Note to all long term members

Xander

Dear members,
Many of you who have transitioned with us from our previous format to Vanilla may have noticed that members with two part names cannot be notified via an @ symbol. Since on Vanilla, all new members have been limited to one word names, or put a space between their names.
For instance once "PieterClaassen" was "Pieter Claassen", but saying, "hello @Pieter Claassen" would notify only a dead link, so he had his name changed to know when somone was talking to him.
If any members would like their names modified so that they can recieve personal notifications @yourname, please let me know. I can either do it as a combined name or insert a blank instead of the space like "Pieter_Claassen"
I will not modify any names other than those two ways, and I will not modify them without you requesting it. You may request either in this thread publicly or by personal message.
Thanks,
Xander

sixphoto

Please modify to sixphoto

Thanks

Xander

@sixphoto Done! Do you want to keep all caps or lowercase?

Xander

Anybody else? I can think of a couple of Mr.'s who I know can't get notifications. The period would have to be removed, I think.

sixphoto

@Xander thanks!
Lowercase is just fine

PotPoe

PotPoe would be nice. I must keep the caps on principal. I think there is a badge in it for me!

Xander

@PotPoe You got it!

Jari_T

Please change me to "Jari_T".

Thanks Xander!

Sloth

This must be why I'd get a notification whenever someone mentioned sloth357 with a @ symbol!

There's no chance I can change my username to something else? It's confusing with two sloths here...

cstokes4

Yep, you can change it to whatever you want!

Xander

really?
@sloth357

@sloth

Xander

That was a test.
Each one leads to the proper profile.
Who got notifications?

cstokes4

I think what's happening is that folks are replying to @sloth357 without adding the "357" so they are just typing @sloth.

PotPoe

"The new phone books here!!! The new phone books here!!!"

Justin

@sloth You were here first, so I should change mine, really. Is there a Justin listed already? If not, feel free to change me over to that. It's my own name, so I ought to be able to remember it...

Xander

@Justin You are now Justin!

Sloth

@Justin cheers mate!

Justin

Sloth said:

@Justin cheers mate!

Not a problem!

Juxtaposer

What's going on here? Some kind of name swapping shenanigans!

Justin

@Juxtaposer - Something like that. The forum software doesn't like using @ with names that have spaces, and on top of that people were confusing the original @sloth with my previous identity as his 357th iteration. You can move on now, though. Nothing left here to see...

basement_shaman

@potpoe careful all those oil cans are defective watch they don't get your special purpose and don't forget the Opti -grab

BigSnootMcSnuff

You can drop the space in my name, no big deal.

Xander

@BigSnootMcSnuff how's that?

BigSnootMcSnuff

Xander said:

@BigSnootMcSnuff how's that?

Works for me, thanks.

Mr_O

So does it still seem that a "." throws a wrench into the gears?

Xander

Mr. O, Yeah, it does. You can have a "_" though. LMK what I can do for you.

Mr_O

Thank's will do! Must summon creative energy to think of a good modification...

Mr_O

Xander- maybe I'll go with "Mr-O" do I need to do anything to facilitate the change?

Xander

No, can't have a dash. Underscore is the possible. "Mr_O"

Mr_O

That'd do the job then. Thank's!

Xander

@Mr_O You are now Mr_O!

Mr_O

Very good, thank's Xander!

James_S

Well now, guess I should become James_S then...

Mr_O

It's OK, it doesn't hurt..

Xander

@James_S you are now James_S!