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Offline franksolich

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Skins answers technical question
« on: August 24, 2011, 03:54:56 PM »
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=437x4039

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Behind the Aegis  (1000+ posts)        Wed Aug-17-11 04:48 PM
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Unusual technical question.

If a poster signed up under a name (say: August Day), and gets banned, could that same name be used again? Also, what if said poster changed his/her name during a name amnesty (say to: August Night), can the first name be used again by another individual?

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Skinner ADMIN  (1000+ posts)        Thu Aug-18-11 10:37 AM
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1. That name cannot be re-used under either circumstance.

If a name has been used at any time, our software does not permit anyone else to use it.

Not sure how that is going to be handled on DU3.

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Behind the Aegis  (1000+ posts)        Thu Aug-18-11 02:41 PM
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2. Thank you, but one more question.

Say the person took advantage of the name change (now, August Night), then changed his/her password, so AN and August Day have different passwords, August Night gets banned, could the poster come back (using a different IP and clearing cookies and the such) and re-use August Day?

So you know, this isn't some "preperation" for a future test, but rather clearing up a situation.

Thank you again.

(If you'd rather not answer in public and wish to know why I am asking, you can PM me. That works for me as well.)

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Skinner ADMIN  (1000+ posts)        Mon Aug-22-11 11:22 AM
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3. If someone gets banned, they cannot come back using a previous username.

If someone changes their username during a name-change amnesty, the DU account remains the same. If it get's banned, it's banned.
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Re: Skins answers technical question
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2011, 04:43:42 PM »
'Behind the Aegis' does not appear to be the sharpest tool in the shed.
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Re: Skins answers technical question
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2011, 06:17:05 PM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on August 24, 2011, 04:43:42 PM
'Behind the Aegis' does not appear to be the sharpest tool in the shed.

A better name for that primitive would be 'Behind the Donkey.'
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