A Conversation for Old Announcements: January - September 2011
Thursday 20 October 2011: Bug Fixing Update: you have your names back.
The H2G2 Editors Started conversation Oct 20, 2011
Thank you for all your bug reports over the last few days. We have been working hard to squish them. I'm delighted to report that the name bug is fixed.
We have turned off 'suffixes' as this as causing a problem which meant that in some skins the only thing you could see was the Suffix.
Now whatever you set as your screen name in 'settings' will be displayed on h2g2. You can change this any time you like - and there's no 50 character limit any more.
We also have a new smiley (
< hero >
and Goo users can now enjoy 
s as well.
Announced by Z, work done by Pastey and the tech team.
Thursday 20 October 2011: Bug Fixing Update: you have your names back.
Rev Nick - dead man walking (mostly) Posted Oct 20, 2011
(Gentle reminder that it is "SETTINGS", top-bar area perhaps, not the 'Preferences' of days of old ...)
Thursday 20 October 2011: Bug Fixing Update: you have your names back.
Mu Beta Posted Oct 20, 2011
Hmm...I've just tried entering a long screen name and I get an SQL 'quotation mark' error when hitting the update button.
B
Thursday 20 October 2011: Bug Fixing Update: you have your names back.
Mu Beta Posted Oct 20, 2011
Wait! No, fixed that. Don't put 'raw' apostrophes in screen names is the answer.
Thursday 20 October 2011: Bug Fixing Update: you have your names back.
Z Posted Oct 20, 2011
Can I ask exactly what you were trying to put it?
Or e mail [email protected] if you don't want to tell us
Thursday 20 October 2011: Bug Fixing Update: you have your names back.
kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website Posted Oct 20, 2011
Thanks techies 
(also, it takes a while for the new name to show up).
Thursday 20 October 2011: Bug Fixing Update: you have your names back.
I'm not really here Posted Oct 20, 2011
Thank you!
Thursday 20 October 2011: Bug Fixing Update: you have your names back.
Rev Nick - dead man walking (mostly) Posted Oct 20, 2011
Ye gawds, you don't suppose naming conventions might also demand proper and closed punctuation now, do you?
How long was 'long', Master B? There may still be some limitations in there ... dBase sized things
Thursday 20 October 2011: Bug Fixing Update: you have your names back.
Mrs Zen Posted Oct 20, 2011
eh?
Cool!
Thursday 20 October 2011: Bug Fixing Update: you have your names back.
kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website Posted Oct 20, 2011
What's a raw apostrophe? Is is related to the swearing apostrophe in barlesque?
Thursday 20 October 2011: Bug Fixing Update: you have your names back.
Rev Nick - dead man walking (mostly) Posted Oct 20, 2011
A dozen 
... Not a record, but a good try. 
Thursday 20 October 2011: Bug Fixing Update: you have your names back.
Mu Beta Posted Oct 20, 2011
No, as I said, failure to use ' for an apostrophe was the answer.
B
Thursday 20 October 2011: Bug Fixing Update: you have your names back.
Mr. Dreadful - But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am... Posted Oct 20, 2011
Raw apostrophes are highly poisonous. They need to be simmered for a good two hours.
Thursday 20 October 2011: Bug Fixing Update: you have your names back.
Z Posted Oct 20, 2011
Yes. I strongly suspect you can't put war and peace into your tag. NB please don't try.
Thursday 20 October 2011: Bug Fixing Update: you have your names back.
kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website Posted Oct 20, 2011
I think it depends when you pick them Mr D. Spring raw apostrophes haven't had the time to develop all those bitter principles.
Thursday 20 October 2011: Bug Fixing Update: you have your names back.
kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website Posted Oct 20, 2011
We don't need another ... we just need to know the way home...
I think we should keep an eye out for the first spontaneous use of
(can we have a smiley? 
Thursday 20 October 2011: Bug Fixing Update: you have your names back.
Rev Nick - dead man walking (mostly) Posted Oct 20, 2011
I read somewhere that simmering them in a stock made from Marmite is the best start ...
Thursday 20 October 2011: Bug Fixing Update: you have your names back.
Rev Nick - dead man walking (mostly) Posted Oct 20, 2011
Simmering apostrophe's, of course, not or s
Thursday 20 October 2011: Bug Fixing Update: you have your names back.
Z Posted Oct 20, 2011
Should we have an h2g2 super called 'Simmering apostrophe'?
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Thursday 20 October 2011: Bug Fixing Update: you have your names back.
- 1: The H2G2 Editors (Oct 20, 2011)
- 2: Rev Nick - dead man walking (mostly) (Oct 20, 2011)
- 3: Mu Beta (Oct 20, 2011)
- 4: Mu Beta (Oct 20, 2011)
- 5: Z (Oct 20, 2011)
- 6: kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website (Oct 20, 2011)
- 7: Z (Oct 20, 2011)
- 8: I'm not really here (Oct 20, 2011)
- 9: Rev Nick - dead man walking (mostly) (Oct 20, 2011)
- 10: Mrs Zen (Oct 20, 2011)
- 11: kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website (Oct 20, 2011)
- 12: Rev Nick - dead man walking (mostly) (Oct 20, 2011)
- 13: Mu Beta (Oct 20, 2011)
- 14: Mr. Dreadful - But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am... (Oct 20, 2011)
- 15: Z (Oct 20, 2011)
- 16: kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website (Oct 20, 2011)
- 17: kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website (Oct 20, 2011)
- 18: Rev Nick - dead man walking (mostly) (Oct 20, 2011)
- 19: Rev Nick - dead man walking (mostly) (Oct 20, 2011)
- 20: Z (Oct 20, 2011)
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