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moderated Re: account display name vs group display name change issues #misc

J_Catlady
 

Since ultimately and logically the Display Name is a group, and not an account, variable, I would do away with the ability to edit display names from the account page altogether. Let people set their user names in the account, because the user name is truly an account variable, bug their display names would be set per group. I know this sounds radical but this problem keeps popping up. Even when their display name has already been set in their account (and is not blank), if is problematic that any change to it percolates down to all their groups when often the groups have their Jen standard for display names. I know if other groups besides mine that have display name policies.


On Aug 14, 2020, at 8:07 PM, J_Catlady via groups.io <j.olivia.catlady@...> wrote:

The following happens a lot in our group:
1. Someone applies for membership.
2. We approve their membership and, in the process, set their Display Name to their name, their cat's name and gender, and their country, which is the standard for our group.
3. The member goes into their Account and edits their Display Name there, which at that point shows as blank, to whatever they want it to be, having no clue that it has already been set in one of their groups.
4. I (eventually) discover this and change it back in our group. (I always have to stop myself from slapping them on the wrist for violating our group guideline not to change their display name, because they thought it was completely blank and were just setting it.)

Is there any reasonable way of remedying this situation? Something like, "If the Account Display Name is blank, and the member sets it, don't change it in any groups where it's not blank"?
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