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#1 2008-06-29 05:20:51

jasb
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Registered: 2007-11-10
Posts: 100+

More informations about users.

I'm scratch user for pretty long time, and there is one thing that really annoys me. When I see someone's stuff I don't really know who is it. the only thing that is written is someone's login and country he's from.
Here is my suggestion. Why don't add real name and age of user to this little window in left corner of the screen.

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#2 2008-06-29 10:22:07

bigB
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Registered: 2007-06-09
Posts: 100+

Re: More informations about users.

i think that is unlikely to be a popular decision.  Many scratch users are children and parents may not approve of having that sort of information displayed.


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#3 2008-06-29 13:10:38

andresmh
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Registered: 2007-03-05
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Re: More informations about users.

bigB is correct, privacy is a big concern for a lot of people.


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#4 2008-06-29 13:24:02

jasb
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Registered: 2007-11-10
Posts: 100+

Re: More informations about users.

I don't think about surnames, but names.

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#5 2008-06-29 13:27:43

Bluestribute
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Registered: 2008-01-24
Posts: 1000+

Re: More informations about users.

Are you saying, if you are over a certain age, it should be optional? I noticed the askign for email is only if you were born in at least... 1995 or 96. So, something like that?


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#6 2008-06-29 20:15:44

Hobbs1100
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Registered: 2008-02-16
Posts: 500+

Re: More informations about users.

If you were born from 92 to 96, it can show your state/province, before 92, it will also show your city, For every year you can change it too, so next year, from 93 to 97 and so on. Is that better?

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#7 2008-06-30 11:44:50

bigB
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Registered: 2007-06-09
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Re: More informations about users.

even if people were not concerned about privacy i dont think knowing a scratchers real name is important.  if the scratcher doesn't mind they may tell people and some peoples names are already in their usernames.


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#8 2008-06-30 14:17:15

Hobbs1100
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Registered: 2008-02-16
Posts: 500+

Re: More informations about users.

Lol.... my username is my lastname and the last 4 digits of my phone#. All those "Internet safety" lessons went in one ear and out the other.

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#9 2008-06-30 14:26:47

Bluestribute
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Registered: 2008-01-24
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Re: More informations about users.

Hobbs1100 wrote:

Lol.... my username is my lastname and the last 4 digits of my phone#. All those "Internet safety" lessons went in one ear and out the other.

If that was true with this kid at my school, his name would be Hobbs1360


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#10 2008-06-30 15:38:20

Hobbs1100
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Re: More informations about users.

He has the same last name? Cool.

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#11 2008-06-30 15:39:58

Bluestribute
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Registered: 2008-01-24
Posts: 1000+

Re: More informations about users.

Hobbs1100 wrote:

He has the same last name? Cool.

Yes. We call him hobbit cause he is short  smile


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