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ninive Naire
Registered User
Join date: 29 Sep 2009
Posts: 3
10-02-2009 06:46
i know that i cant't change my avatar name
but what i'm asking is if i can put my first name with a capital N
it shouldn't be a problem since i log in fine even if i write it all lowercase or all uppercase
its merely an aesthetic matter
Seven Okelli
last days of pompeii
Join date: 4 Dec 2008
Posts: 2,300
10-02-2009 07:32
No you can't. The only way to change your avatar name (even for the change you describe) is to get a new account.

And you can't register your name the way you want it ("Ninive Naire";) as a new account, because it will show the name as already in use.

If you're going to switch to a new account, you ought to do it quickly, before you accumulate any more inventory.

If you want to keep your first name, and want a last name that starts with N, you could look through slnamewatch.com to choose one:

http://slnamewatch.com/index.php?action=list_records&status_filter=active&sort_order=ASC&order_by=last_name&cur_page=8

Right now, today, the N's start near the bottom of that page.
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Nine Numbanumba
Registered User
Join date: 9 Sep 2009
Posts: 2
10-02-2009 08:01
Used to be while creating a new account there was a message warning that your first name is starting with a lower case and do you want to continue.
Do they not do that anymore?
Seven Okelli
last days of pompeii
Join date: 4 Dec 2008
Posts: 2,300
10-02-2009 08:08
From: Nine Numbanumba
Used to be while creating a new account there was a message warning that your first name is starting with a lower case and do you want to continue.
Do they not do that anymore?


/me looks for Eleven to post next...
Imnotgoing Sideways
Can't outlaw cute! =^-^=
Join date: 17 Nov 2007
Posts: 4,694
10-02-2009 08:36
/me wonders where all the good surnames went... (O_o)
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Seven Okelli
last days of pompeii
Join date: 4 Dec 2008
Posts: 2,300
10-02-2009 08:43
From: Imnotgoing Sideways
/me wonders where all the good surnames went... (O_o)


LOL

Do you know I actually went to school with THREE girls named Immy?
Seven Okelli
last days of pompeii
Join date: 4 Dec 2008
Posts: 2,300
10-02-2009 08:44
No, not really.
ninive Naire
Registered User
Join date: 29 Sep 2009
Posts: 3
10-02-2009 09:51
no they haven't warned me

i like the name i have now, on the help page there's written that you can't change the name because of things connected to it
but if i can log in writing it all lowercase that mean that this kind of changes doesn't really matter, right?
Seven Okelli
last days of pompeii
Join date: 4 Dec 2008
Posts: 2,300
10-02-2009 10:12
From: ninive Naire
no they haven't warned me

i like the name i have now, on the help page there's written that you can't change the name because of things connected to it
but if i can log in writing it all lowercase that mean that this kind of changes doesn't really matter, right?


If you look at what's written above your avatar's head you'll see that you're stuck with "ninive Naire" no matter what you type when you log in.

I understand what you're saying. It's a change that seems trivial, and it makes sense that you SHOULD be able to change such a thing, but LL doesn't see it that way.

They have a very complicated explanation about why you can't change your name, but it really comes down to their not wanting to.
Shiloh Caeran
Registered User
Join date: 5 Oct 2009
Posts: 21
10-07-2009 19:14
From: ninive Naire
i know that i cant't change my avatar name
but what i'm asking is if i can put my first name with a capital N
it shouldn't be a problem since i log in fine even if i write it all lowercase or all uppercase
its merely an aesthetic matter

Actually,you dont need a new account,you can just create a new avatar. You are allowed several if you have just the basic.I found this out,be doing a little research.They will all register under the same account.You just login with a different name and password.