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Keesa · #1 12-29-2008, 10:32 PM

Hi there,

Does anyone know of any code or mod that disallow usernames that are TOO similar?

e.g.

Ice Cream Lover
icecreamlover

?

Lynne · #2 12-29-2008, 10:39 PM

Nope, I've never seen anything like that. I imagine it wouldn't be that easy to write.

Keesa · #3 12-29-2008, 10:44 PM

I found something to disallow spaces...

that should help quite a lot.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dismounted

Admin CP > vBulletin Options > User Registration Options > Username Regular Expression

Code:

/[a-z0-9]+/i

Thank you very much though for your prompt response!

Tettinntil · #4 02-15-2010, 10:25 AM

I would very much want something like this. Nor only for spaces etc., but also for similarities.

Marco van Herwaarden · #5 02-15-2010, 10:30 AM

What would you define as 'similar'?

Tettinntil · #6 02-15-2010, 05:48 PM

F.ex: If a user is "Johnathan" then a "warning" should be given for a new user trying to register as "Johnattthan" or "Jonathan".

LorinPotter · #7 02-15-2010, 06:14 PM

There are so many variations, and so many user names to began with, I don't see this as something that is possible.

Tettinntil · #8 02-15-2010, 06:54 PM

But looking for, say, 4 identical subsequent letters?

Marco van Herwaarden · #9 02-16-2010, 08:19 AM

I have never experimented with it, but in MySQL you have something called SOUNDEX what might be usefull in this case.

Tettinntil · #10 02-17-2010, 05:20 PM

I have no experience regarding codes, so that would be far off my level to try making this on my own.

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