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Inactive names

Discussion in 'Forum and Site Support' started by Rex, Jul 10, 2017.

  1. Rex

    Rex Ogre Legend Ogre Veteran

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    Is there any policy on inactive names? Ex, if a desired name is taken and the person has been inactive for 5 yrs (2012) with 1 post and is still in the "New Member" group are we allowed to claim it with 1,000 credits?
     
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    p Moderator Staff Member GameOgre Moderator

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    A policy like this does not exist, no.
    The main problem with doing so is that changing your username changes your login, so if they wanted to come back after a really long period, despite not being active beforehand, they can't. There's also a question of what do you name those accounts, and if they do somehow manage to come back do you give them a free name change?
    If those were settled and the time gap was large and the post count was sub-ten I'm not personally opposed.
    Also depends on interest, I dunno if ogre's ever had someone ask for a taken name in the past and what happened thereafter.

    Possible solutions include adding or removing spaces/underscores/dashes to the name. Obviously that does not help in this case, given what you're looking for, but if it comes up for anyone else that's a possibility. I like to err on the side of not making it difficult for people to come back, even if they did only sign up for a giveaway years ago and did not visit again.
     
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    Rex Ogre Legend Ogre Veteran

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    Thanks for the quick answer.
     
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    ogreman

    ogreman Ogre In Charge Staff Member GameOgre Admin

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    Yea if they just came once eons ago and you really want the name, that should not be a problem:).
     
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