Niami DenMother
02-10-2007, 07:44 PM
As some of you may have noticed, the SoE forums are transitioning over to new software. Barring any further issues, the work continue go through Monday. Once the new forums are in place, however, some folks may have problems with their forum handles. (Again, this is the SoE forums we are talking about NOT the EQ2TC forums.)
<p>Our Community Relations Manager, Grimwell, has this to say about it:
Here's another curveball that you need to know.
On the new forums that we hope to transition to on Monday, your Station ID and forum handle can not match.
Example of what will not work:
* Station Name: Grimwell
* Forum Handle: Grimwell
The security system will not allow that to happen.
Example of what will work:
* Station Name: Grimwell
* Forum Handle: Grimwell_SOE (or Chet, or Steve, or Nancy, you get the point)
With the number of people we have out there in forums land, I'm sure that at least some of you have matching Station Names and Forum Handles. Be ready for the change and have something in mind if that's the case. It's an account security measure that we weren't able to enact/enforce on the Lithium forums, but will be on the new ones.
Should you have problems with your name in the new forums, let me know. There is no work-around for this Station Name/Forum Handle twist, but I'll do what I can to help you get a name you like if you are affected (that is not a promise or guarantee of anything -- though I do take bribes. )
To prevent the statements of the obvious -- yes this is something that should have came to you sooner under ideal circumstances. It is what it is though and I can't change that. At least we get 3 days to plan those new forum names.
Also, keep in mind that anyone who jacks the forum name of another poster will have their handle force changed to something of my own choosing. Do not try to be mean to your neighbors.
<p>Our Community Relations Manager, Grimwell, has this to say about it:
Here's another curveball that you need to know.
On the new forums that we hope to transition to on Monday, your Station ID and forum handle can not match.
Example of what will not work:
* Station Name: Grimwell
* Forum Handle: Grimwell
The security system will not allow that to happen.
Example of what will work:
* Station Name: Grimwell
* Forum Handle: Grimwell_SOE (or Chet, or Steve, or Nancy, you get the point)
With the number of people we have out there in forums land, I'm sure that at least some of you have matching Station Names and Forum Handles. Be ready for the change and have something in mind if that's the case. It's an account security measure that we weren't able to enact/enforce on the Lithium forums, but will be on the new ones.
Should you have problems with your name in the new forums, let me know. There is no work-around for this Station Name/Forum Handle twist, but I'll do what I can to help you get a name you like if you are affected (that is not a promise or guarantee of anything -- though I do take bribes. )
To prevent the statements of the obvious -- yes this is something that should have came to you sooner under ideal circumstances. It is what it is though and I can't change that. At least we get 3 days to plan those new forum names.
Also, keep in mind that anyone who jacks the forum name of another poster will have their handle force changed to something of my own choosing. Do not try to be mean to your neighbors.