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ianj

Original Poster:

15 posts

240 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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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

24,139 posts

224 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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And there's a minimum length of 3 characters.

Google [bot]

6,828 posts

211 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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And no spaces or brackets.

Kiltie

7,505 posts

276 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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ianj said:
oh well, shouldn't really complain on my first post. but...
Looks like it's your second post.

Silent1

19,762 posts

265 months

Friday 20th March 2015
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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

15,790 posts

168 months

Friday 20th March 2015
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0a said:
And there's a minimum length of 3 characters.
0a

read

omgus

7,305 posts

205 months

Friday 20th March 2015
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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.
hehe


ETA - top bloody lurking there OP.

Laurel Green

31,138 posts

262 months

Friday 20th March 2015
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omgus said:
hehe


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.

MagicalTrevor

6,481 posts

259 months

Friday 20th March 2015
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Top lurking!! smile

Laurel Green

31,138 posts

262 months

Friday 20th March 2015
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MagicalTrevor said:
Top lurking!! smile
Absolutely and, will we have to wait for another eclipse before posting again.

RacingPete

9,199 posts

234 months

Friday 20th March 2015
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We are slowly moving you to sponsored usernames... you will soon all be called ford1 and bmw2 wink

maffski

1,905 posts

189 months

Friday 20th March 2015
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rich83 said:
0a said:
And there's a minimum length of 3 characters.
0a

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0a = 010

Obviously the limit is in decimal.

ianj

Original Poster:

15 posts

240 months

Friday 20th March 2015
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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.
hehe


ETA - top bloody lurking there OP.

ianj

Original Poster:

15 posts

240 months

Friday 20th March 2015
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Laurel Green said:
MagicalTrevor said:
Top lurking!! smile
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

31,138 posts

262 months

Friday 20th March 2015
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ianj said:
well that was the plan, but you spoiled it by letting everyone know what i was up to...
biggrin

0a

24,139 posts

224 months

Friday 20th March 2015
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Shaw Tarse said:
I'm so jealous. Is there a 0?

B'stard Child

31,112 posts

276 months

Saturday 21st March 2015
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Google [bot] said:
And no spaces or brackets.
Hence why many with spaces, brackets or any other characters are not changing their user names biggrin

Who me ?

7,455 posts

242 months

Saturday 21st March 2015
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I'M NOT.

Loudy McFatass

8,998 posts

217 months

Monday 23rd March 2015
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Chaps how come you can't even use underscores any more to simulate spaces?