Usernames

I thought this happened ages ago. The @ thingy isn't working now though oops

Yes, that would be the default, but you had the option to manually change it.

Tbf most people didnt realise you could do this. I didn't know you could write over the "your username" box until I saw someone mention it.

Oh maybe I'm thinking something slightly different. A good few months or so back . I would change name to make a new thread called thread Z. And then change name again to make thread Y... but if I went back to thread Z my name would automatically go back to the name I used for thread Z.

Lol there is that, too @Thisismynewname2024 .

No it hasn't - As explained, until a day or so ago you could overwrite the default username in the box, or change it in settings, mid-thread.

I thought that was a good solution to the issue you (and I) had!

This has been about for a while now though. For my own selfish reasons I like it. In the past when I name changed I would get mixed up and forget I name chased end up outing myself

@LilyMumsnet I'm joining @AndNobbyDancing in the sadness that the fun clever name namechangey threads will be no more.
Although I get why you're doing it. But it's like, well, no-one can make that kind of joke because some people use the joke to hide behind and be troublesome. Sad reflection on why society has to have laws altogether really, because some people are just bloody well out to hurt other people so we all have to toe lines.
Mild and useless rant over. Obviously you must do what you must do.

Well I'm really disappointed. Yet again the few ruin things and everyone gets punished.

NC mid thread, especially in long running threads.

Some of the funniest threads I've read have very clever name changes.

@LilyMumsnet you asked for feedback, I know one voice is worth little, but it takes away a quirk of MN and I for one think it is a shame.

Oh I quite like that

Hiya basically what you can no longer do is use more than one username on a single thread.

I'm so confused. Are you talking about when you change names. Make a thread or comment on one that you can't change name within that same thread?

Report them, MNHQ can see if it's a pair of socks.

This is a disappointing change.

I have some names I use for serious discussion and others for the opposite. Also some for specific topics.

Sometimes these have ended up in the same thread. Alas, no longer. Oh well, was useful while it lasted!

I thought this had been in place already for ages.

People can still change names in a thread on the app though can't they so it doesn't really stop the 🧦 🧦. People can also have multiple accounts if they're determined.

As well as froth-trolling, I'd seen a few dubious threads recently along the lines of:

OP: Can you recommend me a present to buy for my 4-year-old nephew
(2 mins later) SupposedlyOther user: Have you tried www.Website ... stocks everything you could ever want for a 4 year old, delivers to you via a personalised flying unicorn, they're totally brilliant etc.

& repeat with recommendations for holiday cottages, books, clothes ...

Yes I use different names and it always defaults to the one I first used on the thread if I post another comment.
I had no idea you could actually use your different user names on the same thread.
It certainly explains the weird turns some threads have taken. Seems sort of dishonest to me.

I'm pleased if MN has put a stop to it.

No, it looks like even if you NC in settings, if you've already posted in a thread it reverts to your old username.

Hm interesting!

Yep, exactly, you could overwrite your username (to any registered to you... if you wanted a brand-new one you still had to do that in settings). But the default would be your current username OR whatever you'd been posting on a thread with already.

Now you can't overwrite mid-thread. I'm wondering if you can do it in settings.

Thing not think.

Nope - can't see a think on the app.

Sorry, I think I probably panicked you! When I said it was retrospective I meant it reverted to your original UN on the old threads. Not that it changed your UN2 on those threads - I think I'm confusing myself now 🫣

I panicked then because I used this username to post again on a thread I’d already commented on today, as the anecdote I wanted to share would have been terribly outing if linked to my usual name. Had to go back and check, and thankfully it doesn’t appear to be retrospective.