Posted by AuntieMel on August 3, 2004, at 16:27:38
You ask a very good question about how to remember. We might want to run it by Dr. Bob, but I'd be pretty sure that if it was a "forget" with no bad intent and you honored a reminder that would be good enough.
As for name changes - it really doesn't happen much. Occasionally, for privacy reasons, someone feels the need to change, but it is supposed to be announced in admin. And NO ONE is allowed to switch back and forth. It's a blocking offense.
That said, there are a couple of people (an amazing low number, considering how public this is) that have been known to change names more than once. Correct me someone if I'm wrong here, but they were people that caused havoc, got blocked and then came back later, looked nice at first and blindsided folks.
Quite a few were very hurt when this happened, so I'm sure that you can see where they are more than a little gun-shy. Especially since some of the posts you made seemed cantankerous.....
Hey, I have to admit that on first read I thought you were looking for trouble. Later when I reread some things it didn't seem that way to me - in fact it seemed quite pleasant. Ah, the hazards of the net - what you hear in your head as you type can be completely different than what others read.
Now - I have to run. I probably am through for the day - my sister is having bypass surgery tomorrow and I'll be on the phone a lot tonight.
Can we resume later?
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thread:373706
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