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McHaggis

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7,730 posts

24 months

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What's the official line on profile names?

For example, we can't use "" in text, but we can use it as a profile name?

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?mem...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?h=1...

I'm not picking on these users, it just struck me as curious when I saw their postings.

Dave Hedgehog

5,320 posts

73 months

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nothing to see here move along

Fun Bus

12,531 posts

87 months

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I can confirm that the 'C' word can be used in a profile name without censoring. It obviously results in a spell in the sin bin.

Don't ask I how I know this though.

McHaggis

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Dave Hedgehog said:
nothing to see here move along
Why? It was a valid question...? Also curious that the swear filter doesn't pick it up in profile names but does in posting text...

MonkeyHanger

8,429 posts

111 months

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Saturday 18th August 2012 quote quote all
McHaggis said:
What's the official line on profile names?

For example, we can't use "" in text, but we can use it as a profile name?

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?mem...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?h=1...

I'm not picking on these users, it just struck me as curious when I saw their postings.
I think you'll find both of those members had their names long before that word was added to the filter.
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Big Al.

40,348 posts

127 months

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First member Joined in 2006 second in 2000, IIRC the banned word was only put on the swear filter about a year ago.

So long standing members no action required.

HTH. smile

Shaw Tarse

19,174 posts

72 months

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But if you quote on of them their name does get censored in the quote.

Big Al.

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127 months

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Oh well, you can't win em all. smile

McHaggis

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Big Al. said:
First member Joined in 2006 second in 2000, IIRC the banned word was only put on the swear filter about a year ago.

So long standing members no action required.

HTH. smile
Thanks for the clarification. smile
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