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Same username in forum and WME

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:25 pm
by DG567
It is possible to edit under a username that 'does not exist' in the forum. This makes it impossible to contact the user.
If their username does not exist in the forum, it should automatically expire in WME

Same username in forum and WME

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 3:10 pm
by AlanOfTheBerg
The forum username and wazer name can be different. It is rare, though.

Re: Re: Same username in forum and WME

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 1:38 pm
by DG567
Kuhlkatz wrote: The problem is that lots of users use secondary or throw away email addresses that they never monitor, so sending them PMs is utterly useless.
I'm not talking about users who do not respond to PMs. I'm talking about users who's accounts 'do not exist' (that's the error message you get if you try to PM them) in the forum. It would be simple for Waze to suspend editing if there is no matching forum account.

Re: Same username in forum and WME

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 3:08 pm
by DG567
No. It's an actual user.

Re: Re: Same username in forum and WME

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 3:19 pm
by DG567
AlanOfTheBerg wrote:The forum username and wazer name can be different. It is rare, though.
Yes, but having different Wazer and forum names causes problems. Hence my suggestion to suspend the Wazer name if it does not exist in the forum.

Re: Same username in forum and WME

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:38 pm
by Kuhlkatz
The username is what ties all functionality together for registered users.
They post, score and edit based on drives on that account
Nothing stops them from adding a second dummy account just used on the forum though.

The problem is that lots of users use secondary or throw away email addresses that they never monitor, so sending them PMs is utterly useless.

Re: Same username in forum and WME

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:39 pm
by Kuhlkatz
Forgot to add that when you register, a forum account is created and linked to your Waze account.

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Re: Re: Same username in forum and WME

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 2:58 pm
by Kuhlkatz
DG567 wrote:I'm talking about users who's accounts 'do not exist' (that's the error message you get if you try to PM them) in the forum.
Is this specific account a 'world_???' or 'usa_???' account ?