Poll Question
I was just recently thinking the same thing ... I saw no option and wasn't sure if the functionality was hidden or I just couldn't find it.
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Yeah, only new users can choose an username the way it is now. There's no logic for not allowing this.
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Give me a break. SteamTrades uses SteamID64 to identify users. Usernames are just for the forum.
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I mean at least I gave you my reasoning behind clicking nope... No one else did.
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Pretty sure their reasoning is the same, which I still don't understand, based on what I just said, that SteamTrades uses SteamID64 to identify users, which makes usernames quite useless there.
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It will be a lot easier to impersonate if you are allowed to change your nickname.
Even having SteamID64, new traders can be scammed on this way.
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It could use the same system SG uses, where you cannot use an username that has already been used by another user.
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Yeah but it can still affect the newer traders ... someone who is experienced with trading can easily check the profile ... but new guys can be tricked with fake profiles ...
To be fair i hardly care , i just said a concern i would have with that being allowed
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new guys can be tricked by people without a name entirely though. or replace the caplital i with a lowercase l, etc. if it's implemented the same way it is here then that's only good for one single namechange and once they've done so they'd be stuck impersonating the same one person for a full year.
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If you don't check a profile before trading, that is on you, a username change should not be held accountable. :P
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I'm just saying it can be done ... Who is at fault is irrelevant
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Clearly not irrelevant, as you feel so strongly against it.
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I mean not even sure how to respond to that mate.
I just said that in my opinion it's a bad idea and it can be used to scam people , so I am against it .
That's it ... I'm not starting a movement or a campaign against it ... If people want it implemented, my small concern wouldn't matter at all and it would be .
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I thought you wanted to change it back to revilheart?
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I'm currently having an username crisis. I can't stand having different usernames across social media, it drives me insane. Either I go back to revilheart, having to wait until cg changes it back here, which I have no idea how long would take, or I stick to rafaelgs18 and have a minor breakdown every time I visit SteamTrades.
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Well that makes it easier to spy on you and maybe log into your other accounts if you are also one of those same type to use the same password.
What I mean is using the same user name makes it easier to look up the name and find you as most tend to use the same user name for all things including social media.They can then use this name to try and log into accounts from all big sites with your username as most people also tend to use the same password.
Though that also depends on if you can or do use 2-step Auth. with say a phone.
Name changing should not be allowed it would be to confusing and easier for people to try and pose as someone else.If you where that worried about it why did you not just keep the same name?I mean if you are that OCD about it why do you even pick different names?Seems counter productive.
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Not a problem to me, I use LastPass for each account I have, so each of them have a 100-character generated password with uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. And I have 2-step auth activated for every account that supports it.
I understand that, but locking usernames to the users wouldn't hurt anybody. As in, if you used an username before, you can go back to it any time you want. Pretty sure SG does this already, as multiple users have reported not being able to use an username that was previously used by another user.
Because I picked a different name, but I was going to use it everywhere else, until I started getting blocked at some places that don't allow name changing.
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Well I know it can be hard to keep the same name and such.I will not pretend to understand why it is a big deal as I never will due to the simple fact I do not see it as a big deal.I would just keep the name and move on.Life is to short to try control every little aspect of it.
Thing is if they allow you to change a name someone could still change it to something similar or a name someone may have used on Steam to try and scam,troll,or other wise just be an idiot.I also think this means maybe if you are that worried about using the same name to pick one that most people will not.Most sites allow you to check if a name is taken before registering so try pick one and hit up several of those sites and if several do not have that name odds are most will not.
Support has enough delay and issues with tickets now without adding this to it.Allowing you to manually change it would just be pure chaos and hard to keep track of who is who.Sure Steam API will know who is who but how will the average joe keep track of it?I use to have a friend who changed his name a lot then got pissed because I ignored him when I had no clue they changed name until after the fact.So after awhile I just removed them got to be too much to keep track of the name changes.
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I don't understand how people can have such strong feelings against allowing others to change their usernames on SteamTrades when SteamGifts allows it just fine and I don't see anybody complaining about that, nor do I see people trying to use similar names to other users here. But oh well, we'll just have to agree to disagree. I stand by my point that username changing should be allowed, but I already decided to go back to my previous name anyway, so this discussion is irrelevant to me.
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That is fine I was not trying to get anyone to agree with me I know not everyone is going to agree with me.I am not sure why you brought strongly into as you seem just as strongly for it as I am against it so in that aspect how can you say that when you feel so strongly about allowing it?
I have been part of forums in the past that had allowed such a thing and it was just chaos thanks to trolls and idiots who would change there names to ones like other people and post stupid shit.Then the people would report others and at times the wrong ones and blame the wrong people for things.Imo it just not worth the added chaos but it is not up to me.
As they say it only takes a few bad apples to spoil the bunch.I am against it for my reasons.
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I'm not saying you can't feel strongly against it, I'm just saying I don't understand it. If SG already allows it, the response I would expect from people, even if they are against it, is "whatever, if SG allows it, ST allowing it too won't change a thing".
Again, there could be the same system SG uses on ST, where a user can't use the username that another user already used. Trolls will be trolls everywhere. Even with the current system, a new user can just as well create a username that is very similar to another's, so I don't understand that argument either.
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I was not trying to argue so I am not sure why you took it at that.Yes at the current state someone could make a name akin to someone but only once that is the difference.Once you pick that name you are stuck with it 2 days form now you can not change it to something else.I have a feeling you do not understand because it does not bother you so why should it be such a big deal.
I do not understand how anyone can be deathly afraid of butterflies but that does not mean I do no understand there fear I will just never understand how butterflies are scary for the fact that they do not scare me but I do know fear.Point is just because you do not understand it does not make it not a valid reason or point.As I can not see how anyone could see letting people change names on the fly as a good thing.I do however understand why some would want the feature.I am still however against it.
I see things from both ends but in the end I still stand behind that it should not be allowed.
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I'm not trying to argue either and I'm not taking it at anything. I don't know why you keep saying things as if I'm mad about this situation or something. I'm not.
It doesn't change the argument that you can still use usernames that are similar to someone else's. I don't care if you are stuck with it forever, the point is you can. And there could be the same 1-year change limit.
I never said it's not a valid reason or point, what I said was literally "I don't understand it". Not understanding something does not equal believing it's not valid. I just don't get it. I do agree that if people were able to use the same username that another user has used, that would be completely confusing and should not be allowed, but that is not what SG does, and that is not what I would want ST to do. You cannot use a username that was already used here, and that's the system that I would like on ST.
I believe I can see things from both ends as well, but I do not understand the arguments against the system mentioned. It's the best of both worlds.
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Just for future reference: if I re-open the ticket at any time, does it still hold the same relevancy or does it go back to the beginning of the list?
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Normally, I want to say it holds the same relevancy like opened/closed threads do. I'm almost 99% sure I remember seeing your ticket already getting added to the Admin queue. So, there's not much more you can do at this point. :/
On the bight side, it gives you time to decide which username you want to stick with :D
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I need help, I think I'm changing it back then. xD Changing it back solves everything because changing the username here is something that can be done, while changing the username on SteamTrades might be something that can never be done, so I'd rather go with what's certain. Thanks, re-opened the ticket. :P
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imo the poll is kinda pointless as this is technically not a suggestion since it's most likely a unintended side effect of the database split, it's more of a bug really.
and ffs the site needs moderation still too.
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I'm changing back to revilheart, so this suggestion is no longer relevant for me, but I'll keep it open anyway.
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You can have my username change :D I don't intend to use it anyway.
But on a more serious sidenote: I assume you'll have to wait a bit for that. I have a strong guess where on the cg's priority list extra username changes stand.
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If it worked like that. xD
As long as it takes less than a year. cg changes it 1 day before lol
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Changes about ST never will go trough... Cg dont care about scammers and hijackers and spammers. We need 2000 things on sg but is hard do few steps on st
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Please, cg, allow us to change our username on SteamTrades.
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