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amykhar
03-23-2003, 03:31 PM
Could you all be convinced to add a new field to the profile for first name and then to display that field on the postbit? I did this on my board, and have found that it really helps with community building because people have names rather than just usernames.

Amy
Chris M
03-23-2003, 03:38 PM
Sounds like a good idea;)

Satan
filburt1
03-23-2003, 03:40 PM
You need to update your away status, HS
Xenon
03-23-2003, 03:53 PM
acceptable :)

i'll hack it a bit in future to just show up the name if entered anything :)
Dean C
03-23-2003, 03:57 PM
not to keen on this but wah hey :)

- miSt
Boofo
03-23-2003, 04:00 PM
Today at 11:38 AM hellsatan said this in Post #2 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=371967#post371967)
Sounds like a good idea;)

Satan

So, would your name be Christy or Christine then? ;)
filburt1
03-23-2003, 04:15 PM
Looks like it's working.
grog6
03-23-2003, 04:19 PM
I'll complete it now ;)
amykhar
03-23-2003, 04:32 PM
Thank you :) I feel loved now.

Amy
Xenon
03-23-2003, 04:37 PM
you're welcome :)

Today at 19:32 amykhar said this in Post #9 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=372010#post372010)
I feel loved now.

:eek: ^^
Overgrow
03-23-2003, 04:52 PM
Today at 10:32 AM amykhar said this in Post #9 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=372010#post372010)
Thank you :) I feel loved now.

Amy

Neat! Maybe it should put the name in the postbit_quote. "Amy said this..."
Xenon
03-23-2003, 04:55 PM
Today at 19:52 Overgrow said this in Post #11 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=372028#post372028)


Neat! Maybe it should put the name in the postbit_quote. "Amy said this..."


Hmm, would require one or two lines of new code in newreply.php but would be nice....

i'll keep it in mind, and am waiting for erwin, what's his opinion :)
Boofo
03-23-2003, 04:56 PM
That would be easy. Just a conditional.
Boofo
03-23-2003, 04:59 PM
Today at 12:55 PM Xenon said this in Post #12 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=372033#post372033)



Hmm, would require one or two lines of new code in newreply.php but would be nice....

i'll keep it in mind, and am waiting for erwin, what's his opinion :)


If you decide to do it, let us in on what we need to change? ;)
Chris M
03-23-2003, 05:22 PM
Hehe...*fills it in*

Satan
filburt1
03-23-2003, 05:30 PM
Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer posted pictures of everybody in the building's lobby.
amykhar
03-23-2003, 06:02 PM
I just hacked my board to use the names in the quotes if they are set :D Thanks for the idea Bernard. I posted how I did it in the release forum, but I am sure there is bound to be a better way.
amykhar
03-23-2003, 06:04 PM
Ya know , Filburt, you were one of the reasons I wanted this hack. Don't like calling you filburt. Was hoping you had a nice name like Michael, or Robert, or anything other than "not filburt" :D

Amy
amykhar
03-23-2003, 06:04 PM
Today at 02:22 PM hellsatan said this in Post #15 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=372070#post372070)
Hehe...*fills it in*

Satan

Nice to meet you, Chris :)

Amy
Dean C
03-23-2003, 06:08 PM
Staff have the pleasure of knowing his real name - it is a beautiful name (without trying to sound less butch ;))

- miSt
Boofo
03-23-2003, 06:13 PM
I see Xenon is doing a preg_replace here for the name now. Too easy to spot. ;)
Overgrow
03-23-2003, 06:17 PM
Does your mother call you Boob?
Boofo
03-23-2003, 06:42 PM
No, she used to call me Booby, or Boobert. Isn't that how you spell it? Like Booby Redford or Booby DeNiro? Damn! Now I have to get my license renewed! Thanks for pointing that out to me. ;)
Boofo
03-23-2003, 07:12 PM
Overgrow - name fixed

Xenon - Where and how do I do the preg_replace for the post[username]? I must be getting it wrong because I still have the post[username] instead of the $realname in the messages. ;)
assassingod
03-23-2003, 07:38 PM
I like this new field:D
Erwin
03-23-2003, 08:35 PM
It's a good idea. :) Usually people are meant to use their sigs to put in their real name if they want.

As for using the real names for quotes (which is easily done with a template edit) - I think we will NOT do that, basically because the username is what we base memberlist searches on - having the real name in quotes would not assist another member trying to find posts by the same member.