Someone has registered a similar name to mine!

Quoting: Admin, Post #9

Well, it is impossible to have the SAME usernames. You may try to register as "sparky" again and you'll notice you won't be able to do that.

If you are referring to the fact that it is possible to have Name and Name232 as usernames -- it's how the Internet and the websites for registered users work. It's the world standard (a while ago I registered an emali address with gmail as "myname2" and I hope the guy with myname name will not sue me or google for that...).

Admin

AdminThreads: 74 Posts: 3,085 Joined: Oct 31, 05 [Administrator]	Edited by: Admin Jan 28, 07, 16:48 / #
Quoting: shewolf Maybe Admin thinks you're the one behind all the Sparky's? Quoting: Sparky I can't post for some reason. Here's something you wrote in a different thread: Quoting: Sparky No don't worry about it I will go get a new handle..... I think I will make it Sparky 358 Maybe Admin thinks you're the one behind all the Sparky's? Thanks for pointing it out. "Sparky" it seems you caused the trouble yourself. If you don't remember a password, click on the Password link on the main page. Admin

SparkyThreads: - Posts: 128 Joined: Dec 30, 06	Jan 28, 07, 16:53 / #
Quoting: Admin, Post #1 Thanks for pointing it out. "Sparky" it seems you caused the trouble yourself. If you don't remember a password, click on the Password link on the main page. Admin Sorry my mistake I typed it in wrong .

SparkyThreads: - Posts: 128 Joined: Dec 30, 06	Jan 28, 07, 16:56 / #
Quoting: shewolf Quoting: Sparky I can't post for some reason. Here's something you wrote in a different thread: Quoting: Sparky No don't worry about it I will go get a new handle..... I think I will make it Sparky 358 Maybe Admin thinks you're the one behind all the Sparky's? I hope not. But because of all the bad publicity from the other ones. I think I will have to change my name.

RanjThreads: 27 Posts: 1,286 Joined: Sep 29, 06	Jan 28, 07, 16:59 / #
Quoting: Admin, Post #1 "Sparky" it seems you caused the trouble yourself. Were you posting under all the other names?

SparkyThreads: - Posts: 128 Joined: Dec 30, 06	Edited by: Sparky Jan 28, 07, 17:00 / #
Quoting: Ranj, Post #4 Were you posting under all the other names? No he is talking about the posting problem I was having

RanjThreads: 27 Posts: 1,286 Joined: Sep 29, 06	Edited by: Ranj Jan 28, 07, 17:06 / #
You know what, I'm editing and staying out of this one.

SparkyThreads: - Posts: 128 Joined: Dec 30, 06	Jan 28, 07, 17:07 / #
Quoting: Admin, Post #1 Thanks for pointing it out. "Sparky" it seems you caused the trouble yourself No you caused the problem when you allowed people to have the same names.

SparkyThreads: - Posts: 128 Joined: Dec 30, 06	Edited by: Sparky Jan 28, 07, 17:17 / #
Quoting: Ranj, Post #6 You know what, I'm editing and staying out of this one. Why you want the truth. I was all the Sparky's. Except for Sparky 359 he is the one that stole my name. And the Admin. didn't do anything about it when I complained to him. So I decided If I have to start over than I am ruining the name Sparky. If I can't have it than I will destroy it so no one will want it. Call me Crazy I don't care. This isn't the only forum Bye

AdminThreads: 74 Posts: 3,085 Joined: Oct 31, 05 [Administrator]	Edited by: Admin Jan 28, 07, 17:20 / #
Quoting: Sparky, Post #7 No you caused the problem when you allowed people to have the same names. Well, it is impossible to have the SAME usernames. You may try to register as "sparky" again and you'll notice you won't be able to do that. If you are referring to the fact that it is possible to have Name and Name232 as usernames -- it's how the Internet and the websites for registered users work. It's the world standard (a while ago I registered an emali address with gmail as "myname2" and I hope the guy with myname name will not sue me or google for that...). Admin

SparkyThreads: - Posts: 128 Joined: Dec 30, 06	Jan 28, 07, 17:28 / #
Quoting: Admin, Post #9 Well, it is impossible to have the SAME usernames. You may try to register as "sparky" again and you'll notice you won't be able to do that. If you are referring to the fact that it is possible to have Name and Name232 as usernames -- it's how the Internet and the websites for registered users work. It's the world standard (a while ago I registered an emali address with gmail as "myname2" and I hope the guy with myname name will not sue me or google for that...). Admin I have been on plenty of forums that can restrict the use of names. Maybe you should buy some new software.

sledzThreads: 29 Posts: 3,202 Joined: Sep 19, 06	Edited by: sledz Jan 28, 07, 17:38 / #
dude ur registered as sparky nobody can login without your password srarky 398 or whatever is someone else, you have to look closley at profile name. Ive seen this before somebody will make up a name close to so called victim and start causing probs

AdminThreads: 74 Posts: 3,085 Joined: Oct 31, 05 [Administrator]	Edited by: Admin Jan 28, 07, 18:01 / #
Here is a list of the biggest online forums: big-boards.com I've just done a small experiment. I signed up on the biggest Internet forum - gaiaonline.com. This forum has over 6 million registered members. I noticed there was a member with the username: kikigirl. gaiaonline.com/profile/index.php?view=search.ShowSearch&typ e=username&item=kikigirl I registered without problems as: kikigirl2 gaiaonline.com/profile/index.php?view=search.ShowSearch&typ e=username&item=kikigirl2 If you have time, you may count how many usernames starting from the word: girl to girlX (where X is a numer) there are. Cheers, Admin

SparkyThreads: - Posts: 128 Joined: Dec 30, 06	Jan 28, 07, 18:24 / #
Quoting: sledz, Post #11 dude ur registered as sparky nobody can login without your password srarky 398 or whatever is someone else, you have to look closley at profile name. Ive seen this before somebody will make up a name close to so called victim and start causing probs I know but people make mistakes. Also if you do a search alot of times you get the other people instead of your target person.

sledzThreads: 29 Posts: 3,202 Joined: Sep 19, 06	Jan 28, 07, 18:30 / #
ya, if there talking about that person.. I always keep an eye on the profile screen theres a lot of comedians around

helloThreads: 37 Posts: 1,104 Joined: Dec 5, 06	Jan 28, 07, 17:43 / #
Quoting: Sparky, Post #10 I have been on plenty of forums that can restrict the use of names. Maybe you should buy some new software. It seems the forums you visited weren't very busy. If you say it should be impossible to register as "Sparky5" just because there is already user with the name "Sparky", the limit of users would be restricted to a few thousands only (there are no more than a few thousand popular words in the dictionary). What about "Spark", "Spar", or "Spa" or "SparkyMan" - shouldn't be allowed either?

SparkyThreads: - Posts: 128 Joined: Dec 30, 06	Jan 28, 07, 18:30 / #
It doesn't matter until it happens to you. So don't worry about it Admin You won't have anymore problems out of me. You can count on it.