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invisiblecat · 13/08/2024 18:55

I see what you've done there. I wonder whether anyone else has noticed yet.

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LilyMumsnet · 13/08/2024 19:20

Hi OP

You beat us to it! As above, it's to prevent sock-puppeting on the desktop version of Mumsnet. It should be quite a useful feature but if you have any issues or feedback, do let us know.

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JoMumsnet · 16/08/2024 13:24

JaneJeffer · 15/08/2024 18:21

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

The @ thingy seems to be working fine in the desktop mode. Where is it not working for you, @JaneJeffer ?

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JoMumsnet · 16/08/2024 13:30

heldinadream · 15/08/2024 10:06

@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.

We get that you're a wee bit disappointed about this change.

But to be fair, it's not just to prevent the trolls from having a field day. Genuine Mumsnetters are often caught out when they start a thread with a specific username and then post again using the wrong name. We get a huge number of reports from people mortified that their posting history will be uncovered and asking us to remove posts or change their name on the posts in question. So this will prevent those kind of genuine errors, as well as thwarting the trolls.

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