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Bizzy 
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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).
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KH25
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Posted: 25 August 2011 at 1:36pm |
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I was wondering the same?
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Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11)
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Posted: 25 August 2011 at 1:48pm |
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: 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: 25 August 2011 at 4:41pm |
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Bahahahahahaha Kelly! Yeah I wondered too.
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skiltz
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Posted: 25 August 2011 at 9:02pm |
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
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Bizzy
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Posted: 25 August 2011 at 10:38pm |
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But surely it wasnt that way before? Why the change?
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Posted: 26 August 2011 at 6:54am |
 Bizzy wrote:
But surely it wasnt that way before? Why the change? |
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.
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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??
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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: 27 August 2011 at 9:27am |
Wow 20 weeks already Hopes! Congrats 
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Posted: 27 August 2011 at 9:47am |
I know! Thanks
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Posted: 28 August 2011 at 4:45pm |
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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.
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Bizzy
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Posted: 28 August 2011 at 7:19pm |
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Oooh so you werent asked to pick a username then Looey85?
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Posted: 28 August 2011 at 8:18pm |
Bizzy wrote:
Oooh so you werent asked to pick a username then Looey85? |
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.
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Posted: 29 August 2011 at 7:56am |
skiltz wrote:
Bizzy wrote:
Oooh so you werent asked to pick a username then Looey85? |
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. |
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.
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Posted: 29 August 2011 at 2:01pm |
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Oh good was wondering this myself...
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Jake 01-07-2007
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Why all the Guest usernames?
