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Claiming an old Barbelith log-on ID

09:09 / 10.09.07

My old logon was BMF, I think, my initials. I found the old username, and it has not been used for some time.

Its silly, but I would like to have my start date back in 2001.

I was a young punk that would spout off all sorts of random shit, and was rightly put aside for it. I stopped posting, but kept coming to read other posts for years before coming back to post agian.

By that time, I had forgotten my username and ID, but have now gotten a bit of Barbelith pride and would like my username to show that I was a member way back when. My computer logs me in as Ender now, so even though I have found, what I think is, my old username I can`t try to fumble around to find my old password. Besides, I want to keep my current posting record.

Mods, Is there anyway that you could help me out? I could take a couple stabs at possible passwords over pms? what do you say?

Tryphena Absent

10:03 / 10.09.07

No one can help you, all you can do is recall the email you registered with and pick up the email sent to you or remember your username and password. Frankly it's a vanity project to change the date on your current suit and I'd be offended if Tom did it considering the amount of work that needs to be done to benefit everyone.

Tryphena Absent

10:04 / 10.09.07

P.S. delete your cookies if you don't want to be logged in as ender.

ONLY NICE THINGS

10:18 / 10.09.07

Really not a prlority, old chum. I would advlse just giving up on the old suit, and explaining if and when appropriate that you had a prior presence.

11:54 / 10.09.07

Yeah, it is a vain pursuit...

But all the same, I think that the first comment is a bit extreme.

Thanks all the same.

jentacular dreams

13:16 / 10.09.07

There's quite a bit of frustration at the moment about changes that need to be made to the website's software, and Tom not having the time to make those changes / disagreeing with how much such changes are required.

If you weren't aware of such matters then I'm sure it wasn't meant as a personal jab - try reading around the top few threads in policy and you'll soon come up to speed.

13:30 / 10.09.07

Tom not having the time to make those changes / disagreeing with how much such changes are required

'Tom having clearly said that he's not a) willing or b) able to the changes in question at this point in time', surely?

jentacular dreams

13:59 / 10.09.07

Well my understanding was that some of the changes would be possible were Tom willing to hand the back end (or even just DB access) over to someone else, but is not for various reasons, privacy being foremost amongst them, but that said, your rewording seems much more accurate. Sorry if I've misrepresented the situation.

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

15:48 / 10.09.07

To be honest, I don't think Tryphena WAS being particularly extreme. A little brusque, maybe, but that depends entirely on your reading.

Truth is, there are a LOT more important things many of us would like Tom to do. And really, why's it that important? In some ways it'd be better if nobody could see anyone's start date- it'd certainly help dispel some of that "Barberoyalty" shit.

So, not at all wishing to be in any way rude, I agree with Ms Sparks, I'm afraid.

21:30 / 10.09.07

it'd certainly help dispel some of that "Barberoyalty" shit.

Word.

I outrank you all, btw.

Not that I'm making a big deal out of that, or anything. Just, I think sometimes you'd be wise to remember it.

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

22:04 / 10.09.07

Yeah, Mr "I write for Edge now"-pants.

Ender, do you SEE? Do you SEE the kind of one-upmanship and vitriol this leads to?

DO YOU?????????

Less searchable M0rd4nt

23:32 / 10.09.07

I had a log-in asplode about 7 months after I joined (back in the log-in asplode days, grey and red board, I think). Can I be retrospected? I think I'd get more kudos.

Snark aside, I think the only time people's durations have been noted are:

a) when they are very very spot-on and we like them, Mum, they followed us home can we keep them pleasey pleaseok? In which case they are automatically enrolled in the Barbelite by those who see themselves as not Barbelite and want to make a big thing about being OPPRESSED by teh BARBEROYALTY anyhow, because such cannot be fucked to click on the profile and read the date;

b) when some drastic squanderage of bandwidth is being eyed up for the Long Walk, in which case length of tenure may be invoked ("you can't ban me! I'm old schooooooooooool!") to little effect. Basically, it doesn't matter how long you've had the car, if you reverse into the pool more than a couple of times we're taking the keys off you anyway.

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

00:21 / 11.09.07

Tell you what. Get Steve on here and we'll say you joined in the fifteenth century. I will personally do everything in my power... well, I'll use the word "please" in an email more times than Tom's ever seen, let's put it that way. I may even offer him pie, but that's only if he plays hardball.

Or you could look at it this way- as far as I know, Haus and Flyboy, to pick two at random, have been here for longer than their actual... erm, stamp-thingy-code-thing... would have you believe. There was a crash, and all manner of malarkey, and Supergirl died, and all that shit... but they don't seem too bothered. And haven't seemed too bothered in the time I've been here. I dunno, maybe it's important, in which case ignore me, but I don't really get why.

I mean, seriously, with all the other stuff going on, people not even sure Barbelith's gonna even be HERE a year from now... WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL???

I trust you shall be a major contributor next time something of actual significance happens in the Policy, yes?

08:27 / 11.09.07

I love Steve, too. Hell, we all love Steve!

Anyone who doesn't love Steve is ... a monster.

Does BenFox/Ender (the Olsen, perhaps, to Steve's Clark Kent) have to be reminded about him every single time he posts on Barbelith, though?

Well, in principle, no.

But in practice, Steve does have a fanbase here. I guess if I was a moderator I might be inclined to put whatever requests seemed appropriate through, in exchange for an update re: the big guy's antics.

10:39 / 11.09.07

You know, I have thought alot about writing more of the Steve Saga. But in fact, although I do find the occasional references more than charming, I would not like to be reminded of my wingman status after every post.

Do you remember the threadrot? If I so much as responded to a thread it would like as not be followed by a handful of comments and questions about what Steve`s ass looks like in spandex. This thread case in point. I am terrible, just teasing you, I know, and leaving you to wonder: "What would Steve`s ass look like in Spandex?"

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

13:10 / 11.09.07

Ooh, you've made me come over all unnecessary.

16:11 / 11.09.07

I've just come over all Steve's ass.

17:28 / 11.09.07

Ender, I'm going to make an effort not to mention Steve in future. I think others should too.

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

22:53 / 11.09.07

Boboss, to me Steve is as important as a date is to Ender.

In SENSIBLE-WORLD, that is "not at all" important.

WHICH WORLD DO WE LIVE IN, PEOPLE???

12:20 / 12.09.07

I was typing a reply to this, before I realized that I was simply furthing the problem!!!

12:21 / 12.09.07

But all the same, I too am unsure of which world we live in!