Topic

new name notification

every once in a while, I look at my friends list and a name pops out at me that I don't recognize at all, and I can't help but wonder if this is a new name of an old friend.

it would be super helpful if there was a home page notification generated for friends, i.e., "Chip Dipson is now known as Dip Dopson!"

or maybe the ability to notify your friends could be an option in the name change form.

I know that there was a long and interesting discussion that was partially related to the privacy implications of this idea a while back, when the question of possible solutions to the duplicate names problem came up, and would be curious to know what the thinking along these lines is in general these days.

Posted 18 months ago by katlazam Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Good idea, but you can also send out a message on your home page.
    Posted 18 months ago by Ani Laurel Subscriber! | Permalink
  • true, but I think a lot of the time people just don't think to do that.  maybe just a nudge in the name change form to suggest sending out a message might help. 
    Posted 18 months ago by katlazam Subscriber! | Permalink
  • oh, good idea.  +1 x 100
    Posted 18 months ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • + 1 Great idea!
    Posted 18 months ago by GreyGoose Subscriber! | Permalink
  • yes small adjustment but counts.
    Posted 18 months ago by Moemoo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yeah, this is a little bit old, but I'm bumping it because I concur with this wholeheartedly- since relaunch, I've come across several new names in my Friends list, and I've got no idea who they are... it'd be nice if this could start happening to avoid those awkward "who the hell are you??" messages.
    Posted 14 months ago by Djabriil Subscriber! | Permalink