Dup or close to screen names

[Jolly_Rancher]

I noticed today that someone signed up as

Jolly Rancher.. only difference is I have the _ in my name.. Is this permissable??

Sonds like it could be very confusing to me.

 

[kstaven]

Yes it is allowed. When you check the user list there are a lot of very similar user names on this forum. With the number of users on this forum filtering to disallow similar names would make it a chore to find a name that was not taken.

 

[PurpleChicken]

Quote:I understand your concern but you are still new and only have 35 posts.

There are so many Bantymoms & silkiechickens here.

I think something should be done, diplomatically.

If someone created a new account as purple_chicken I would be VERY upset.

 

[kstaven]

If that day ever comes when we have to ask 500 people or more to change user names because they are close to another one I will be taking a very long vacation.

 

[coffeelady3]

Quote:We all know, when it comes to the name Purple Chicken, there can be only one!

 

[HorseFeathers]

That's too bad, espceially since Jolly Rancher is a rather uncommon name. But who knows- maybe you guys have the same name because you're so much alike and could be friends!

So far so good for me...

 

[PurpleChicken]

Quote:Yeah, you do have a good point there.

That could be a hassle.

 

[FlockEweFarm]

How hard is it to change a member name? I would love to change to the name of my farm, which is Flock Ewe Farm.

 

[HorseFeathers]

Just PM a mod. I'll be undergoing one soon- I will be Envirogirl12 (the name depends on my age)

 

[Purple_Chicken]

Quote:We all know, when it comes to the name Purple Chicken, there can be only one!

Now there's 2.