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Give users the option to change their user name or merge accounts
I have an old last.fm account that I forgot the password to. Even if merging the accounts would be a function that might take too much work, atleast create a function so that you can change your username. That way one could technically ask for the old account to be deleted and rename the new one.
It shouldn't be that hard, right?
It shouldn't be that hard, right?
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This is one of the best points
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Do you think that might be the reason that I posted this under _ideas_? I know that it is not possible right now, but that is because that the function isn't implemented, it's not because it's impossible. -
This function isn't implemented because it's impossible to do so. They just wouldn't implement it so you should deal with it.. as it was told a thousand times.
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Mateusz, I think this is not quite right. It's definitely not impossible to do so. The real problem is just with the BBcode linked usernames in shoutboxes, wikis, journals and forum posts on Last.fm. There would be a lot of broken links if people could change their usernames. See here, here and here.
So it is a possible future feature, but probably unlikely to happen though. -
Inappropriate?Mateusz; ofcourse it's not impossible, do you know nothing of website building? It is, however, quite probably a lot of work involved, which might be the reason they haven't implemented it.
inh: there's several ways you could solve broken links, either you could make the links variables (the nicknames for everyone mentioned on a page is 'fetched' every time the page is loaded) or you could run a script site-wide to look for the specific nickname and change it.
To resolve both these problems, a lot of manhours needed and quite possibly a lot of server work, you could make it a minor pay service.
I’m indifferent
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Inappropriate?A minor pay service would sound good to :) anyway I'd like to change just the name appearing where i leave comments and shots. Like the nickname in Flickr - it's just an alias. If they can change the picture site wide they can change the nickname too.
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This is one of the best points
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This is essentially what I meant when I said in the post below that they should make the nickname a variable. However, I think it would be good to also make sure that people could change their login name, or perhaps use the e-mail as login instead and make the nickname changeable like you mentioned.
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Inappropriate?Most websites allow you to change your username, your id, your nickname, transfer accounts, etc. It's not impossible.
I’m very frustrated!
