Can we have a topic where name changing is not allowed?

[WorraLiberty]

Lots of people feel the 'atmosphere' has been somewhat lost, due to MN becoming so big and so many people name changing for dubious reasons.

So how about a new topic where name changing is not allowed?

So to post in that section, you choose a different name (much like in Mumsnet local). But you have to stick to that name only.

That way, in that section at least, there would be less arses/goady fuckers/Billy bullshitters and drama llamas, hiding behind name changes.

People will become 'regulars' again (in that section at least) and when you go there to chat, you'll at least 'recognise' other people.

OK I'm sure there are 1 million reasons why this is a stupid idea/impossible to set up, but can anyone think of them?

Come on mnhq, if to you've got local, unchanging names for local and restriction to older members on the sex topic, is it impossible to combine the two for a regulars corner?

I imagine that the problem is they would have to set up an entire sub-site like Local for it to work.

If folks still want this feature later on in the year, we can have another look.

I'm confused Rebecca

If it's a technical nightmare now, surely it'll be a technical nightmare later on in the year too?

Or are you hoping we'll forget about it?

God yeah, my local is well empty.

Ooh, The Local. I like that :)

If it's a technical nightmare now, surely it'll be a technical nightmare later on in the year too?

Yes, but they may have time free to look at it then I guess.

Has there been another bereavement troll? Which thread was it - I've been quietly suspicious of a couple.

We could just all decamp to the sex board? A sort of dirty protest

Probably a cost thing. Perhaps they will be more flush later in the year?

Well I'm going nowhere near the sex board.

I had a sneaky peep after a comment on this thread and there pictures and everything

[snigger]

That shows up as I had a sneaky pee on threads I'm on...

I've had a few of those in my time.

I am not heading over to that sex topic again... Eyes are still burning

I went over here to have a look. Brain bleach needed. Yeuch. At least all the pervy pervisons are in one place!

I didn't hide the Sex Topic for ages. I was curious as to how this essential much wanted topic was going to be used.

It's just all a bit weird.

what's occurring?

Ah, I missed Rebecca's message.

So it's not impossible then?

It's desirable, it's not impossible...it's difficult, sure, but what isn't?

This thread is beng discussed elsewhere, so I think it deserves a bump.

Come on MNHQ, give us our Royal Enclosure, pleeeeeeease [winning smile]

So it's later in the year, MNHQ. Did you think about it?

I've reported my post catz so hopefully we'll get a reply soon.

@Catzpyjamas

So it's later in the year, MNHQ. Did you think about it?

It is indeed later in the year.

RebeccaMumsnet is off doing the Moonwalk this weekend, so may not be around to answer this. Honestly, the lengths some people will go to to get out of answering a Site Stuff query...

We'll be badgering her about it the moment she staggers back into the office on Monday, though.

We can see you're all still keen as mustard about it, so we'll see what can be done.

Thanks for the nudge.

Thank you Dawn

Why are you not moonwalking then?

Yaaaay!