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Glitches
Maybe this has already been examined, in which case, NEVERMIND.
Unless there are a lot of us with really weird names, I suspect that some of the glitches have to do with the account set-up.
I think people expect that everything they post will publish under their "display name". But it doesn't.
It looks like when you blog, your "full name" is attached to the heading and the blog itself, UNLESS you've edited your "full name" out of your profile, in which case your byline is blank when your blog is opened.
When your "full name" and your "display name" are different, your "display name" is attached to your comments, but not to your blog.
I'm also wondering if the recommend link is missing if your "full name" is missing on your profile. ??
Comments, please.
Comments (1)
1) I have noted that users can change the user name on "My Profile" as often as they like and it will appear that way when they make comments. But that's only a cosmetic mask, doing that does not change their actual account name, there is no change of the name on the "My Profile" page when you click on their name, there you still see their original name. I don't know how that comes out when one does a blog post as I haven't tried it.
2) The above has nothing to do with the problem of no user name showing up on many blog posts when you click on them. For example, user "Ellen" has always been user Ellen here (for as long as I have been a member, 2 years plus, and she just did a blog post where her user name doesn't appear:
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/04/12-minutes.php
This problem is a glitch that has been pointed out and noted by management in February. Apparently they are "working on it."
April 5, 2008 11:40 AM | Reply | Permalink
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