The Tool Page: Opinion

11-26-2002, 12:48 PM	#1
ATO Level 4 - Thinker Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 20 Bincount™: 0	Usernames It appears that your usernames are very limited in their possible forms. I tried to use the usernames ATO-MJK and [ATO]Tool and they were rejected, I assume due to the inclusion of the dash and brackets. Now this is not essential, but people will soon run out of meaningful usernames if they cannot use special characters to create them. You might as well just ask people to name themselves ToolFan1 through ToolFan2000. It does appear that the underscore works in names, but doesn't seem like much else does.
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11-27-2002, 11:22 AM	#2
-Phantom Pain- Level 3 - Talker Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 11 Bincount™: 0	i can use special characters in my name ... __________________ 窌 Now i shall douse myself in oil and go tell the Goddess of Fire to fuck off 暦
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11-27-2002, 01:04 PM	#3
ATO Level 4 - Thinker Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 20 Bincount™: 0	That is very odd, maybe it is only the inclusion of the characters in the middle of the name, or maybe the registration was just screwed up at the time I was trying those names. Hmm very odd indeed.
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11-27-2002, 02:46 PM	#4
dan tool fan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the great northwest Posts: 8,152 Bincount™: 33962	i know for a fact that any username with "MJK" in it will be rejected; this is so we can relieve confusion...someone has already thought maynard was on the board, but it was someone with a nickname like his name..whatever. "TOOL" might also be rejected...unsure on that one though. i'll check tonight and see.
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11-28-2002, 09:42 AM	#5
ATO Level 4 - Thinker Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 20 Bincount™: 0	ah, you are probably right. Hadn't even thought about that. Well, if I ever create a new user name I'll just have to keep that in mind. I just didn't make the connection seeing as how i used two totally different tool related words. The odd characters were the only connection i saw. Thx.
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11-29-2002, 10:55 AM	#6
Sagacious Foetu Level 6 - Very Deep Thinker Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: royal palm beach Posts: 124 Bincount™: 15	"TOOL" anything should be rejected in my opinion..... also, can you make the character count a little higher than what it is? my sceren name is supposed to have an extra s on the end (one more letter!!!) and it didn't work, and i'm kinda distraught about that.... thanx... xBILLYx __________________ Dreaming of that face again.... -- Third Eye
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11-29-2002, 11:13 AM

-Phantom Pain-

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Originally posted by Sagacious Foetu
my sceren name is supposed to have an extra s on the end (one more letter!!!) and it didn't work, and i'm kinda distraught about that.... thanx...

how about : don't use a space in your screen name

wich makes : SagaciousFoetus

and gives you the extra S you need

good, or not?

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11-29-2002, 02:22 PM	#8
dan tool fan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the great northwest Posts: 8,152 Bincount™: 33962	could've just dropped the space, like Phantom said. char limits are fine where they are.
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11-29-2002, 10:31 PM	#9
Sagacious Foetu Level 6 - Very Deep Thinker Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: royal palm beach Posts: 124 Bincount™: 15	eh... dammit... you got me there.... :-/ maybe i'll redo my s/n.... maybe not... dunno... thanx anyway though.... xBILLYx __________________ Dreaming of that face again.... -- Third Eye
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11-29-2002, 10:39 PM	#10
dan tool fan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the great northwest Posts: 8,152 Bincount™: 33962	if you wish, i can fix it for you; just give me the word.
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