Why all the Guest usernames?
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Topic: Why all the Guest usernames?
Posted By: Bizzy
Subject: Why all the Guest usernames?
Date Posted: 25 August 2011 at 12:49pm
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Do people not have to join up to the site to post now? There seems to be a lot of new members called Guest(random number). ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 25 August 2011 at 1:36pm
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I was wondering the same?
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Posted By: Whateversville
Date Posted: 25 August 2011 at 1:48pm
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If you open ohbaby not signed in, a box comes up asking you to join the community, and only asks for your email. I wonder if that just gives an automatic 'guest_23424'
It's a bit annoying really lol it's confusing! 
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 25 August 2011 at 2:07pm
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ohhhh I just thought it was people with limited imagination
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 25 August 2011 at 4:41pm
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Bahahahahahaha Kelly! Yeah I wondered too. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: skiltz
Date Posted: 25 August 2011 at 9:02pm
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Correct when people join OHbaby they are given a default forum handle. You could encourage them to change their handle by going to
http://www.ohbaby.co.nz/member/profile/edit-profile - http://www.ohbaby.co.nz/member/profile/edit-profile |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 25 August 2011 at 10:38pm
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But surely it wasnt that way before? Why the change? ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 26 August 2011 at 6:54am
When I joined I had to have a user name to post...as I remember. Now with all the Guest users most seem to post a question & then disappear or stay for a bit but not get involved. I don't usually read or comment on their posts as there are so many of them & don't know 1 from another...It's not that hard to make up a name if you want to join a forum. |
Bizzy wrote:Posted By: princesspumpkin
Date Posted: 27 August 2011 at 7:14am
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I know I had a lot of trouble when I changed my username - to get my new one to work I had to clear all of my browsing data.
Maybe not everyone's sure how to do it, and it's easier to just take whatever handle OB gives you?? |
Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 27 August 2011 at 9:16am
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I know a few 'guests' who've changed their names and stuck round - I think we just don't tend to notice because they pop up with a new handle as a relative newbie, and we don't connect that person with a 'Guest-something-or-other' who posted a day ago.
In saying that, I didn't find it hard to come up with a handle in the original sign-up thing when I did it. -------------   
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Posted By: Faffer
Date Posted: 27 August 2011 at 9:27am
Wow 20 weeks already Hopes! Congrats  -------------  
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 27 August 2011 at 9:47am
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I know! Thanks -------------
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Posted By: Looey85
Date Posted: 28 August 2011 at 4:45pm
| When I first signed up recently it gave me a Guest_**** username and then it took me forever to figure out how to change it. |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 28 August 2011 at 7:19pm
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Oooh so you werent asked to pick a username then Looey85? ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: skiltz
Date Posted: 28 August 2011 at 8:18pm
That would be correct. We give people a default forum handle depending on which method they use to join. We will try and change this to something a bit more user friendly. |
Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 29 August 2011 at 7:56am
is this a new thing...like when all the changes were done? I stumbled across OB when researching a pram & had to join to ask a question & I was not given a guest####. You get to know who posts by their username so you remember things but when they have guest its hard to remember & personally I don't bother as I can't tell 1 for another. |
Posted By: TheBabe
Date Posted: 29 August 2011 at 2:01pm
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Oh good was wondering this myself... ------------- Formerly 'Babe' Mama to my beautiful, busy boys Jake 01-07-2007 Tyler 20-02-2010 |