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Chris_M_3
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Why does this forum allow different users to have the same username?
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House - bought and paid for
Contents - bought and paid for
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£12k in '12 No.198: £12,554/£12,000
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Didn't think it did allow identical names (DiFFereNT and different etc are not identical)0
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I didn't mean identical, I meant the same.
No other forum I am a member of, allows the same username to be used by two different users.100% debt free
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This one doesn't. Usernames are case sensitive. Can you post details of the 2 you think are the same ?0
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A lot of forum software can be fooled by relatively slight alterations in user name
Chris_M, Chris M, Chris M, and Chris.M are all different as far as software goes. On a site like this, manually checking all the potential clashes just isn't worthwhile for the benefits gained.Adventure before Dementia!0 -
WestonDave wrote: »A lot of forum software can be fooled by relatively slight alterations in user name
Chris_M, Chris M, Chris M, and Chris.M are all different as far as software goes. On a site like this, manually checking all the potential clashes just isn't worthwhile for the benefits gained.
What's the difference between Chris M and Chris M :huh:0 -
Well, as long as the admin team don't confuse me with the other chris_m and start handing out bans or other infractions, I'll be happy.WestonDave wrote: »On a site like this, manually checking all the potential clashes just isn't worthwhile for the benefits gained.
After all, someone could register WestoNDave and create all sorts of mischief and if someone is not on the ball, you might unwittingly suffer for it.
EDIT: On another forum I am a member of, this is in the rules...
If you use a login name which is considered to be too similar to an existing users login name (to the extent that it would cause confusion) then admin reserve the right to change your login name.100% debt free
House - bought and paid for
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£12k in '12 No.198: £12,554/£12,0000 -
Well, as long as the admin team don't confuse me with the other chris_m and start handing out bans or other infractions, I'll be happy.
After all, someone could register WestoNDave and create all sorts of mischief and if someone is not on the ball, you might unwittingly suffer for it.
EDIT: On another forum I am a member of, this is in the rules...
If you use a login name which is considered to be too similar to an existing users login name (to the extent that it would cause confusion) then admin reserve the right to change your login name.
No confusion for admin, you are just a (unique) number
Does the other forum have over 1.1 million registered user names to check against?0 -
In my case there is
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