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- cwkandrew2355
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Scratcher
68 posts
Nicknames
we should be able to set nicknames for ourselves but still have our normal username.
Change nickname.the above scratchblocks should be a button in the profile editor.
- Penguin9090_new
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Scratcher
500+ posts
Nicknames
so basically two usernames, one changeable and one not? too complicated, no support.
- IronBit_Studios
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Nicknames
Actually, Semi-Support on Iditaroid's terms.
Last edited by IronBit_Studios (Dec. 3, 2015 01:31:12)
- Iditaroid
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Scratcher
500+ posts
Nicknames
so basically two usernames, one changeable and one not? too complicated, no support.No…a lot of websites have this implemented well: Twitter, YouTube, Steam, and Google Plus just to name a few!
If it was rejected, it'd be nice to hear why. I think this would be a good feature for the site!
Last edited by Iditaroid (Dec. 2, 2015 19:09:33)
- Zro716
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Nicknames
Zro, have you used Twitter?Nope, but I have Google+. Why do you ask?
- Iditaroid
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Scratcher
500+ posts
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I was wondering if you'd seen how they implement this! It's really simple:Zro, have you used Twitter?Nope, but I have Google+. Why do you ask?
“Dwayne Johnson” is the name (alias) and @TheRock is the username. Typing @TheRock will link to his account, and the username is unique. However, the name is not: any other user could call themselves “Dwayne Johnson.” Although this makes it easier to trick people into thinking you're another user, you can still identify who's the real Dwayne based on the username. The name doesn't really serve a functional purpose, it's more like an avatar, just an arbitrary user identifier. I think this would be easy to implement into Scratch: the username is whatever username you have already, and the name defaults as identical to your username!
- Zro716
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Nicknames
The name doesn't really serve a functional purposeSo then why have it? If it's gonna trick people more than it serves as an alt name or any other purpose, it doesn't seem that useful.
- ChocolatePi
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Nicknames
Why have names? http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/047/424/25f.jpgThe name doesn't really serve a functional purposeSo then why have it? If it's gonna trick people more than it serves as an alt name or any other purpose, it doesn't seem that useful.
- Iditaroid
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Scratcher
500+ posts
Nicknames
It's not really useful, any more than an avatar is at least! It's just nice to have.The name doesn't really serve a functional purposeSo then why have it? If it's gonna trick people more than it serves as an alt name or any other purpose, it doesn't seem that useful.
I don't think it'd trick people more than it'd serve as an alternate name. The implementation would probably look something like this:
And I have faith that users would be able to distinguish between that user, and this one:
Last edited by Iditaroid (Dec. 2, 2015 20:26:36)
- pancakesyrup08
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Scratcher
100+ posts
Nicknames
No support. If you want people to call you by a nickname then you can just tell them in your “ about me” column. Lots of people already do it.
- The_Kitty_Eevee
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Scratcher
100+ posts
Nicknames
No support. If you want people to call you by a nickname then you can just tell them in your “ about me” column. Lots of people already do it.
- PrincessPanda_test_
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Nicknames
Support, adds more to user identification.
Last edited by PrincessPanda_test_ (Dec. 3, 2015 01:29:52)
- cwkandrew2355
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Scratcher
68 posts
Nicknames
No support. If you want people to call you by a nickname then you can just tell them in your “ about me” column. Lots of people already do it.good idea
- Rendangbike2
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Nicknames
Sorry! but rejected:
8.1 Changing usernames
If a user could change their username (or even set a certain “nickname”), this could be very confusing for the Scratch community, especially for those following that user. In addition, this would make moderation of the website more difficult because it would be harder for the Scratch Team to keep an eye on what a user may be doing. The Scratch Team has allowed username changes only on very rare occasions, such as if the username contained inappropriate content or personal information. Generally the Scratch Team does not change usernames on request (including for reasons such as “I do not like my current username anymore”).
However, because of the way that usernames are stored on the server, changing the cases of letters in your username (for example, changing @Za-Chary to @ZA-CHARY) is NOT rejected; you can discuss it on this topic.
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