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Subject:	Re: member id's: simple numbers or something more?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general
Date:	Sun, 4 Jul 1999 21:02:17 GMT
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Did I really need to quote? I'm sure most everyone knows what's going on. Anyway, here's a possible sollution that I'm keen on (please hear the newbie out....) I sign up for a membership and, since the system advances member numbers numerically(?!?), I get stuck with #612. Nothing too exciting, but there's nothing I can do about it. It's there for life. However, the system (hereby refered to as LUGNET) also knows me by my real name (Charles Seyferth, or possibly charles.seyferth), which I also cannot change. The system also knows me as "Feanor23x", a name that nobody has taken offence to. I can change this later on, since LUGNET will acknowledge me by my unique user ID (612) and real name. If enough people are offended by my nickname, I'l be forced to change it. Now, when I want to log in as a member, I've got 3 options: 612 charles seyferth (or charles.seyferth) feanor23x This way there is some flexibility, while still mainatining a sense of order and continuity

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		Re: member id's: simple numbers or something more?
(...) Naw, in this case, quoting probably doesn't add much, because you're posting something almost totally new. (...) Well, the member-ID's are unique -mainly- for URLs on the outside, but also for system-database purposes on the inside. In the URL (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)

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		member id's: simple numbers or something more?
(...) Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm. Awright, maybe it's worth taking a major 180 here and taking a closer look at non-numeric member-id's (i.e., usernames). Personally, I think usernames are nothing but a major source of headaches once a user population grows (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)

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