One of my names is missing!

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Off of discussions from here and here

I went to go see it for myself on my meta profile. So i saw that it said I had 4 past names

I clicked on it an my username Neal is not there:
where rrrrrr u?

That is weird since Neal is on my Flair:

And was pushed to all my accounts at some point.

Was there something I did wrong?

There isn't a big reason to create an entirely separate tag to distinguish usernames of the past from other username inquiries. — Grace Note, Dec 22, 2011 at 19:15
@amanaPlanaCAnalPAnaMA I think that's regarding you adding [past-names] tag to posts. — Adam Lear, Dec 22, 2011 at 19:18
I'll look at this tomorrow; I'm busy causing unplanned downtime at the moment ;p — Marc Gravell, Dec 23, 2011 at 0:21
@Marc arrgh, I didn't think you were meaning that this literally! You owe me one great, witty comment. I also accept reimbursement in Euros — Pekka, Dec 23, 2011 at 0:41

Marc Gravell · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-23 12:04:44Z

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k; in the next build this:

doesn't miss any names for silly reasons
doesn't look quite as ugly
is limited to recent names, where "recent" currently means "90 days" - which should be plenty to avoid confusion between users in most cases

answered Dec 23, 2011 at 12:04

Marc Gravell

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+1 for limiting to 90 days. Very nice!
– Arjan
Dec 23, 2011 at 13:15
Aww, why limit to 90 days? Seeing as it's not public?
– Pekka
Dec 23, 2011 at 14:46
@TheP.G.RepMiningCo. because after a few months it ceases to be quite as confusing.
– Marc Gravell
Dec 23, 2011 at 15:33
And, @ThePekka, I wonder why a moderator needs to see my very old names. (In my case my first name is my full name, which right now they can see in the "real name" field anyhow. But others might have different feelings about that, while I don't see the need to reveal that so easily. But it's public indeed, like available in old data dumps.)
– Arjan
Dec 23, 2011 at 18:50
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@Arjan 2 main reasons; a: comment chains get disrupted, and sometimes you want to figure out if "Fred" is the "FF" mentioned in a comment, and b: esp. with moderation, it is not uncommon for "trouble" to change names more than most - understanding prior context can be important
– Marc Gravell
Dec 23, 2011 at 19:05
Sure, Marc, but for that the 90 days you're proposing seems quite adequate, doesn't it? (He, @ThePekka, it is not uncommon for "trouble" to change names more than most ;-))
– Arjan
Dec 23, 2011 at 19:11
@Arjan ah, I misread your comment. I think we agree, roughly.
– Marc Gravell
Dec 23, 2011 at 19:15

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Pekka · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-22 22:37:29Z

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I can confirm this for Pekka's trolling account, which isn't there (While Pekka's other trolling account is.)

answered Dec 22, 2011 at 22:37

Pekka

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Yeah, looks like the first name is left off of the list. This guy wasn't always dripping syrup
– Shog9
Dec 22, 2011 at 23:59
@Nine yeah - but in my case it wasn't the first name, it was one from the middle of the list.
– Pekka
Dec 23, 2011 at 0:31
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Looks like when you copy your profile it has the same effect as initial creation - no rename record.
– Shog9
Dec 23, 2011 at 2:41
@Nine that could be it!
– Pekka
Dec 23, 2011 at 8:58
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@probablyPekka - Perhaps "perhaps Pekka" is probably there.
– Himanshu
Nov 28, 2013 at 11:17

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