29-06-22, 02:47 | #21 |
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Personally I think it’s more annoying if people constantly change their avatars. I hardly ever look at people’s display names, especially if they’re very long with lots of letters and numbers. I think most people here are probably also more visual and so your avatar becomes more of a part of your identity - your face that’s tied to each post. People who keep changing their avatars don’t have the same impact.
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29-06-22, 08:37 | #22 |
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29-06-22, 09:50 | #23 |
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No, I donated to the forums, that’s not paying for a service. I didn’t choose the title below my name either, it originally said Silver Contributor, then Gold Contributor, now it’s been changed to Golden. I can opt out of it if I want to though.
Yeah I later posted that it’s in Admin CP, but it’s not available for users themselves so it’s not practical. I haven’t used it either for years since I ran a very small forum as a joke . |
29-06-22, 11:00 | #24 | |
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That got me thinking… isn’t changing a display name to be silver/golden AND bold also a display name change? Doesn’t that work the exact same way that removing a number would? Last edited by tomee; 29-06-22 at 11:04. |
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29-06-22, 12:20 | #25 |
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Actually this is easier to do than changing a nickname. It doesn't cause any issues with old posts. Iirc it's just a change in user rank settings so it's not even related to particular users, but groups.
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29-06-22, 12:32 | #26 |
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I meant the display name being recoloured and boldened, not the user rank. Surely that means it’s receiving a “[ B][ COLOR="Golden"][/COLOR][/B]” added to it, or something similar.
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29-06-22, 12:54 | #27 |
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That's the same thing, user rank can modify user's nickname text formatting. Now I remember vBulletin has both ranks (post related etc) and I think groups/roles (permissions related) but from what I remember both can actually change your name color etc. I used that on my forums to give administrators red nickname color and to give special ranks to people who won some competitions.
That being said I remember having issues determining which formatting is more important - that of a role or that of a rank. Last edited by Caesum; 29-06-22 at 12:56. |
29-06-22, 13:12 | #28 |
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30-06-22, 05:21 | #29 |
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Yes, but how many Tommys are there? None other that I can think of. Mine is creative? Or at least unique. If a drunk, epileptic, tap-dancing cat bumbling across a keyboard during an earthquake resulting in a mess of a username can be considered unique.
Yours is easily one of the most uncreative ones |
30-06-22, 08:02 | #30 |
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Thanks Rob, just add a bit more salt to the wound will ya! .
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