I know that quite a few people have changed their usernames since the release of the new BB. But now that means that I don't know who some people are anymore - especially if the avatar was changed along with the name. So, could we get a list of name changes so I can re-learn who everyone is?

Yeah, I agree. If you're not a daily reader then this new 'feature' has the possibility to destroy your understanding of who is who in this tight-knit community.

I would like to see 'formerly known as X' in peoples signatures for 90 days after a name change happens, and a permanent note in the profile. That would make name changes fairly painless.

So if i actually bothered to change I could be "formerly known as dbrashear"?

Yeah, something like that, for a while anyway, until enough of us got to know who you were originally. 'Cause user number 1411 means jack shit to me.

The Meatballman thing was getting a bit old... I left my old avatar so people could still make the connection.

Yeah, I agree. If you're not a daily reader then this new 'feature' has the possibility to destroy your understanding of who is who in this tight-knit community.

I switched mostly as a prank -- I was seduced by features! But I have repented! (just requested to go back to original). It hit me when I saw my borderline-vulgar new handle mentioned in another thread. I thought "What if my dear 95 year-old aunt is reading the BBS?"

And while some were no-brainers, I did find some other sig-shifting challenging.

wait, we can change usernames?

why? what's the point?

it aint right man, you should pick something and stick with it.

Speaking of avatars... is that what your empeg is playing now? Or is that a Winamp trick?

It's actually what my iTunes is playing right now. The text on the image is parsed from here.

Here's a thread about it from back when I was setting it up.

That audioscrobbler site is pretty cool, btw.

Avitar? Now playing? Was the avitar different when this was posted so that the post had a different meaning? (ie: since when you change an avitar, it changes it on every post you've ever made) Or am I missing something? ... AudioScribbler is drawing your avitar?

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