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  • TimoForever
    FFR Player
    • Oct 2006
    • 4

    #1

    Usernames

    Now granted, I don't have much say considering I've only been here for a short amount of time, but I'm a sucker for things like this so I need to suggest it.

    When I first joined FFR, I went for the obvious choice of trying to get the username Timo. It's my username on various other online games and forums, so I figured why not try it? Unfortunately, this username was taken, so I went with a less used name.

    Recently, I decided to look up the username Timo however, to see if I could message him and maybe MP with him or talk to him. What do I come to find? The username Timo dates back over 3 years, only played 3 games, and never posted in the forums. It is an absolutely dead account.

    Granted, I enjoy knowing that there have been 1,094,000 accounts created, it confuses me as to why we'd keep accounts that are blatantly no longer used. I for one would enjoy myself more (just with the way I am) if I had the original Timo account.

    I was just wondering if there was any way of perhaps getting rid of any accounts that were just created and dumped. Maybe scanning lack of activity for six months and removing those? Or even an entire year. It would tell the number of members more accurately and maybe allow more original names to actually cause an impact, rather than someone having to settle for an obscure name they could possibly never remember.
  • Tasselfoot
    Retired BOSS
    FFR Simfile Author
    • Jul 2003
    • 25185

    #2
    Re: Usernames

    We believe in our history. As such, we never delete account, never hard delete posts/threads...

    nothing is lost. everything is saved.
    RIP

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    • TimoForever
      FFR Player
      • Oct 2006
      • 4

      #3
      Re: Usernames

      Certainly, I'm not saying to completely remove the history of FFR. I'm sure there are scores and players up there that I'd never want to see removed and that ultimately helped build this site to what it is today.

      I'm just saying to remove the dead accounts, the names people just threw up there and never used. Let some of the newer members (or even some of the older ones) grab hold of the account they initially intended on using and storming up scores on that.

      I know if I ever make an impact (which I hope to one day do. I'm still new now, so who knows), I'd just rather have a more original name than "TimoForever". It's not a bad name and certainly not something I'm going to cry over if it's impossible to do, but definitely something I'd prefer.

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      • Tasselfoot
        Retired BOSS
        FFR Simfile Author
        • Jul 2003
        • 25185

        #4
        Re: Usernames

        sorry. it just won't ever happen. to delete 1 old username is to give cause to remove them all... and then how do we decide what is dead and what isn't? and we get reports all the time that people played FFR 2 years ago or something, then forget about it, and then come back randomly one day.

        it'd suck for them if their accounts were gone.
        RIP

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