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Derekku
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7,270 posts
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Derekku
A couple of questions:

1) Will the user's old name be unobtainable?
-Example: Todesengal changed her name to Cuddlebun. Will someone else be able to grab Todesengal?

2) If #1 makes the old name unobtainable, could Search be modified to redirect to the new user's name?
-Example: I search "Todesengal" and it takes me to Cuddlebun's page. (Essentially tying the old name to the account)

Wait, nevermind. http://osu.ppy.sh/u/osu_cn_yaya :V
peppy
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Derekku wrote:

A couple of questions:

1) Will the user's old name be unobtainable?
-Example: Todesengal changed her name to Cuddlebun. Will someone else be able to grab Todesengal?

2) If #1 makes the old name unobtainable, could Search be modified to redirect to the new user's name?
-Example: I search "Todesengal" and it takes me to Cuddlebun's page. (Essentially tying the old name to the account)

Wait, nevermind. http://osu.ppy.sh/u/osu_cn_yaya :V
You bring up a good point...

For the time being the old username will be obtainable by others. If you are worried about this being a problem, then don't change your username yet. I may look at the possibility of reserving the old one at some point. I think most people who want to change their names won't be that attached to the old name (they shouldn't be if they are changing it) so apart from obvious impersonation attempts (which can be dealt with on an individual basis) I don't see there being too much harm the way it is.
Mashley
2,042 posts
Joined September 2008
Mashley
Thanks peppy <3
Krisom
osu! Alumni
2,867 posts
Joined April 2009
Krisom
It would be wise for the mappers who will change their names to add to the tags their old names when they map something new.
Shohei Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani
This is sexy.

I'll just wait until Justin becomes unpopular then I go "osht"
Takuma
osu! Alumni
1,704 posts
Joined October 2008
Takuma
sup
Neo Adonis
320 posts
Joined November 2009
Neo Adonis
More nickname changes and I won't recognize anybody. D:
Andrea
Beatmap Nominator
16,650 posts
Joined August 2008
Andrea
Nice, nice.

But please people before changing the nickname take a minute :x
Zetta
334 posts
Joined December 2009
Zetta

Justin Bieber wrote:

This is sexy.

I'll just wait until Justin becomes unpopular then I go "osht"
Actually lol'd so damn hard CDFA.

Good show. Jolly good show.
orioncomet
osu! Alumni
2,684 posts
Joined May 2009
orioncomet

Neo Adonis wrote:

More nickname changes and I won't recognize anybody. D:
GladiOol
4,475 posts
Joined August 2008
GladiOol
Nobody will know who I am now.
Nharox
884 posts
Joined February 2008
Nharox

orioncomet wrote:

Wow, Sushi wasn't taken yet? Anyway, not sure if I like this new feature . It's okay if you want to remove some stupid numbers though.
Cheery
259 posts
Joined July 2008
Cheery

pandabun wrote:

sup
Takuma =o=!

aiii, ~__~
qlum
481 posts
Joined October 2008
qlum
I will remain qlum, always and anywhere. ( except if they have the strange rule that usernames have to be 6 or more characters then I use Galggod or Wyrfex)
Takuma
osu! Alumni
1,704 posts
Joined October 2008
Takuma

Cheery wrote:

pandabun wrote:

sup
Takuma =o=!

aiii, ~__~
ay bay bay
Ekaru
3,617 posts
Joined July 2008
Ekaru

Nharox wrote:

orioncomet wrote:

Wow, Sushi wasn't taken yet?
It was taken, but it was determined to be an abandoned account so it went bye-bye.
[DBF]
1,827 posts
Joined January 2009
[DBF]

Nharox wrote:

It's okay if you want to remove some stupid numbers though.
awp
osu! Alumni
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awp

peppy wrote:

once
oh thank god

everyone who isn't memorable has a chance to be forgotten but does not have the means of causing gross confusion
DoraX
30 posts
Joined July 2009
DoraX
If I change my username, I still have to do My Map, Can I change "BEATMAP CREATOR"?

Spoken English *SO POOR*, sorry
KanbeKotori
315 posts
Joined May 2009
KanbeKotori
old name:tq04t46
new name:KanbeKotori

Thanks!Nice feature :D
[DBF]
1,827 posts
Joined January 2009
[DBF]

zhangze611 wrote:

If I change my username, I still have to do My Map, Can I change "BEATMAP CREATOR"?

Spoken English *SO POOR*, sorry
I think no.
Mara
4,907 posts
Joined November 2009
Mara
Finally I can change my nickname.

Thank you peppy.
DarkRingSystem
DarkRingSystem
Good job
One chance is the best~
Kitsunemimi
2,188 posts
Joined April 2009
Kitsunemimi

LunaticMara wrote:

Finally I can change my nickname.

Thank you peppy.
NOOOO WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ⑨

TT_T_TT_TT_T_

...Sorry for that. Hopefully everything will be back to normal/stays the way it is sometime soon.
Derekku
COOL DUDE
7,270 posts
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Derekku

zhangze611 wrote:

If I change my username, I still have to do My Map, Can I change "BEATMAP CREATOR"?

Spoken English *SO POOR*, sorry
You will need to. Otherwise, when you go to update one of your maps, an error will come up saying that you're not the beatmap creator.

To fix this, you'll need to edit the creator field of each difficulty (either in the editor or by manually editing the .osu files in notepad). Then, while you're submitting, make sure that the "download location" matches your currently uploaded one. Whatever message you had in the text box should be there as well.

Example Submission and Beatmap Info

I'm not sure if this can be done easier, since I was a bit afraid that I'd mess something up when updating (and I don't have any other pending maps to test atm).
ekopret8ks
ekopret8ks

peppy wrote:

Before anyone thinks otherwise, if you use this for "fun" and change your name to something stupid, I will not give you a second chance.

oops
peppy
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If you have any pending maps, you will need to change them before submitting. Ranked maps will not have your new username until osz2 is implemented (which will mean they are fixed).
DoraX
30 posts
Joined July 2009
DoraX
Thank you very much....
Happy now....
:-)
K2J
872 posts
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K2J
Am I supposed to be allowed to change? I'm not a subscriber at the moment, though I once was.
Derekku
COOL DUDE
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Derekku

K2J wrote:

Am I supposed to be allowed to change? I'm not a subscriber at the moment, though I once was.
You must have donated once at any point in time.
K2J
872 posts
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K2J
Well, then.
Kurai
osu! Alumni
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Kurai

Ekaru wrote:

Nharox wrote:



Wow, Sushi wasn't taken yet?
It was taken, but it was determined to be an abandoned account so it went bye-bye.
I want to change my nickname in "Kurai", But There are a guy who have already this nick (http://osu.ppy.sh/u/47761 playcount : 0 | Joined: Nov 2, 2008)
Is that possible to delete this account ?
(If that possible for Sushi, Why not for me >.<)
Galkan
Global Moderator
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Galkan
Same like above, niko8rs wanted to change for Niko, but he must of add "-" 'cause it's already taken by guy with zero playcount.

http://osu.ppy.sh/u/Niko
http://osu.ppy.sh/?p=profile&u=175141

Also it's a feature request: Couldn't those accounts (with zero pc) be auto-deleted after some time to allow others change their nick?
Zekira
9,233 posts
Joined September 2008
Zekira
So tempted to change to Zekira Drake, but then people I have abandoned will be able to hunt for me easier :<

...then again the name Zekira is rare anyway, I think I'm the only one using it lol.

Oh well.
KRZY
Former osu! Champion: OWC#3
4,850 posts
Joined May 2009
KRZY

Ekaru wrote:

It was taken, but it was determined to be an abandoned account so it went bye-bye.
Is this possible?

If so, under what conditions?
Curisu
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Joined January 2010
Curisu
Oh……That's so crazy~
peppy
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peppy
Support for taking existing usernames that are no longer active will be available soon.
KRZY
Former osu! Champion: OWC#3
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KRZY

peppy wrote:

Support for taking existing usernames that are no longer active will be available soon.
thank you, i really appreciate that XD
Kurai
osu! Alumni
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Kurai

DJ KRZY wrote:

peppy wrote:

Support for taking existing usernames that are no longer active will be available soon.
thank you, i really appreciate that XD
Me too :3
Aoitenshi
711 posts
Joined February 2009
Aoitenshi
Thanks! Formerly Known as Aoitenshi.
Aqua
298 posts
Joined December 2008
Aqua
I Love you Peppy! <3

Now i will stop flooding your pm box xD

I just have to wait till i can take the inactive "Aqua" :)
FurukawaPan
649 posts
Joined August 2008
FurukawaPan
It makes sense to me that if an account registers and never plays/posts in the forum, that those sorts of accounts should auto purge after a certain time frame has passed. Aqua is one such example of an account that appears to have registered and done nothing (most of these are actually spambots anyway).

http://osu.ppy.sh/u/70230
Hyguys
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Joined May 2010
Hyguys

peppy wrote:

Before anyone thinks otherwise, if you use this for "fun" and change your name to something stupid, I will not give you a second chance.
like justin bieber also knows as CDFA
Lemon Water_old
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Lemon Water_old
I am formally known as Lemons In Your Eyes but I think no one cares.
Derekku
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Derekku

FurukawaPan wrote:

It makes sense to me that if an account registers and never plays/posts in the forum, that those sorts of accounts should auto purge after a certain time frame has passed.
This is what I thought as well. Perhaps a timeframe of two years (or even one year) would make sense, especially if the account has 0 beatmaps/0 posts/etc. Obviously there could be more lenience if the user has a higher playcount or such, but I digress...

Purging old accounts this way works too. :p
Esupanitix
393 posts
Joined June 2009
Esupanitix
Well thanks to this I thought the "new guy" named masher who was actually Agent Spin Here was Wojjan because of the excess trolling at one point
Cuddlebun
965 posts
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Cuddlebun
and here's weegee finding an excuse to baww, this thread's complete
Esupanitix
393 posts
Joined June 2009
Esupanitix
Alright cuddlebun, get back to ponyland
Infinity_old
286 posts
Joined October 2009
Infinity_old
omg.. change nick NICEEE
Pokebis
2,047 posts
Joined April 2008
Pokebis

peppy wrote:

Support for taking existing usernames that are no longer active will be available soon.
I don't like that idea.
And how is "no longer active" classified? I've seen quite a few people who put osu! down for quite a while, but eventually came back to it. I don't think that's fair to them, plus you could do some nasty things with it. Say I turned into MOOMANiBE, Saturos, or Sarumaru. Actually, they have recent site visits...
But still, I could hijack a recognizable person and mess with people, despite them being able to see I used to be Pokebis.
I think it's just a bad idea 100%.
Derekku
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Derekku

Pokebis wrote:

peppy wrote:

Support for taking existing usernames that are no longer active will be available soon.
I don't like that idea.
And how is "no longer active" classified? I've seen quite a few people who put osu! down for quite a while, but eventually came back to it. I don't think that's fair to them, plus you could do some nasty things with it. Say I turned into MOOMANiBE, Saturos, or Sarumaru. Actually, they have recent site visits...
But still, I could hijack a recognizable person and mess with people, despite them being able to see I used to be Pokebis.
I think it's just a bad idea 100%.
#modHelp was discussing different restrictions with peppy last night about this. Number of ranked maps, playcount, (and possibly forum posts?) would be taken into account. Therefore, old ACTIVE users would never be touchable.

The accounts that people want seem to have <100 playcount, haven't been logged since 2008 or early 2009, or were only active for a day or two.
KRZY
Former osu! Champion: OWC#3
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KRZY
Well there is no harm in purging the obvious, i.e. 0 posts, 0 playcounts.
Nakata Yuji
471 posts
Joined April 2009
Nakata Yuji

Pokebis wrote:

peppy wrote:

Support for taking existing usernames that are no longer active will be available soon.
I don't like that idea.
And how is "no longer active" classified? I've seen quite a few people who put osu! down for quite a while, but eventually came back to it. I don't think that's fair to them, plus you could do some nasty things with it. Say I turned into MOOMANiBE, Saturos, or Sarumaru. Actually, they have recent site visits...
But still, I could hijack a recognizable person and mess with people, despite them being able to see I used to be Pokebis.
I think it's just a bad idea 100%.
Definitely agree with this one.
Zetta
334 posts
Joined December 2009
Zetta
Any chance I could get my name changed to Zetta?

http://osu.ppy.sh/u/zetta

This guy hasn't logged in for 4 years so I'm sure his account is abandoned. =/
Andrea
Beatmap Nominator
16,650 posts
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Andrea

Zettaslow wrote:

Any chance I could get my name changed to Zetta?

http://osu.ppy.sh/u/zetta

This guy hasn't logged in for 4 years so I'm sure his account is abandoned. =/
Maybe 2 years you mean?
qlum
481 posts
Joined October 2008
qlum

osuplayer111 wrote:

Zettaslow wrote:

Any chance I could get my name changed to Zetta?

http://osu.ppy.sh/u/zetta

This guy hasn't logged in for 4 years so I'm sure his account is abandoned. =/
Maybe 2 years you mean?
still he used it only for one day.
Lesjuh
Elite Mapper
2,442 posts
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Lesjuh
Lesjuh
Previously known as lesjuh
Always wanted to do that :')
Zetta
334 posts
Joined December 2009
Zetta

osuplayer111 wrote:

Zettaslow wrote:

Any chance I could get my name changed to Zetta?

http://osu.ppy.sh/u/zetta

This guy hasn't logged in for 4 years so I'm sure his account is abandoned. =/
Maybe 2 years you mean?
Woops, sorry I misread it. =/ I'm also a Satanist and write the devils number as 888 a lot of the time. :P
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FurukawaPan
649 posts
Joined August 2008
FurukawaPan
I can't imagine peppy was thinking of letting people grab the identities of people who were substantial contributors and for whichever reason have stopped playing/mapping/posting. I assumed inactive account meant 0 plays/0 posts anyway which would definitely not be the case for any significant past contributors to the community.
PhyProductions
35 posts
Joined February 2010
PhyProductions
Apprently once someone changes names, the old one IS grabbable.
Example: http://osu.ppy.sh/u/gladiool (Gladi before)
And now theres: http://osu.ppy.sh/u/gladi as of yesterday.

Just pointing it out.
Derekku
COOL DUDE
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Derekku

nickopet2007 wrote:

Apprently once someone changes names, the old one IS grabbable.
Example: http://osu.ppy.sh/u/gladiool (Gladi before)
And now theres: http://osu.ppy.sh/u/gladi as of yesterday.

Just pointing it out.
Try reading through the thread.

peppy wrote:

For the time being the old username will be obtainable by others. If you are worried about this being a problem, then don't change your username yet. I may look at the possibility of reserving the old one at some point. I think most people who want to change their names won't be that attached to the old name (they shouldn't be if they are changing it) so apart from obvious impersonation attempts (which can be dealt with on an individual basis) I don't see there being too much harm the way it is.
GladiOol
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GladiOol
Everybody wants to be me~
Galkan
Global Moderator
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Galkan

GladiOol wrote:

Everybody wants to be me~
'Cause you have tasty piece of cake in avatar. Let me eat it :<



Lol :-P I haven't seen it before, nice thing. More updates pls o/
peppy
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peppy
Changes now work for old but inactive users. Conditions are:

User must have a playcount of less than 100 (across all game modes).
User must not have logged in for 640 days or more.

Enjoy and don't abuse.
KRZY
Former osu! Champion: OWC#3
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KRZY
XD Many thanks peppy
Aqua
298 posts
Joined December 2008
Aqua
:(
http://osu.ppy.sh/u/aqua
Playcount 0
Total Hits: 0

Last Visit: Apr 1, 2009

Looks like i have to wait a bit...
8Ball
826 posts
Joined September 2009
8Ball
" :( " ©
http://osu.ppy.sh/u/8ball
Last Visit: Jun 2, 2008
Play Count: 18
Chachaziro
3 posts
Joined July 2009
Chachaziro
I wanted to change my Nickname to Chachaziro but it says the name is still used...
there doesnt exist any user named like that.
peppy
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peppy
This should be fixed now.
peppy
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peppy
Fixed page styling so people will read.
Gabi
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Gabi
oh cmon haha, i knew something like this would happen
Ekaru
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Ekaru
I did read the part about 'recognize you' and stuff. I was just being emo, stupid, and trying to quit chat 'cuz a friend got banned so I changed my name. The moment I pressed the button I realized what I had just done and went, "AH SHI-" because I knew I did nothing but confuse everybody and frantically pressed 'back', but it was too late.

...Is 'I was being absolutely positively retarded' a valid reason to request a name change back to one's old name? >.>; If not I'll deal with it. If it is I'll go request it then.

EDIT: And... wrong place to post this. Oops.

EDIT2: Was answered. You can delete this post actually.
LuigiHann
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peppy wrote:

Fixed page styling so people will read.
You should probably make the currently not-huge parts of that sentence also large, currently it interrupts the flow too much. Maybe have the sentence go from big to bigger to biggest
K2J
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K2J
I think interrupting the flow was the point.
awp
osu! Alumni
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awp
can you make the account registration page do that, too?
Zekira
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Zekira
HUEG BLACK TEXT
peppy
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peppy
And yet some people still don't get it.



The next well-known player to change their name to an unrecognizable one will force me to rollback all similar cases and block further name changes for these users.
Mafiamaster
osu! Alumni
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Mafiamaster
You can change my name back if you want.
Just wanted to try something new for a change ._.
Zeugziumy
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Zeugziumy
I saw when you have downloaded a map, and the guy of creator changed the name, you will need download again:
peppy
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peppy
no, you don't.
Colin Hou
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Colin Hou
We can find many popular IDs are registed but never be logged in or used :(

What can we do with them, ppy?
peppy
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peppy
Nothing.
Colin Hou
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Colin Hou
*sigh
Shohei Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani

gabrielwoj wrote:

I saw when you have downloaded a map, and the guy of creator changed the name, you will need download again:
For pending maps, you have to, but for ranked maps, you don't.
peppy
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Username rollbacks:

Mafiamaster
Ekaru
Wojjan
Takuma
CDFA
DataCirno
ouranhshc
Teta

If you have any questions, take them up with my hand.
Colin Hou
osu! Alumni
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Colin Hou
so don't be so famous guys :D

CDFA wrote:

For pending maps, you have to, but for ranked maps, you don't.
For pendings, you can use your edit to change the creator without doing a full download again.
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Andrea
Beatmap Nominator
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Andrea
I will never change my username, just to let you know :V
KRZY
Former osu! Champion: OWC#3
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KRZY

Colin Hou wrote:

so don't be so famous guys :D

looooooooooooooooooooool
arien666
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arien666

Colin Hou wrote:

so don't be so famous guys :D
Then, I'm not famous :3<JK



Umm...
;_;...

Some people think that this nick seems little stupid orz
Shohei Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani
Well that was fun while it lasted.
peppy
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peppy

CDFA wrote:

Well that was fun while it lasted.
I'm glad it was for one of us.
Cuddlebun
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Cuddlebun
I actually don't mind Wojjan having my name ;< tantamount to our status as BFFs
Kii-Sakurada
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Kii-Sakurada
old name: kiisakurada
new name: Kii Sakurada

Just wanna change, because most pages doesn't allow to use spaces on the nick.. I didn't know you can here!

Thanks! Nice feature :)
Powerdrone
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Powerdrone

kiisakurada wrote:

old name: kiisakurada
new name: Kii Sakurada

Just wanna change, because most pages doesn't allow to use spaces on the nick.. I didn't know you can here!

Thanks! Nice feature :)
You can do it from your profile page. You just have to have had a supporter tag.
Kii-Sakurada
49 posts
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Kii-Sakurada

Powerdrone311 wrote:

kiisakurada wrote:

old name: kiisakurada
new name: Kii Sakurada

Just wanna change, because most pages doesn't allow to use spaces on the nick.. I didn't know you can here!

Thanks! Nice feature :)
You can do it from your profile page. You just have to have had a supporter tag.
Don't have one yet so I have to ask here, but anyways thanks for the advise
Andrea
Beatmap Nominator
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Andrea
You can't ask here, I think.

Best way is to get supporter :D
Zeugziumy
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Zeugziumy

CDFA wrote:

gabrielwoj wrote:

I saw when you have downloaded a map, and the guy of creator changed the name, you will need download again:
For pending maps, you have to, but for ranked maps, you don't.
Oh...
I like download much pending maps.. So I have much :DD
Ty
Galkan
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Galkan
ouranhshc
Previously known as ouranhshc

Looks weird now.
Mara
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Mara

peppy wrote:

Username rollbacks:

Mafiamaster
Ekaru
Wojjan
Takuma
CDFA
DataCirno
ouranhshc
Teta

If you have any questions, take them up with my hand.
Hey, I didn't want DataCirno back!
peppy
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And you think you have a choice.
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