user names

[ianj]

No characters other than 0-9 and 1-z? What decade is this?

oh well, shouldn't really complain on my first post. but...
seems rather restrictive for no good technical reason.

[0a]

And there's a minimum length of 3 characters.

[Google [bot]]

And no spaces or brackets.

[Kiltie]

ianj said:

oh well, shouldn't really complain on my first post. but...

Looks like it's your second post.

[Silent1]

ianj said:

No characters other than 0-9 and 1-z? What decade is this?

oh well, shouldn't really complain on my first post. but...
seems rather restrictive for no good technical reason.

The irony being that it never used to be like that, the username was an almost free form and fairly resilient to old Bobby tables.

[rich83]

0a said:

And there's a minimum length of 3 characters.

0a

[omgus]

Silent1 said:

ianj said:

No characters other than 0-9 and 1-z? What decade is this?

oh well, shouldn't really complain on my first post. but...
seems rather restrictive for no good technical reason.

The irony being that it never used to be like that, the username was an almost free form and fairly resilient to old Bobby tables.

ETA - top bloody lurking there OP.

[Laurel Green]

omgus said:

ETA - top bloody lurking there OP.

Was just about to say the same but, see I've been well beaten by you and the clock.

[Shaw Tarse]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?h=0...

[MagicalTrevor]

Top lurking!!

[Laurel Green]

MagicalTrevor said:

Top lurking!!

Absolutely and, will we have to wait for another eclipse before posting again.

[RacingPete]

We are slowly moving you to sponsored usernames... you will soon all be called ford1 and bmw2

[maffski]

rich83 said:

0a said:

And there's a minimum length of 3 characters.

0a

0a = 010

Obviously the limit is in decimal.

[ianj]

glad you like my work...

omgus said:

Silent1 said:

ianj said:

No characters other than 0-9 and 1-z? What decade is this?

oh well, shouldn't really complain on my first post. but...
seems rather restrictive for no good technical reason.

The irony being that it never used to be like that, the username was an almost free form and fairly resilient to old Bobby tables.

ETA - top bloody lurking there OP.

[ianj]

Laurel Green said:

MagicalTrevor said:

Top lurking!!

Absolutely and, will we have to wait for another eclipse before posting again.

well that was the plan, but you spoiled it by letting everyone know what i was up to...

[Laurel Green]

ianj said:

well that was the plan, but you spoiled it by letting everyone know what i was up to...

[0a]

Shaw Tarse said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?h=0...

I'm so jealous. Is there a 0?

[B'stard Child]

Google [bot] said:

And no spaces or brackets.

Hence why many with spaces, brackets or any other characters are not changing their user names

[Who me ?]

I'M NOT.

[Loudy McFatass]

Chaps how come you can't even use underscores any more to simulate spaces?