Suggestion on name changes!

RwmRS2 > Roary (Rwm is available)
SMR > Govind
Dark Knight > Matthew
CSKiffingt > Corey
BSGPSeller > Dave
Verts > Giverny

It's always been a case of either resembling their current name or choosing a new one.

 

I don't really understand what the point of limiting it to such a high donor perk is, if someone could enlighten me I would appreciate it. I for one don't want to change my name, but I can understand the frustration of say a long time member who immaturely made a funky username 3-5 years ago and want it changed, but aren't really in the financial position to donate $300-$500 to the forum.

I completely understand that it should have strict limitations so not everyone can just change names and the community becomes a clusterfuck of "Who were you?", but I feel like it should be more of a veteran perk, meaning age wise. I would say the following must be met and the reasons are given:

-1 name change only (this is pretty self-explanatory, confusion, etc.)

-Name cannot be a major change from the original (for example if I was hamouze123 changing my name to Hamouze would be fine but if I were hamouze123 and wanted to change my name to RunescapeGod it would not)

-The decision of the above rule (major change from original) will be reviewed by a global or admin to be deemed fit

-SVU (to address Jack it's purpose is to ensure that the person is or at one point was a donor, this could be flexible and mended to say a $25 donor at least)

-2FA (don't want people being hacked and having their names changed indefinitely)

-Now this is the point of contention: EITHER 3,000 posts OR 4 year join date with at least 1,000 posts. The reasoning behind this is simple, if you made your account say a year ago and I have even seen people request name changes after they made their account a few months ago, there is no reason to have your name changed. You fucked up and you have to deal with it. The join date ensures that the person has been a member of the community for a long time and plans on staying so, and the 3,000 post count is for members who have not been along for so long but have shown commitment to the community.

These ideas are not set in stone, it's only what I came up with after reading through some of the posts. It's very flexible and I personally think that such a large donation should not be necessary.

Here is my argument AGAINST the need for a large donation perk: Basically favoring those with money and potential scam quitters. How many people do you see on the site that are $200+ donors and have only been here for a few months if not weeks? Obviously they're planning on scamming and they almost always do. Are we really going to allow somebody who joined a few months ago or even a year ago be given the opportunity to manipulate this name change into some sort of scamming opportunity?

Then there are people who want the large donation AND a join date req. This basically comes down to whether or not you are going to favor someone who joined a year ago with lots of cash over a committed community member who just isn't as financially fortunate? I'm sure someone could come up with a few names off the top of their head of some people that have been long time members who are respected who haven't donated $300 or more.

Anyways, that's my 2 cents. I'm an open minded person and I'm sure a middle ground can be found.

I agree with some of the things Hamouze said.
Take a look at my name bogdan123 i made it 5 years ago when i was young.

I would like my name to be Bogdan it looks way more professional and is my irl name.

I still say if you want a name change you need to be $300+ donor and other factors, better yet I wanna see it be available to $500+ donors.

 

[SuF]

RwmRS2 > Roary (Rwm is available)
SMR > Govind
Dark Knight > Matthew
CSKiffingt > Corey
BSGPSeller > Dave
Verts > Giverny

It's always been a case of either resembling their current name or choosing a new one.

I'm not arguing against making names more professional for staff but Unbanned just chose a stupid fucking name.

Also I always prefered having names changed to things that were shorter versions of their current name so you knew who the fuck they were. See Finn, Moh, Karl, Jimmy, superman, etc.

 

Well that's why they're required to have "Previously known as..." or something to that effect for a long while after

 

[Hamouze]

I agree with some of the things Hamouze said.
Take a look at my name bogdan123 i made it 5 years ago when i was young.

I would like my name to be Bogdan it looks way more professional and is my irl name.

I still say if you want a name change you need to be $300+ donor and other factors, better yet I wanna see it be available to $500+ donors.

I appreciate that you agree with me, but let's be honest you only want it as a $500+ donor perk because you are one of the handful who have donated that much. You gotta think of the bigger picture.

 

[S]

Personally think name changes should be a $500+ perk, with said user also having 2FA and having no previous ban offences related to scams/black hat etc.
Should also only be allowed once at the $500 stage, and then every $200 donated since could generate a new allowance.

 

[Dom]

I think more lax requirements should trump few hard req's.

For example, to meet the requirements for your one and only name change, you need to have met the following conditions:

1) You have been a member of Sythe for at least 5 years.

2) You are a donor of at least $200 (or $300)

3) You have a PPD count of at least .5

4) You have not received an infraction for at least 12 months

I think this way it rewards users who have been loyal (5+ years) to Sythe, as well as rewarding their activity (PPD) on the site and good behaviour (no infractions within 12 months).

 

[Khaini]

I think 1 name change per account should be available. This can be a major one. In my opinion it should be a 300-500$ perk and be accepted by a moderator tho.

 

I appreciate that you agree with me, but let's be honest you only want it as a $500+ donor perk because you are one of the handful who have donated that much. You gotta think of the bigger picture.

I am thinking of the bigger picture, why not make it a $500+ donor perk? Name changes shouldn't just be given out to anyone, there should be strict requirements.

$500+ donor rank
2FA
2-3 years member

 

[Dom]

I am thinking of the bigger picture, why not make it a $500+ donor perk? Name changes shouldn't just be given out to anyone, there should be strict requirements.

$500+ donor rank
2FA
2-3 years member

A $500+ donor rank requirement is ridiculous. It's easy to say it should be $500+ because you already have that rank. That's 50+ hours for someone working at minimum wage. What about someone who has only donated $50 but has been a longstanding, active member on Sythe? They have to pay $450 just to change their name? That's why what I suggested above works way better than what you're suggesting.

 

I am thinking of the bigger picture, why not make it a $500+ donor perk? Name changes shouldn't just be given out to anyone, there should be strict requirements.

$500+ donor rank
2FA
2-3 years member

If it had a $500+ donor rank requirement only about 20-25 members out of the 400,000 + registered Sythe users would currently have the requirements to change their name. That is quite a big gap, and outrageous to say the least. The maximum amount asked for something as simple as changing your name ONE time should be $200-$300 as not everyone is as financially fortunate as you Bogdan and can afford to pay $500 for a rank. On top of that most forums offer name changing services for as cheap as $5 or even free so asking 100x that change your name seems a tad bit over priced to me. Just my two cents.

 

[Shin]

I'm not arguing against making names more professional for staff but Unbanned just chose a stupid fucking name.

Yes, please single me out and ignore every other user that's had what you would consider an "acceptable" name change.

Also I always prefered having names changed to things that were shorter versions of their current name so you knew who the fuck they were. See Finn, Moh, Karl, Jimmy, superman, etc.

Back in 2006 I created the name "Shinuri" as "Shin" was never available. When I joined Sythe I wanted to create something unique, so I created the name Unb4nn3d. When offered the opportunity to change my name, I had been using "Shinuri" or "Shin" on many other games for a long time. Hence, I decided to use the shortened version and change to Shin (as the name "Alex" has always been unavailable).

 

RwmRS2 > Roary (Rwm is available)
SMR > Govind
Dark Knight > Matthew
CSKiffingt > Corey
BSGPSeller > Dave
Verts > Giverny

It's always been a case of either resembling their current name or choosing a new one.

Those were some examples of recent changes. I understand that many staff members had significantly different name changes, but I was under the impression that name changes were done to make your username more professional, while still keeping your previous username somewhat relevant in that change.

Another problem I have is, if this were to get approved, what about those who started over completely because we were under the impression that name changes were never going to be possible for members who aren't on the staff team? Does our post count and accolades associated with that account get transferred or what? I'm speaking hypothetically of course.

 

[Harleigh]

I am thinking of the bigger picture, why not make it a $500+ donor perk? Name changes shouldn't just be given out to anyone, there should be strict requirements.

$500+ donor rank
2FA
2-3 years member

It should only be available to $500+ donors with 30+ miniranks

 

Didn't see that Richard suggested you post this thread. Anyways, I think that:

1.) Allowing name changes is complicating from a community aspect.

2.) In my eyes, the only reasons someone would want a username change is really for vanity or to change their reputation. The former is unnecessary and the latter is dangerous.

Not an ideal update to me for those reasons.

 

[Cas]

It should only be available to $500+ donors with 30+ miniranks

Miniranks mean nothing.
They are made to be absolutely useless, they are absolutely useless.

 

[Ihavenopersonality]

The thing I love most about this thread is people making suggestions so that they perfectly fit them.

$500 donor - "Must be a $500+ donor perk"
$300 donor - "Must be a $300+ donor perk"
.5 posts per day user - "Must have at least .5 ppd"
$500 donor with 30+ miniranks - "Must have at least 30 miniranks and $500 donated"

And more... come on people. This isn't being created specifically for you. Its like if I request "Must have joined sythe before October 2008."

In seriousness though, I think a combination of everything that's been stated would be good. Although I am biased as an older member, I do think there should be an account age requirement in addition to donations/posts/reputation and the like. There are a ton of new users lately who donated $200 bucks simply to have a good looking profile in order to scam quit. While someone from X years ago can certainly scam quit as well, it is much more likely for a brand new account.

My requirements:
- 1 Name Change per Account
- 3 + years on Sythe
- $300+ Donor
- 1000+ Posts
- SVU and 2FA (not sure on this one)

 

[Jiwi]

Member 3-5+ years
$300+ Donor
Active in community (approved by staff)

Easy

 

As long as the user is SVU and 2FA, as long as been here for atleast one year I am in full support of this change once in the life of an account. Also "previously known as" should be displayed in their member profile for 2+ months for clarity.

We really lag behind other forums in little things like this. I understand why we don't allow name changes, but I think if we take safety precautions I know it would be able to work out well.

 

[Tyler]

Richard will likely veto this

Actually op said Richard told him to post it. FireZ had initially closed it but it was reopened

Miniranks mean nothing.
They are made to be absolutely useless, they are absolutely useless.

U 8 the b8 m8









Anyways onto my highly valued opinion I guess.

I see no issue with allowing name changes where previously known as is put into the profile/UT for an extended period of time.

I think the requirements should be strict for a complete name change, but if somebody would like to touch up their name by removing numbers/capitalization it should be Accepted on a case to case basis.

One of the things were missing out on here is the fact that administration (probably only matthew/Richard) can change names. I'm not sure if roary and others can. So this will be a large workload on a small amount of people who's time is already limited.

Aswell as the moderators extra work when dealing with scam reports that could potentially arise in the future. ( not saying this is a lot of work. But any extra work is extra work)


Don't get me wrong I'd love to have my name changed to Tyler, but is this a really fesiable thing for this sites future?