A Conversation for h2g2 FAQ: Your Personal Preferences

Nicknames

Post 1

Mirror

It would have made much more sense to be unable to enter the same nickname as someone else in the first place.

However, is one able to check a list to find out if the nickname one has selected is currently unique?


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Post 2

Tango

Yes, click on advanced search at the top of any page and type your nickname in the Search for a Friend bit. Hope this helps.

Tango
Guru


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Post 3

Researcher 190970

This site appears to have committed one of the classic moronic Catch-22s. When I go into Preferences, I am required to add certain personal data before getting at the nickname field. On entering the data, I am informed the nickname I have is already in use. Indeed it is, by me.

This will probably be my last posting here. I'm no longer patient with this kind of stupidity.


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Post 4

Tango

Please don't go. I'm sure we can sort this out. Can you explain what you are doing and what happens? What info does it ask you for?


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Post 5

alicat (Patron Saint of Good Taste)


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Post 6

Jejodi

undoubtedly you are either a shoe sales-person or a marketing professional, and you probably will be among the first ones up against the wall....


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Post 7

Tango

who are you refering to?

Tango


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Post 8

Captain Nemo

Is it possible to change your nickname without using a different BBC identity?


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Post 9

(crazyhorse)impeach hypatia

you can change your nickname at any time just go to preferences and delete old one


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