Questions tagged [display-names]
For questions regarding display names and what is allowed in them.
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Why do some comment replies using the @username convention fail to work? [closed]
When I reply to a comment, I try to follow the @username convention. It almost always works fine. But sometimes it doesn’t work: i.e., I have to type out the username because it fails to appear in an ...
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Display name can contain full stops, diacritics, and underscores as well - message should mention this
Full stops and underscores should be added to the list below when editing display names.
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How do I update my global username to match my community username?
I’ve looked through the answers to this question dating from 2009-2018 and don’t find any relevant answers as I already know how to change my username on a specific community.
I am at my global ...
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Display author name while editing a question or answer
I was editing an answer and wanted to say "we can also write this if [author name] agrees" but noticed that the author name was written nowhere on the post edit page interface. I had to open ...
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Why doesn't the username in mentions not get auto-edited when the original one does? [duplicate]
I used to go by "d4rk4ng31" (um, as you might have already guessed, silly teenage years) which then I changed (long back, but I just noticed this as I am not a very active member anymore). I ...
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Tapping on username while commenting after @ symbol with a high probability leads to invalid system response on touch screen devices
It's very hard to correctly select user name while commenting on mobile devices. Even when tap is marked inside the tooltip with username, as the result system decided that I tapped on the link from ...
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