Username question

[-Ibrahim-]

How come when you search a name on the members list it isn't taken but when you go to register its taken? I don't get that.

 

[~Anubis~]

well i too face the same problem for the first time when i tried to create an alt but than i notice that if you try to create a usernames with symbols like ~~ _ _ etc its says already taken . but if you create username without symbols it's says valid...

 

[-Ibrahim-]

But the name i'm trying doesn't have symbols. When I search it, it isnt taken but when i log off to check it is.

 

[Rei]

On the members' list that you can find here on NB not all usergroups are displayed. For example, banned users, users awaiting email confirmation, users that have been put from the staff in special usergroups you can't see.

 

[Caliburn]

Not all members appear in the list, for instance you will not find banned members if you search in the members list.

And alternative way to find out whether a username is taken or not is by using the advanced search option and see if that username made threads/posts, but that would only work for banned members, not for the others Chocolate Chip listed.

 

[-Ibrahim-]

Oh alright, thanks for clearing that up.