwongkit Time: 19/10/2006 16:00 Subject: Re: username/login name & name to be displayed in the portal
[quote:646731ecb5="fforrest"]... In fact, we have just added a "Name" field in the "rofile" section which you can input your name in it and then your name will be displayed/showed in the profile information, messages & etc. ... [/quote]
Hi Forrest,
Now that you've provided a 'Name' field why not make this a mandatory entry and forget about dispaying the 'user name' which is confusing for most if not all readers. Also the 'user name' is only used by the user himself/herself when log-in and administration/software for verification purpose.
Regards Author: Hendrix Time: 19/10/2006 23:50 Subject: Re: username/login name & name to be displayed in the portal
[quote:46bbdf3db6="hkwongkit"][quote:46bbdf3db6="fforrest"]... In fact, we have just added a "Name" field in the "rofile" section which you can input your name in it and then your name will be displayed/showed in the profile information, messages & etc. ... [/quote]
Hi Forrest,
Now that you've provided a 'Name' field why not make this a mandatory entry and forget about dispaying the 'user name' which is confusing for most if not all readers. Also the 'user name' is only used by the user himself/herself when log-in and administration/software for verification purpose.
I'd like to support KK's suggestion, but only if people are going to use their real names.
I'd like to think we are mature enough to do that, and not to have nicknames all over the place, which to me at least sound rather childish.
Also it's fairly clear that the system for filing photos under family groups is running into a few problems.
I'd be happy to help sort it out, but clearly people also need to check in a reference book which group photos should be filed under. Overall I think the new portal represents progress, and support Geoff Carey's suggestion that the full reasons for switching to it should be made public so that any initial detractors have the full picture - the point about the inappropriate picture posts which needed to be removed from the old BBS, was news to me, for example.
Mike Turnbull. Author: 深藍-Owen Time: 20/10/2006 16:35 Subject: Re: username/login name & name to be displayed in the portal
[quote:42f87ffb20="thendrix"][quote:42f87ffb20="hkwongkit"][quote:42f87ffb20="fforrest"]... In fact, we have just added a "Name" field in the "rofile" section which you can input your name in it and then your name will be displayed/showed in the profile information, messages & etc. ... [/quote]
Hi Forrest,
Now that you've provided a 'Name' field why not make this a mandatory entry and forget about dispaying the 'user name' which is confusing for most if not all readers. Also the 'user name' is only used by the user himself/herself when log-in and administration/software for verification purpose.
Regards[/quote]
right :!:
根本就是個沒必要,惹 user 反感,令 viwer 誤會的措施 :shock: :x :x :x[/quote]
Hendrix, 我唔明你點解反應咁大. 新 system launch. 大家有意見係正常. 但你可唔可以平心靜氣 d 呀? 你個名你可以諗到係 The Ndrix. 咁 Hendrix 都可以當係 He Ndrix 架o者?
我總是覺得 網上 和 網下是兩個不一樣的世界,
不要把 兩者 硬拉在一起.
除非 internet 整個架構改變, 要用 id number or passport no.
才可以 上網,
否則, 在internet 用真實姓名,是自找麻煩. Author: ckn Time: 21/10/2006 23:07
While I appreciate the efforts by the administration, but I fully agree to the views of "thendrix" and "yjoe".
I just wonder why can't "CHAN Tai Man David" use the following log-in names:-
(i) "tm_chan"
(ii) "tm-chan",
(iii) "david_chan",
(iv) "david-chan",
(v) "chan_tm",
(vi) "chan-tm",
(vii) "chan_david", or
(viii) "chan-david"
I don't mind using my surname but not my other name. I think this is a privacy issue, not just a technical issue.
Hope the administration will consider my views. Thanks. Author: fforrest Time: 21/10/2006 23:26
Just a quick response to ckenn's query.
If members are allowed to use the username as mentioned by ckenn, the admin group needs to check 8 possible options for finding out a member named as CHAN Tai Man David.
I also don't think this would sovle the so-called privacy problem mentioned by yjoe.
I really don't understand why some members keep refusing to make use of the "name" field provided in the profile section to display their name in the portal & posts but just rely on the username/login name for id their existence. I don't think our members are mean to privide their signature at the end of their posts.
Could you please stop using the username Waterblowing or BWater and providing Bird and Water & etc as your firstname and lastname (email: waterblowing2003@yahoo.com.hk) for registering in the portal.
I really don't know why you still using these name to register in the forum after posting your above message.
The registeration requirement is alreadly clearly mentioned in my pervious emails sent to you.
Please understand that not only your registration will be rejected, unnecessary workload to the admin group has been created by your non-compliance registration.
Regards,
Forrest FONG
HKBWS IT Group Author: ckacheung Time: 22/10/2006 00:57
forrest, I find the way to show my name la..
thanks for your advice... Author: Hendrix Time: 22/10/2006 21:19
forrest , the point is admin group don't have to do that unnecessary workload , if the admin group not going to assign the name for user .
admin group wil have endless headache to keep doing so .
the point is also not about use the "name" field or not . the point is user don't want to show real name . Author: fforrest Time: 22/10/2006 23:00
[quote:6be1c11dd7="thendrix"]the point is also not about use the "name" field or not . the point is user don't want to show real name .[/quote]
I really really don't understand why user likes to show their full real name in their photos posted onto the forums but don't want to show 1st letter of their lastname in the loginID. :?:
Forrest Author: Hendrix Time: 22/10/2006 23:21
the point is ”to show or not to show " real name is decide by user , should never be decide by admin . same for the net name .
no metter admin understand or not , it is ture and it should be , each user have their own temperament & position on web & real world . and I did feel very offence to be force to change my name .
and it is a open forum , not a priv one . user do realy care what their ID look & sound like :!: Author: tbob Time: 23/10/2006 08:25
I think we should all remember that this is the voice of the HKBWS and as such if any liableous or defamatory article is posted on this site, we as members are responsible. Therefore it is only fair that the administrators have some control or knowledge as to whom posts on the site.
We dont want a closed BBS and what we now have is a public BBS but with some security built in.
Bob Thompson Author: mkoren Time: 23/10/2006 09:26
[quote:bb21cc926b="tbob"]I think we should all remember that this is the voice of the HKBWS and as such if any liableous or defamatory article is posted on this site, we as members are responsible. Therefore it is only fair that the administrators have some control or knowledge as to whom posts on the site.
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The issue isn't whether the administrators can see the real name of posters - of course they should be able to. The issue is what name is displayed to the rest of the world next to people's posts. Some people, for various legitimate reasons, don't want their full names shown, or want to show a particular version of their name. I can also quite understand that some people don't like their login ID and don't want it displayed. I think mine is quite ugly, and it doesn't bear any relationship to any form of my name that I use. Apart from this, for security reasons there are good arguments for keeping login IDs private.
The argument that it will make things harder for the administrators if people can choose any login ID sounds spurious to me. In a database you can search by login ID, real name, user name or any other piece of information. So if I had chosen a login ID of korenm (or jsmith, or abcde) instead of mkoren, the administrators should just be able to search using this information and find out my real name and other information. Similarly, if I choose that the only information about me that is displayed is my name, which I enter as "Batman", the administrators should be able to search for this name and find my real name very simply. Why do the admins have to "check 8 possible options" as Forrest said in one of his earlier posts - doesn't this software have a proper search option in its administrative functions?
Personally, I would prefer to just display my name (in whatever form I care to enter it) and have my username and real name kept for access by admins only.
Cheers, Koren Author: yjoe Time: 23/10/2006 11:17
[quote:b1e09d80e7="mkoren"]
Personally, I would prefer to just display my name (in whatever form I care to enter it) and have my username and real name kept for access by admins only.
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Acceptable suggestion.
Indeed, how many actived user use their real name as the login name (including admin ) ?
And thanks for the soon and kindly clarification from Admin.
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