FKA the REGISTERED BoBo wrote:
Well it looks like they have done exactly that! Some community this is!
You registered as BoBo to keep him from posting with his known identity because of your love and respect for the community? Wow - to think we all misjudged and thought it was just to be a jerk.
FKA the REGISTERED BoBo wrote:
Not sure how they can justify doing so, but they did.
I suppose in deference to the community. Clearly a number of community members thought it valuable that BoBo be able to retain his well-established identity.
FKA the REGISTERED BoBo wrote:
If a nick is not choosen and someone whats to register with it, then they should be able to! So does that mean that when a new user registers and I want their nick, that I can CRY about it till I get my way?!
If it's already your established identity I suspect tears wouldn't be necessary. There aren't many that are in a situation like BoBo (a frequent contributor who cannot login to a registered account from work), but if you were one of those I suspect you'd probably get the same treatment.
FKA the REGISTERED BoBo wrote:
Most of his post are just to talk sh** to new users and to say "thats a pointless subject line", "rtfm", or the one I like most "use a nick besides Guest"...
Most is a bit of an exaggeration. I may not like his feedback at times, but you and I can attribute all of that and his positive contributions due to his well-established identity.
FKA the REGISTERED BoBo wrote:
what does it matter what name they use, hell he isnt even registered!
I was willing to believe you didn't understand why initially, but clearly you understand why not by now, right? He couldn't register "BoBo" because once he did he couldn't post under that nick without being logged in. It's not that hard to understand.
FKA the REGISTERED BoBo wrote:
At least when I come to the forum, Im here to try and help people, very rarely do I see BoBo doing that! And on my registered name, to be a top 50 poster within a year, but oh well!
No one's devalued your identity and your contribution - though since we don't know who you're really known as we just have to take your word for it now. It's the perhaps hasty and deliberate attempt to terminate the BoBo identity that some of us don't appreciate.
FKA the REGISTERED BoBo wrote:
Not sure how I look at this community anymore! To take the REGISTERED nick away when it was used for no harm, only to prove a point!
I'm not sure what your point was. And whatever it was, it's proven now, right?