Display Names

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To describe displays names, its basically a cloak over the user name in
which you can set if you wish to change your so-called name once in a while

For example:
I am called by J J Williams, but wish to then be called by another name
without risking the change of a user name in which I could just do a simple
change to whatever I require such as J Williams.

It would be nice to see this implemented along with option to disable it
and extend its use.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by joshuawi...@googlemail.com on 13 Dec 2006 at 4:59

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No offense, but it's features like these that are just asking for trouble. 
First off,
how often do you plan on changing your name? It would be far easier to nicely 
ask the
admin to take care of that for you. Second, this is great for trolls who'll make
suck-comments and then hide behind a new name. And then there's all those 
kiddies who
can't figure out if they want their names to be 'AlphaNeo' or 'ZypherOmega' or 
some
other stupid shit.

This would be better as a mod.

Original comment by Wilhelm....@gmail.com on 13 Dec 2006 at 7:50

• Changed state: Invalid
• Added labels: Priority-Low, Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Priority-Medium, Type-Defect

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Yeah you're right, its a bit insane though too :D

Original comment by joshuawi...@googlemail.com on 13 Dec 2006 at 8:15

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Well since you recommend it to be as a modification, it would be best for the
modification to allow administrators / members of authority to view the plain
username without the cloak so-to-speak.

Original comment by joshuawi...@googlemail.com on 26 Dec 2006 at 11:17

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Would make more sense to have a name change history, but again it should be a
modification so it would be out of the scope of the core development of this 
system.

Original comment by Gene.She...@gmail.com on 26 Dec 2006 at 12:30