Richard Ragon Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Is there any way to change the user name of a memeber (so that I can use the facebook login), without loosing the history of my post? thanks -Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Go to Profile > Edit Profile > Display Name I have change my username from "Bill Alexandris" to what it is now. I don't have lose my posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Hey, Richard, I don't know the answer to this because I'm still trying to figure out how Facebook login works (so far, I'm not a fan). I think that with Facebook login you have to login with your Facebook credentials (whatever you have as your Facebook name, password, etc.) but I really don't know. I may be confusing Facebook REGISTRATION and Facebok login for someone who is alrwady a member. I do know you can change your Display Name any time you want (and keep your login name and password so that it all still works). Anybody else here using Facebook for any of these things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Ragon Posted July 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 It's interesting how Facebook is being used as an athentication method. I assumed that you had that authentication app on this site.. but I guess not. I have used it on several login websites, instead of creating another account. developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/ -Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Facebook has supported it for a while. They love it because they know what you are doing online (so they can cater ads). Many sites (like newspapers) like it because it cuts down on spam and hate posts. People talk a lot less racist/sexist/homophobic/threatening dirt when the post links to their Facebook profile. Again, I don't mean this site, but newspapers and local TV affiliates that are plagued with that stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 I'm with Jeff: I've resisted the whole Facebook thing, but I'm getting dragged into it by a few co-workers and employers (against my will). I am on Linked-In, but I tend to doubt that it really does much good for employment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 I waan't saying I'm not on Facebook, I actually do spend way too much time logged into Facebook, I was just saying that I provide logging into this site using Facebook Connect (a Facebook product) for member's convenience. As fat as authentication goes when registering, I have configured it now so that you cannot register using Facebook account (I think) and when people register they have to be approved, by me, manually before they are actually able to log in. This manual authentication process really just involves me doing as much detective work as I feel is necessary --- going over what is put in the "About" box, looking at the Location and reconciling with the IP address, looking for anything that might be suspect (and no, I'm not PROFILING, I'm just trying to make sure that people that are signing up are actually people who want to participate in this site and have an interest in our online community). It is time consuming, this authentication process, but it seems to be working quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Miramontes Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Facebook is the devil. (that's all I'm guna say about that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atheisticmystic Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 I'm going to die having never had a Facebook account, but I do want to change my user name here to Michael Miramontes. Does anyone know how to do that ? <hat>? (come to think of it, every "Post to the Host" is a <hat>, maybe a section name change is in order...lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Miramontes Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 I'm going to die having never had a Facebook account, but I do want to change my user name here to Michael Miramontes. Does anyone know how to do that ? <hat>? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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