Can we have a new rule, please, that UserName987654321987654321 has to

This confuses me. The numbers all blur and I cannot be arsed reading them.
And just to go back to the beginning here, I am royalty

Gosh, Maryz, that could take some time. Should Zombie send gin or wine to help you?

Seriously, HQ, would you please address our questions?

I don't like it anyway.

I may be being paranoid, but the user14673839274 always seems to be posting gf comments.

It will get to he point where the mistrust of user####### usernames is so great, every time a newbie tries to post under that named they will get loads of shit, so it isn't fair on them either.

Maryz, Zombie was thinking more along the lines of Zombie (for example) using her existing account to store a user########## nick name and only changing to it when she wants to be an even bigger twat.

user1464519881 who is infesting at least a couple of threads has just posted this:

Just had another go at changing user name by the way and the existing dull name user is still just showing in a grey type unable to be changed which is strange but not a huge problem. I am sure we can cope with the dull name.

Frankly, I'm sceptical, but would you care to help her, MN?

Just came to say the same thing!

Just came to say the same thing!

Zombie has a question. She believes we have established that many find the user######## style extremely confusing.

HQ, is there any evidence of established posters changing TO a user######## nick name?

Zombie asks because she thinks that could be an even bigger problem than the newbies who are given one by default.

the same people are coming back to threads regularly with the same names

How can you tell?

For a long time I thought that they were all the one poster - being too short of attention to read all the bloody long list of numbers and compare them with the next list of long numbers.

The Reminder thing clearly isn't working, as the same people are coming back to threads regularly with the same names so they're clearly not put off. I don't recall this being an issue until quite recently. Why can't we go back to whatever system was in place before?

HQ told me a short while ago, these UserNames are generated when people sign up via Ap (or mobile site I can't quite remember). And that Tech are working in changing it so people have to choose proper User Names.

I don't think you can change your username on the Ap.

Has anyone else had one of these

I think the whole username461356321547218 system should be ditched.

What's so hard about confirming an email before being allowed to post? When new users sign up they're on the internet anyway, it's only a couple of clicks

Have you perhaps signed a new advertising deal and agreed to provide an unfeasibly large number of unique visitors? I recognise that we use the site for free and as such we are the product but it's surely in your interests to look after the community so we keep coming back and so it continues to be an attractive place for new visitors.

There is a constant stream of trolls and GF on MN. I'm not sure it's worse than it's ever been but I don't see the point of making it easier for them.

Also, if I signed up for a forum and found I was stuck being user5437958430 because a glitch made it really difficult to change, I think I'd find it hard to find my feet. I wouldn't feel very welcome, especially as people are understandably suspicious of anonymous number-names.

What was the problem this was supposed to solve?

When I first signed up I had a username1212121 type thing that I couldn't change - I contacted Mumsnet experts on the form and the Mumsnet people but still couldn't change it. Eventually I re-registered with another email address and was able to get a proper name Maybe there is some sort of bug? Am using laptop and Windows 10.

Do MNHQ really not require email verification before people post?!

I like the username number numbers as well. Sorts out the wheat from the trolls chaff

I quite like the user12345679 etc It shows they have just registered and they can't pretend they are on a nc plus it makes it easier to note the same turns of phrase many of them seem to use.

I don't think a lot of them want proper names, they want to hide behind to make arsey comments

tkep throwing up the most appalling combinations

Can't be more appalling than the numbers or some usernames

Please stop username38594838922 from posting. A twat9844598930290 just started a troll thread about Jo Cox's death.

And well done HQ on being really quick today deleting the trolls and GFers riding on this sad and tragic event.