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tourny_rank

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13:42 Sat 24 Feb 07 (GMT) [Link]

Hi, I have said about this before, people copying your username, I never thought it had happened to me until i just got a pm from *a user* with a very similar name to one of mine. Is there any way we can put this to a stop?

Thanks all.

flapjack

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13:46 Sat 24 Feb 07 (GMT) [Link]

No i dont think so torny, if it is the same its not alowed but if it is a bit differant they are alowed it unfortunately

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13:47 Sat 24 Feb 07 (GMT) [Link]

its simply free will m8 i dont know if Nick can do anything about it but hes the only 1 that knows that.

Edited at 19:48 Sat 24/02/07 (GMT)

tourny_rank

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13:56 Sat 24 Feb 07 (GMT) [Link]

Well im not going to go into full details but there is one letter change and an underscore put in. I think this is really ridiculous and people should come up with a username of their own. There have been a few people "copying usernames" and one I saw on snooker aswell.

It would be good if we had a section on the site which lets us report somebody copying your name/picture etc. but i dont think that would happen.

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14:12 Sat 24 Feb 07 (GMT) [Link]

being able to report some1 is harsh, but i know its unlikely, but what if they thought of the name theirself

tourny_rank

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14:18 Sat 24 Feb 07 (GMT) [Link]

Well thats almost impossible. They obviously had spotted my name and then took it, changed it slightly. But the worst thing is that they pm'd me before saying anything to me in chat rooms. I hadnt even spoke in the chat rooms so there was no reason to pm me. Just is a bit annoying how people cant think of something themselves.

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19:17 Sat 24 Feb 07 (GMT) [Link]

i was annoyed when i saw "tread2 has entered members bar" but like someone once sed, im quite flattered that someone went to the trouble of duplicating my name...

bring on treadmania!!!!!!!!

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02:35 Sun 25 Feb 07 (GMT) [Link]

yea sean_paul what would happen if you saw sum1 named sean__paul or sumthing like that im sure you wouldnt like it i know what u mean tourny because it has happened to me someone just used my name but added numbers at the end

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08:32 Sun 25 Feb 07 (GMT) [Link]

LMFAO TREAD!!!!
i would be quite flattered if "Ruddan_06_2 entered the members bar" lol

I looked up tread2 and theres no such user m8???

Edited at 14:33 Sun 25/02/07 (GMT)

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09:12 Sun 25 Feb 07 (GMT) [Link]

You can only do something if they are trying to pass as you, if they do this then go through contact us etc!

Nearest one i've got is oneeye, but he's normal and don't want to be like me! *wonders why*

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09:14 Sun 25 Feb 07 (GMT) [Link]

I remember a similar question being asked on snooker so i went looking...
http://www.funkysnooker.com/viewTopic.do?topicid=943&page=2

It depends what the circumstances are, if their just creating a username, and for example some tried my username...they would get a prompt saying its taken so theirs nothing to stop them creating jackdaniels or jack__daniels, but if their creating a username with the purpose of impersinating someone then its breaking TOS (pressuming TOS are the same for here as snooker).

Anyway...read the link above...hope it helps.

JD

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14:52 Sun 25 Feb 07 (GMT) [Link]

i'd hate it if a poolcue2k7 came about

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14:53 Sun 25 Feb 07 (GMT) [Link]

well if they totally loved me and adored me i wouldnt mind

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14:55 Sun 25 Feb 07 (GMT) [Link]

i'm not good enough for some1 2 copy me lol

spinner

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15:37 Sun 25 Feb 07 (GMT) [Link]

Yes impersonating another user is a no-no, but similar names can be created innocently.

I'm sure if you see the person and say something like "WOW! you like me so much you wanted to have the same name so you could be JUST LIKE ME! Thats so cool! Thankyou!"

That may just put them off...

... well, works for me anyway.

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10:37 Mon 26 Feb 07 (GMT) [Link]

how wat they called spinners?

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06:29 Tue 27 Feb 07 (GMT) [Link]

Ive sed before, theres been some "justsums" after me, got annoying as they were tellin ppl we were related!! Soooo untrue

NOTE: Theres only one JSG

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06:49 Tue 27 Feb 07 (GMT) [Link]

i saw someone yesterday witht the name tidsy it isnt me btw and i dont worry about that name

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06:52 Tue 27 Feb 07 (GMT) [Link]

I was gonna be called justjohn, but thoought paula might throw a paddy!

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06:53 Tue 27 Feb 07 (GMT) [Link]

Lmao! NO! Dont even think about it matey!

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