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Phillip M Jones
Phillip M Jones
Inspiring
November 19, 2009
Question

Having to go to Profile and set to use name instead of UserName

  • November 19, 2009
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My Preference is That I prefer to use my real Name as opposed to hiding behind my UserName. If I type something that either no good / or good I also want them to know who did it.  And also I want my email address availble as well. I know how to take measures against spam and Phishing.

When originally set up we could go into Profile prefeences and choose to allow name and email address.  We still can  the problem is it doesn't stick. My understanding from JVD (I am not quoting him), is this new upgrade caused everyone's account to use Username, and though you can go in and set. When  a certain server kicks (I suppose after you have quit Session then come back to read again) That it defaults back.

Is this a Bug? Or is this a new policy. IF a Bug, I'd like it fixed.

It my account and I'd like to customize it any way I want to.

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    the_wine_snob
    the_wine_snob
    Inspiring
    November 20, 2009

    Phillip,

    I agree with you. However, if we take a trip in the "wayback machine" to the big forum changeover (can it really be that long ago?), I was BILL HUNT. Notice that everything is in all caps, because I'd had this one, from the earliest days of Adobe on the Internet. That was what the OS's of the day did.

    The forum changeover happened, and out of almost nowhere, the_wine_snob surfaced. Immediately, I went to change this back to BILL HUNT, or the updated, Bill Hunt. Could not do it. Both names were taken. In 2.5 days? I could not believe this. I had filled in the little info screen, prior to the changeover, with all data - same e-dress, same screen name, etc.. With the fora down for those few days, and me logging in as soon as they came up, how could others get my name? Must be a lot of BILL HUNT's in OZ, or NZ!!! Believe me, I tried. I had never posted to any Adobe forum, even back to the NTTP-only days, as other than BILL HUNT. Gone. Still, I try to sign every post with "Hunt."

    I hear you, but many seemed to get caught in the same "trickbag," as I was.

    At least with this screen name, if I hit a few keys incorrectly, or mis-remember something in a product forum, the readers can "fill in the blanks." Too much wine...

    Hunt

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    shunithD
    Inspiring
    November 19, 2009

    PjonesCET wrote:


    It my account and I'd like to customize it any way I want to.

    Actually, not quite . It's your account on Adobe's Forums. You can only customise it they way let you or want you to...

    Phillip M Jones
    Phillip M JonesAuthor
    Inspiring
    November 19, 2009

    I am refering to use of my name as opposed to my User Name in the Forums Profile.

    I am aware of Customization of my name and other information at Adobe.com.

    But I already have two accounts (one more than I need). And I don't wish to accidently create a new one.

    the_wine_snob
    the_wine_snob
    Inspiring
    November 20, 2009

    No haven't left the building. And did mark as helpful the adobe employee that said it was a Bug. I've added detail in the other thread. Which JVD will probably send me an email  make a comment as not being  helpful.  Although it explains what is happening to me.


    Phillip,

    Glad that you came back. I'll check out that other thread and see the details. When I get logged out, I get automatically logged-in with my "other" persona - some guy called WAHunt3. At least it could be worse. I have to log-out of that, go to the www.adobe.com main page, log-in and then go the the fora. It is not the end of the world, but how come that other guy gets logged-in automatically, and I cannot, regardless of what is checked, since the forum changeover. BTW - his e-mail is pnwlng9jpse;d, or similar.

    See ya' on that other thread,

    Hunt

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