framework_4 Cub Reporter Offline I Love Superman Posts: 71 Joined: Aug 18th, 2008 Whiny question Aug 18th, 2008 at 6:23am * Choose displayed name: For security reasons it is not allowed to use the same name here as your User ID It's advisable not to choose a name that looks like your ID too. ===================================== Excuse me? Why? Now I have to recall another username. IP Logged
Head Librarian Administrator Offline I Love Supes! Posts: 46 Location: Metropolis Joined: Jul 12th, 2008 Re: Whiny question Reply #1 - Aug 18th, 2008 at 2:05pm This is for security - to keep the bad spammers away. (And yes, I have evidence that they've already made an attempt to access this board.) I find that having the displayed name being different that the login is now pretty standard on the various newer boards and unless you are accessing the forum from other computers and/or browsers, your browser should be able to remember your board login (ID) and password for you. In some things I will cheerfully be lax (like censorship) and others I have to be much more strict (like security). But then - since you're here to whine about it - WELCOME TO THE BOARD! The Administrator. (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links) WWW IP Logged