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New user names - what's going on?

borgadrborgadr Posts: 570
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I've noticed a lot of newer members have long series of random letters and numbers after their names.  Can anyone help me understand what this is? It's a new thing, right?

Is it just the way people prefer to set their user names now, or is it a glitch in the system?  At first I just assumed they must be bots or something, but they do seem to be genuine (I guess!)
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  • Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,100
    I was wondering the same. 
  • LunarSeaLunarSea Posts: 1,315
    To me it looks like (yet another) glitch whereby the name and password fields are being added together.
    Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border - where old gardeners often wet their plants.
  • Simone_in_WiltshireSimone_in_Wiltshire Posts: 620
    In particular when they ask 1 question, the entire community fills pages of the discussion, but they never reply.

    I ♥ my garden.

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 50,155
    Simone_in_Wiltshire said:
    In particular when they ask 1 question, the entire community fills pages of the discussion, but they never reply.
    Not sure what you mean by that?


    The names can be changed, but often it's a convoluted process, and if changes aren't saved, that won't work either. Sometimes it's necessary to logout and back in, which is bonkers. 
    Too many silly problems not being addressed by the powers that be IMO.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 7,725
    The problem appeared quite a long time ago but, as with other issues, nothing ever gets fixed.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 50,155
    We're still waiting for the photo one @KT53.... :/
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 20,924
    Help, again @Catherine Mansley!
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Catherine MansleyCatherine Mansley Posts: 19 admin
    Hi @Busy-Lizzie I hadn't spotted the new user names. And none of the new users themselves have flagged the problem. But I'll ask for it to be looked into.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 20,924
    Thank you @Catherine Mansley. Some new users have mentioned it but haven't flagged it so it just gets lost in the posts.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Simone_in_WiltshireSimone_in_Wiltshire Posts: 620
    Fairygirl said:
    Simone_in_Wiltshire said:
    In particular when they ask 1 question, the entire community fills pages of the discussion, but they never reply.
    Not sure what you mean by that?

    I have seen discussions where the one who opened it had just 1 post, and you all wrote your keyboards hot, but they never replied. Then they opened another discussion, same pattern.

    I ♥ my garden.

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