Use a "handle" or real name for the username?

Bardenracing42 · Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 336 Location: Eaton Rapids, MI

You brought up a good point about the 30 day thing, Chuck. Scratch my previous idea....I like Chuck's better.

SLMWatcher · Joined: 20 Nov 2006 Posts: 2

no, i don't think you should change the way it is done. why do you need to know my realname because i make a post? does it make my comments or concerns different because you don't know my realname?

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This morning, I made another little change to the registration process. This allowed me to switch back to not having to personally activate a new account.

On the registration page, I added a confirmation question that must be answered and it must be answered correctly. It's actually a multiple choice question that goes like this:

What is the configuration of Spartan Speedway?

Your 3 choices are: 2 mile superspeedway, 2.8 mile road course, 1/4 mile short track.

It's very easy to guess the correct answer. Why did I add this? There are many, many bad people on the internet with their computers programmed to go out hunting for messages boards. These are commonly referred to as "robots". When they find a message board, they are set up to perform the registration process and then they can advertise their phony scamming websites by posting numerous messages that none of us care to see.

Anyway, these robots aren't programmed to know about the simple question they must answer correctly. Therefore, their registration will never go through and we aren't bothered by their presence.

A real human who really wants to belong to this message board will guess the correct answer.

-Maurice

Anonymous · Guest

I'm kinda leaning towards requiring that everyone submit their real full name, but only for the purpose of having it recorded with their account and not be made public unless the user chooses to make it public.

This is how I would do it: You would have an option that you can set in your profile that would keep your real name private. This would be the default and it would only be public if you make it public. If your real name is kept private, everything will appear as it currently does.

If you make your name public, then it would appear below your nickname on the left of any message that you post. It would also appear in the "Memberlist".

For those users who are already using their real names for their nickname, such as "Jim Leasure", you would still be required to submit your real name, but you would most likely keep the setting as private since your nickname is already your real name and it shows anyway.

As of this date, the voting is leaning towards requiring real names on this board, but there is also enough people who do not want it. It's not a good idea to do things that people don't like which is why I think the above idea would work and nobody should argue against it.

I suppose for anyone who doesn't like the above idea, they probably don't belong here anyway.

-Maurice

Dennis ONeil · Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 426 Location: Eaton Rapids

I will use my name.
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Roger Burton · Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Marcellus Mi

I have no problem showing my name.

Roger Burton

Gusey Racing · Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 192 Location: Charlotte MI

Welcome to the Spartan Speedway Forum Roger. Very Happy

Roger Burton · Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Marcellus Mi

Thank you Adam. I appreciate the welcome. This looks like a real cool site. Ilook forward to posting here in the future.

Thanks again,

Roger Burton
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racefanadam · Joined: 06 Jul 2007 Posts: 2

Hi! I'm Christie racefanadam's girlfriend. I just signed Adam up because I think he'll like it. Of course he will he loves anything that has to do with racing. I don't mind whether or not you require a persons real name to be used on the message board. I do think it would be nice to talk to some of the drivers and know that's really who I'm talking to. I guess If I talk to you guys more I'll eventually figure it out though. Thanks for listening to me.

TeamDodgeMrs · Joined: 08 Jul 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Charlotte

I am not apposed to using my real name, Eldora Howe
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Tbeck · Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 30

Im Teresa Beckner, (wayne jr and Brian beckner) sister...I dont mind using my real name either.

Frenchracing · Joined: 12 Sep 2006 Posts: 88 Location: Eaton County,Mich

Ours is easy to figure out...Martin or Lisa French, hence FrenchRacing...Sportsmen car #02.

todd metz sr. · Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 253 Location: Charlotte

Hello everyone.
I will go by my name ,Todd, or my friends ( yes i do have 1 or 2 ) call me " YOGI "
I am daytonapony's dad. You can find me in the pits with my son and the rest of the team dodge and pony cars from o'neils. If i can help any of you just let me know.
I'll be on the track next season with my own mopar if everything goes as planned. Smile

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