Want to have option to create alias ID's -

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AquaPlow
AquaPlow
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8 Apr 2010 10:32am
Every now & then a post deserves a bit of PTake...Customised is more fun
I do not want to make a new ID to post under .. This trashes databases fairly quickly so...
I am looking for the option of creating an alias under main ID and flag this as active to use it.

I use alias' a lot for emailing so can trash when no longer serving a purpose.

An EG there is a post in general kiteboarding from CANDIDATE
A great one for a serve...
CANDIDA + photo
or
HANDI_DATE etc...

If there is enough interest - how about it Laurie?

FormulaNova
FormulaNova
WA
15105 posts
WA, 15105 posts
8 Apr 2010 9:23am
When the internet didn't have web browsers, I used to use network news groups, which were posts onto a common forum. Back then people used to use their own real email addresses (this was before SPAM was common).

As a result you used to get genuine posts as people knew that they had to stand up for anything they said, and if someone started posting garbage you could block them out and not read what they said.

Later when news groups became more common, people started posting rubbish under multiple IDs and a lot of groups just fell into disuse because of lame postings and SPAM.

This ruined these news groups from what used to be useful into a waste of time.

The reason I bring this up is that I think encouraging multiple IDs is going to cause the same issue. It would probably also give the moderators 10 times the amount of work to do.

What you are suggesting might work if people controlled themselves, but there would be some people that would just go for broke and useful posts would disappear.

Mobydisc
Mobydisc
NSW
9029 posts
NSW, 9029 posts
8 Apr 2010 11:25am
Sounds like a bad idea. Multiple accounts could encourage more irresponsible behaviour and drag the forums down.

I'm a member of another forum where you can change your forum name while still keeping the same account. If change is necessary, that would be a better idea and its perfectly inline with the real world where people can change their name if they want.
landyacht
landyacht
WA
5921 posts
WA, 5921 posts
8 Apr 2010 4:01pm
youd end up biting youself on the foot. sending a bad post under the wrong member name and getting slammed as the wrong one f your many personalites.
might be better off just taking your pills to keep the MPD under contol.
. Ive been caught out when wifey forgot to log out and I switched on and automatically posted under her member name, then she gets stuck in
GreenPat
GreenPat
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QLD, 4105 posts
8 Apr 2010 6:49pm
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pweedas
pweedas
WA
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WA, 4642 posts
9 Apr 2010 12:54pm
GreenPat said...

The Rules Summary

* No abuse, insults or personal attacks
* No foul language
* No trolling
* No inappropriate or illegal material
* No "For Sale" or "Wanted to Buy"
* No business advertising
* No cross posting
* No forum spamming
* No religious or political debates
* No defamatory comments
* No duplicate logins
* No complaints about moderation (email us instead)



ooooooOOOooh Sometimes I get cross. I didn't realise that was an offence.

(Sorry. Markets a bit slow today. I'll move on now. )
nebbian
nebbian
WA
6277 posts
WA, 6277 posts
9 Apr 2010 8:02pm
On another site I administer we allow people to change their 'nickname' (display name) at will. It leads to some interesting nicknames

Their real name is still available for everyone to see though.

Surprisingly there is absolutely no trolling at all on there (touch wood). I'm not sure why, perhaps it's because a human has to validate a registration, you can't just register and post the same day.

Or perhaps it's 'cos there aren't any kiters on there [}:)] (Just kidding)
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